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By Maria Morava
Relationships Reporter
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One woman's friends had plenty of content to post from their girls' trip—but not necessarily about friendship.
A video posted to Instagram by Lexi Mars (@leximars) has gone viral after she revealed the moment her younger brother posed with her friends in a series of photos mimicking couples. Mars, from Chicago, traveled to Italy with her friends, where she linked up with her brother and began the hilarious social media campaign. She spoke to Newsweek about how the idea got started and what came of it.
"POV: My little brother being the communal boyfriend on our girls' trip," Mars captioned the video. "Perks of having a younger brother."
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Mars said that she met up with her younger brother, Frankie, while she and her friends were in Florence. Coincidentally, Frankie had finished a study abroad program the same day, so Mars invited him to spend the week with her and her friends.
It wasn't long before the antics began.
"When Frankie first met the group, one of the girls jokingly made a comment that he was cute—from that point on, the joke just kept escalating," Mars said. "After a few hours and a few glasses of wine, they were pretending to use him as a boyfriend/'man prop' and trying to get the perfect relationship photos for a 'soft launch' on the iconic Ponte Vecchio in Italy."
While her brother was completely put on the spot, he took it like a champ.
"He definitely wasn't 'milking it' or encouraging it, but was just a really good sport about it," she said. "If I had to bet on it, I'd say he was low key having some fun with it! But like, could he not? The girls are all so gorgeous, and at the very least, he got lots of practice for how to pose in photos for when he does get a girlfriend!"
'Lots of Laughs'
Many of the photos of Frankie and Mars' friends did make it to social media, she said, leading to a wide range of reactions.
"For the most part, people thought it was hilarious," she said. "Some wanted to know if any romantic relationships came of it. Sadly no, but you never know, there could always be some secret feelings deep down!"
Ultimately, having Frankie on the Italian vacation added an "extra dynamic" to the girls' getaway that Mars said was a lot of fun.
"I do think that having your little brother crash a girls' trip definitely could have gone south depending on the group's reaction to it. But luckily, they're all such fun girls and welcomed him with very open arms," she said. "It gave us a lot of laughs and lots of inside jokes for the rest of the trip."
And Frankie not only brought the hilarious memories—but a bit of practical help, too.
"There were other moments (besides girls taking photos with him) where it definitely helped to have him there," she said. "For example, some of the girls wanted to go out at night, so he took them around to all the bars and clubs in Florence and kept the party going till they closed!"
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