仮か面めん夫ふう婦ふ

noun

couple who only go through the motions of being husband and wife

Describes a married couple who maintain the appearance of a normal marriage in public but lack genuine emotional connection or intimacy in private.

• 彼かれらは周まわりからは仲なか良よく見みえるが、実じつは仮か面めん夫ふう婦ふだ。

  They look like a close couple to others, but in reality they are just going through the motions.