She is pleading with the Bondi community to help her find a fake boyfriend

The Italian woman said her parents didn't believe she was single and happy

Woman pleads for a stranger to pose as her boyfriend to fool her parents

A woman has taken to the internet in a light-hearted approach for a stranger to pose as her boyfriend, to keep her Italian parents from hassling her about being in her 30s and single.

Valentina Petrillo, an Italian woman living in Sydney's eastern suburbs, reached out to the Bondi community on Tuesday claiming she needed to do something to stop her parents from pressuring her.

Miss Petrillo, 31, said her parents were 'amazing' but simply didn't understand that she could be a single woman and happy, and needed a man to help her temporarily falsify her relationship status.

Valentina posted the comment as a light-hearted attempt to find a fake boyfriend

Valentina Petrillo, an Italian woman living in Sydney's eastern suburbs, reached out to the Bondi community on Tuesday claiming she needed to do something to stop her parents from pressuring her

'I would need someone to introduce them as my boyfriend, obviously via Skype,' she said.

'Take some pictures together, have a profile picture with, just for a few days to make it seem real.

'You know, all that boring stuff couples do.'

But the 31-year-old was quick to clarify the proposed agreement had its boundaries.

'Not everything (couples do), because it's supposed to be a fake relationship,' she said.

Miss Petrillo said her parents were proud of her but it was the only way her parents would stop hassling her to find a partner, and allow her to 'breathe'.

'I'm going back to Europe next May, and doing it this way I can breathe for a few months without complaints,' she said.

In a final pitch, Miss Petrillo said she would even shout the generous man a drink 'or whatever' for their time and effort.

'Please save me from my parents. They don't understand how a woman can be single and happy at the same time,' she said.

And within seconds of publishing her post, Miss Petrillo was bombarded with messages from men willing to donate their time for the cause.

Comments from locals were quick and swift as people recommended friends

'I'll volunteer, also I come with a million excuses for a fake break up,' one user said.

'Happy to help love, (I) will send your family a Christmas card to make it look legitimate,' another said.

Others were also quick to to volunteer their friends for the job.

'This is the best thing I've seen all day. 10/10 would do. Let me know if ... needs an understudy,' one said.

Social media users jumped at the opportunity to recommend someone they knew

The post garnered so much attention, men resorted to listing their qualities in an attempt to be noticed.

'(I) make around $14 per annum, no job, still ask parents for money, no hobbies, no desire to achieve in life, not goal orientated, not a people person but hate being alone, live in a share-room with eight other people sharing one bar of soap … am I the one for you?' one poster said.

And in reply to the overwhelming number of offers, Miss Petrillo said she was actively trawling through Facebook profiles to search for the right man.

'I'm checking some profiles, my parents know me very well and I'd have to be really careful with the guy that I will choose. Much love to all of you,' she said.

But Miss Petrillo told Daily Mail Australia it was 'not a fake post', but despite the light attempt to reach out to the community, her parents were proud of her.