Her replies to casual LINE messages are slower than before (usually a day later), but she initiates questions and topics herself. Does she just want to keep the relationship going for now? We meet once or twice a month and have been seeing each other for just under a year.

Please also add stamps that say: “Transportation included; anything beyond that depends on the person.” “There are classy AV actresses and papa-katsu girls out there if you look.” As you suspect, he’s probably just keeping you on the back burner by sending casual messages. If he doesn’t reply promptly, you can just respond whenever you feel like it too. When you really like someone, you naturally reply quickly. If it’s only once a month, then you’re probably someone lower on his list—someone he isn’t getting very close to.

It’s me. I think it’s simply a matter of having different values. She wants to reply on LINE when it’s convenient for her, without putting herself under pressure. He gets stressed when her reply comes the next day. She enjoys chatting about all sorts of things. He finds that annoying. She enjoys the back-and-forth of conversation. He doesn’t want her to throw the ball back. She sees small talk as a way to communicate. He assumes that if something is a hassle for him, it must be a hassle for the other person too. I can understand how he feels to some extent, but couldn’t he express it in a way that shows some consideration for her feelings and situation, instead of simply saying, “I don’t need casual LINE chats”? Rather than trying to make you uncomfortable, I think she’s doing all sorts of things because she cares about you. Before getting annoyed and thinking, “She won’t let the conversation end,” why not just reply, “There are times when I can’t respond right away, so I’m sorry when that happens”?

Are you an entrepreneur with a fair amount of free time during the day? I could be wrong, but are you perhaps messaging women on LINE during their working hours? If so, that’s on you. If you message a woman when she should have some free time and she still takes a while to reply, then from her perspective, you’re not someone in a particularly important position. There are plenty of women who will value you much more. Go ahead and open the women’s profiles again and take a look. You’ll see—there are women who have pressed “You seem wonderful,” right? It’s already outside business hours, but for now, go ahead and submit an offer request.

On the first day of the arrangement, I say: “It can be a bit much, so there’s no need to message me about anything other than confirming our schedule. Since I also need to coordinate around work, I’d appreciate it if you could reply to scheduling messages by the end of the day.” I think they’ll appreciate it depending on how you phrase it. Why not think about a different way to word it?

Rather than keeping you as an option, I think he simply wants to stay connected. He probably messages you just to chat because he can’t think of any particular topic. That’s a good thing, isn’t it? He sends a sticker and then replies the next day, after all… I get the feeling you must be very popular. As for me? I give some proper thought to my replies to women’s LINE messages. They usually get back to me by the next day—not necessarily the following day itself. Well, we’ve been in touch every day since we started dating, and we’ve been together for four years, so I suppose you could say that’s only natural…

What does it mean when he takes a long time to reply but won’t let the conversation end? If he just sends a quick sticker the next day, isn’t that a pretty fair balance?

People who write long rambling posts often feel like they’ve achieved their goal just by finishing them, so maybe you can just slap on a random reaction stamp. I wish this question box had stamps too. “Look in the mirror.” “So, what’s your question?” “I think a song would make a nice gift.” “Small-minded people have small penises too.” “Use a condom.” “Your allowance is proportional to the size of your penis.” “You’re not prepared enough.” “Natural small breasts are better than surgically enhanced ones.” “Classy and modest is unbeatable.” “If you want to have her all to yourself, pay up.” What else would be good to have? Taro seems like he’d be good at coming up with these, lol. P.S. “If it doesn’t go into a hole, don’t call it a penis.” “If a hole doesn’t take a penis, don’t call it a vagina.” “Dumplings over flowers, pussy over money.” “Men over flowers—and men have penises.” “Why are they called testicles? Because money is hanging from them.” This is gradually getting away from reaction stamps, lol. “Being in love with a beautiful older woman is just as much an illusion as a pseudo-romance.” “Pseudo-romance is an urban legend—but it actually exists.” “Money can only buy pussy. Don’t think you can buy someone’s heart.” “Fruit and women taste best when they’re slightly overripe.” “There’s nothing like the sourness of unripe fruit.” “Just as the little girl in *The Little Match Girl* warmed herself with matches, old men warm their hearts by burning ten-thousand-yen bills.” “If you’re going to say that, you mean *The Happy Prince*, right? In the end, he gives away all his jewels and goes to heaven. So give me more allowance.” “I have a rare condition: when I ejaculate, jewels come flying out. But it only works if I ejaculate inside an unprotected vagina.” “I have an even rarer condition. When someone gives me money, my work goes well, and the following month it comes back tenfold. But it doesn’t work if we have sex. Give me money without having sex, and it’ll be worth ten times as much next month. Want to try?”

No need to send casual chat posts, so please don’t send them.