I read that you can register under an alias and continue without telling male members your real name, but wouldn’t they find out right away once you exchange LINE contacts?
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I usually use my real first name as my LINE display name, so I’m worried that suddenly changing it to an emoji or something might make my parents or people I know suspicious. What do other women do?
Is it okay to tell them my real first name as long as I don’t give my surname?
Most of the women I’ve dated have registered under their first names.
Some use kanji, while others use katakana or the Roman alphabet.
Registering with just one character—or an emoji—is practically advertising that you date multiple people through papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan) or similar arrangements.
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I use names like A❋○○○.
I have different names for work, family, neighbors, school, hobby friends, and so on, so I have quite a few. Sometimes I go by a different name starting with A.
I just say they’re usernames. But apparently, using only one initial makes people think you’re up to something shady.
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In my case, I use a longtime nickname along with the first initial of my real name, rather than my full legal name.
Since people can’t tell who I am from my nickname, it works well.
If someone asks how to pronounce it, I tell them that I used to have trouble pronouncing things clearly because I had a bit of a lisp, and they usually accept that explanation. If someone really can’t read the room, I’ll tell them my first name—but they still won’t find out my real name.
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It seems like it would be a hassle if my name were different when exchanging LINE contacts, so I use my real first name in hiragana and only change my surname for my club name.
I don’t think anyone could find anything problematic just by knowing my first name, but am I being too naive?!
In my case, my full name comes up if it’s searched in kanji, so I figure I just need to be careful about that. Also, I don’t date anyone I’d be worried about finding me through a search, so I use my real name.
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Most women have their LINE accounts registered under their real first names. I’d say roughly four out of five. The others use a single initial, an emoji, or what seems to be a nickname based on their real name.
Since knowing their real names doesn’t really serve any purpose, I don’t comment on it. I simply change the name in my contacts to their club name.
Occasionally, when exchanging LINE IDs, some women steer the conversation toward sharing something other than their full names—for example, by asking, “What should I call you?” I’d say this happens about one in five times. When a woman tells me her real name, I tell her mine in return.
Even more rarely—perhaps one in every 30 to 40 women—someone will give me her business card. If she gives me hers, I give her mine in return.
Whether it’s safe to share your real first name probably depends on the man you’re dealing with, so I can’t say for sure. That said, simply knowing someone’s name doesn’t seem very useful for abusing it, unless you’re someone who comes up immediately in an online search or you have an extremely unusual name.
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Exactly. If you change it, people may become suspicious.
The same goes for the man who made you the offer.
Since this is also my real name, there are naturally opportunities to learn it—either when the girl tells me her real name on the first day or as the relationship continues.
I imagine that girls who use pictures or symbols are either very active or often don’t want people to know they used to do that kind of work.
Whether or not the man is using his real name, I think it’s smoother and more natural to stick to first names.
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