I’m considering joining, but this kind of site is new to me, and I’m hesitant to start a relationship right away. Is it possible to begin with tea or a meal and only continue afterward with someone I feel comfortable with?

Maezawa here. Yes, that’s possible. In fact, when meeting someone through Universe Club, you’re required to start with a meal (or sometimes just coffee or tea). This gives you time during the meal to decide whether the man seems like a good person. After that, it becomes a matter of free choice, so you can part ways after just dinner on the first day and become intimate on a later date. The details of that relationship are decided through discussion with the man, so you can work out terms that suit both of you. If your terms don’t match, you don’t have to force anything.