I’m a divorcé in my late 40s thoroughly enjoying papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan). I’d love to hear some advice based on the experience of those who’ve been around longer.

Background: Since last year, I’ve been enjoying good ongoing arrangements with two women (A: adult relationship (intimate) / B: dinner only (no intimacy)), about twice a month with each. At the beginning of the year, A said work was going to get busy, while B said she might have to return to her family home temporarily because of a family issue. I took this as a sign that they were planning to end things, so I gracefully withdrew and stopped contacting them. I then made an offer to C, a woman I’d been interested in, and started a good adult relationship with her two or three times a month. Separately, I began seeing D, a former Ginza hostess, for dinner about twice a month, and recently that relationship also became an adult relationship (intimate). Then, unexpectedly, both A and B got back in touch—A said work had calmed down, and B said her family issue had been resolved. Our relationships resumed, and for some reason B’s dinner-only arrangement also developed into an adult relationship (intimate). I’m now unexpectedly in a popular phase, seeing four wonderful women in adult relationships (intimate) about ten times a month—roughly two or three times a week. (Each is around the B/P tier, in her late 20s or early 30s, works full-time in a daytime job, and receives an allowance ranging from ¥50,000 to just under ¥100,000 per date, with some receiving nothing.) ① Time: At this rate, it’ll be difficult to make time for more than twice a week without it affecting my main job. ② Energy: Even with help from little blue pills, things aren’t quite as exciting more than twice a week. Ideally, I’d like an intense relationship about once a week. 　→There’s something uniquely satisfying about working on my laptop while she dozes beside me after reaching the finish line several times. ③ Relationships: Rather than seeing four women once a month each, ideally I’d like to have a deeper relationship with one or two women four times a month. 　→Would they end things with me if we only saw each other once a month and the relationship felt too thin? 　→Even if I sold part of my business and managed to free up time two or three times a week, constantly rotating among four women isn’t really my thing. (Maybe I’m not cut out for papa-katsu?) Based on all your many experiences, could you share your wisdom from cases where relationships multiplied to the point that you had no choice but to streamline your roster, especially when it was difficult to decide who to prioritize? *Of course, just at times like this, I hit it off with a girl at the esthetic salon I’ve been going to for years (nothing shady), and after dinner came up in conversation, we’ve already made plans to meet again >_<