Even dates between friends and acquaintances get spotted this often, so don’t people in these conspicuous papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan) setups—like a creepy old guy and a beautiful woman—worry about being recognized by someone they know right away?

I’m very conscious of the risk of being seen（笑） As if that weren’t enough, I was once spotted in a place where you’d wonder, “Why here of all places?”（笑） So I’ve decided how to handle it if I run into someone I know, and I make an effort to avoid situations where that might happen. These days, the women I’m seeing have all matured and become lovely young ladies, so I wouldn’t mind who I ran into or when. Strangely enough, though, I never seem to run into anyone（笑）

I don’t date anyone I’d feel self-conscious about, so I don’t date creepy old men. That’s why I don’t care if people stare. That said, I don’t want people knowing about my private life, so depending on the place, I’m careful whether I’m with my boyfriend, my older brother, or even my obnoxious brother. If you think a creepy old man with a beautiful woman stands out, but an unattractive guy with a beautiful woman—or an unattractive woman with a beautiful man—doesn’t, aren’t you simply viewing old men as gross? Those couples walk around in public because neither of them cares what others think. Isn’t papa-katsu the same? Whether he’s an older man or not, I want to see him as one individual man. I just do my best to make my papa see me as a good woman. He makes the same effort for me. As long as that’s the reality between us, I don’t care what people around us think. That’s just my opinion.

Yes, it doesn’t bother me at all. I’ll go to restaurants owned by women I know, meet people I know, and even get introduced to others. Even women who were initially very self-conscious about it eventually stop caring as time goes by—to the point where they become comfortable enough that I no longer have to worry about being considerate.