Pretending

Pretending or Pretend may refer to:

  • Role-playing, refers to the changing of one's behaviour to assume a role, either unconsciously to fill a social role, or consciously to act out an adopted role
  • "Pretending" (Al Sherman song), a 1946 song with music and lyrics by Al Sherman and Marty Symes
  • "Pretending" (Eric Clapton song), a 1989 rock song written and composed by Jerry Lynn Williams
  • "Pretending" (HIM song), a song by the Finnish band HIM released in 2001
  • "Pretending", a song by the cast of Glee from Glee: The Music, Volume 6
  • "Pretend" (song), a 1952 popular song, written by Lew Douglas, Cliff Parman, and Frank Levere
  • "Pretend", a song by Cheri Dennis from In and Out of Love
  • "Pretend", a song by Lights from The Listening
  • Pretending (film), known as Ugly Me in the U.S., 2006 Chilean romantic comedy film

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