[General] what is the meaning of "part of the act"?

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Phoebe: Chandler's hard to read, he's one of those repressed guys that you would have to seduce.
Monica: I think that's part of the act. I have a feeling that Chandler is a lot more sophisticated than he seems.
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Is that mean "he's faking it(because the act is an act)" or "it's part of his behavior"?
 

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Does that mean "he's faking it (because the act is an act)"
Yes - it's part of the image he is trying to present.
 

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Can I say this...?

When you are with your blind date girl, you think she is kind, nice,, then you got to know some of her friend, they say about her in a negative way... It's part of the act..
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Blind date girl said “You are really good at everything”. To boast of yourself more, can you say "it's part of the act."
 

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Can I say this...?

When you are with your blind date girl, you think she is kind, nice,, then you got to know some of her friend, they say about her in a negative way... It's part of the act..

Yes

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Blind date girl said “You are really good at everything”. To boast of yourself more, can you say "it's part of the act."

I guess you could as a joke. If you think she'll share your sense of humour.

You need to write out something like "a girl I had a blind date with". "Blind date girl" kind of sounds like the girl was blind; it's awkward phrasing.
 
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