I’m always very impressed by your objective and insightful opinions, Aya.

I’m Aya, a female member. Oh no, you’re too kind. I’m basically always spaced out, so I’m often told, “I can’t believe you’ve made it this far in life. You’re lucky you met me. If you’d run into some other guy, you’d be in trouble. He would’ve taken advantage of you.” ・My boyfriend is the same age as me, and we’re in a long-distance relationship. He isn’t wealthy—we’re both very ordinary people. We were already dating before I met my papa. I used to go back to my hometown once or twice a month to see him anyway, so my routine hasn’t changed, and I don’t think my papa has noticed. ・Neither of us ever wanted to get married, so I suppose we’re both just “convenient” for each other. We get to maintain the status of having a boyfriend and girlfriend while continuing to avoid the responsibilities of marriage and having children. I know it’s not ideal… ・My allowance is usually around ¥500,000 to ¥1.5 million. ・Before I started investing, I spent almost an entire year just studying and being extremely cautious. I gradually formed my own strategy by asking my papa, people at the lounge, and Ginza customers what they thought of the things I’d learned online, and by consulting a friend who works as a stockbroker. (That last one was a bit of a failure because they were really just trying to sell me one of their recommended products.) Some online information can’t be trusted, but I think it’s fine as long as you check the sources. In the end, I decided for myself that U.S. stocks seemed like the best option, and that’s where I am today. ・At this point, I’m not doing papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan) to look for a papa anymore. I’m heading straight down the mistress path. I’ve given up on living an ordinary life, but in exchange, I’d at least like to build some far-from-ordinary assets, keep working my day job, and continue earning a modest income. ・I’m not into luxury, so I’m able to save money. ・I haven’t set a deadline, but recently I read some trashy online article titled something like “Women Who Can’t Quit Papa-Katsu,” and it honestly made me shudder, haha. I’m having fun building assets and relationships through papa-katsu, but I guess that’s how it must look to people around me. Which is understandable. Sorry for the long post. I look forward to talking with you all.