The other day, Mr. Maezawa mentioned in an answer that more care should be taken in screening the men who join, and questioned how the current membership standards for men are determined.

You can’t view men’s profiles, so I didn’t realize some people actually write profiles like that. What a clueless papa (male supporter). Still, it’s a good thing, isn’t it? Now you can turn down his offer based on that information. Better than being lied to and only finding out after accepting the offer, right?

I don’t usually look at men’s profiles, but I guess some people really do write things like that. It would be interesting to know how often that man’s offers have been turned down, though. I also understand now why the woman I’m seeing said she’d like to look at other women’s profiles. Not that I’m going to show them to her, of course.

You’re unbelievably stupid. Isn’t it great that they clearly state their preferences? If you get an offer, you can simply turn it down. Isn’t that much better than meeting someone who wrote all the right things, only to be shocked when you meet them in person? Even among women, some write things in the comments like, “I consider the allowance to be an assessment of the woman,” or, “It may be higher than average, but I’m confident you’ll feel it’s worth it.” I think that’s wonderful. I’d never make them an offer, of course. But that’s only because our terms don’t match—I still appreciate and respect them for being upfront. I hope you, too, can learn to show that kind of proper appreciation. Taro

Haha, that’s actually a pretty realistic and good question（笑） > Women do turn down offers from men like the one described above, right? Of course, I’m sure some men get turned down, as I do. But I think women who decline are probably in the minority. The reasons are: - Even if she goes, she’ll at least receive transportation money, and she may want to see what kind of man he is. - The club wants to increase the number of offers and boost its revenue. It’s not really a bad deal for the person making the offer, the woman receiving it, or the club（笑） If I were a woman, I’d happily go just to see what kind of guy he is（笑） During the meal, I’d probably say, “I’m not feeling well…” and then leave, saying, “Sorry about today, but I had a nice time（笑）”

> Why do you think the staff at the club allow people like this to join? It’s so obvious that it hardly seems worth asking… I think there are very few staff members who want to be selective like I do. Most likely, they let people join because they’re focused on collecting the membership fee right in front of them. To begin with, women are forcibly banned if they cancel on the day of the appointment (at least on their first offense). On top of that, if a man seeks damages from them, the club will pass the claim on to the woman as well. These days, because of COVID, cancellations due to COVID are considered unavoidable. But before COVID, the club took an equally strict stance and would forcibly ban women even if they had the flu. Men, on the other hand, face no penalty for canceling on the day, and the full setting fee is returned to them as points. I think the reason is pretty obvious: whether or not they’re paying money. In other words, because men pay, the staff go easy on them because they don’t want to lose that revenue. But if they’re only thinking about the money right in front of them, Universe’s reputation will suffer in the long run, since people will start thinking that it’s full of terrible men. Then women will stop joining, and once women stop coming, men will stop coming too. And when the men stop coming, the money flowing into Universe will decrease as well… They may have intended to protect the men, but I can’t help wondering whether they haven’t thought far enough ahead to realize that those very men might stop coming. When you look at it that way, Universe should be doing more to protect women. To do that, they should make the membership screening much stricter. But I suppose they just can’t resist the temptation of the membership fees right in front of them…

You write your profile after joining. Also, the club’s rules only cover giving transportation money on a arranged date, so anything beyond that isn’t a violation of the rules. I don’t think the club comments on the amount of the allowance, either. Anyone could probably figure this out with a little thought. Didn’t you think of it? A pay-per-meeting arrangement for just 10,000 yen would be rare, but I think it could happen.