During the interview, I was asked whether I’m currently taking any medication or receiving treatment for an illness. I felt it wouldn’t be right to hide it, so I answered honestly:

Thank you for your question! So they’re asking about that during the interview now? That takes guts. Good for the staff! In employee interviews, you may want to ask things like that, but you’re not allowed to. As for whether information about depression appears on your profile, I don’t know how things work on the ground, so I can’t really say. But here’s what I would do: ・If they aren’t going to tell the men, I definitely wouldn’t ask. ・That way, if there’s ever a problem on a date and someone asks, “Did the staff know about this?” they can honestly answer, “No, we didn’t!” ・I’d tell the woman, “Just to be safe, I’ll let the men know about this too.” ・Then I’d focus on showcasing all of her charms—including her depression—to the fullest. ・There are 4,000 male members. There are 4,000 different preferences and tastes in women, and some of them may already be tired of the stereotypical papa-katsu women. ・I’d let her fully bring out the appeal of her depression or mania—for example, answering every question in a video with nothing but “Ugh, whatever” (lol). And if a man still makes an offer after all that, wouldn’t you be excited? You’d be able to go on a date as your authentic self. I hope you have a fun date! Kudos to the staff!

> Would the staff member’s comments on the female profile that men can view include something like “she has depression”? Who knows? I think it probably gets written sometimes, and sometimes it doesn’t. I guess it’s just a matter of luck. > I’m curious what’s written on the female profiles that men can see. If you ask a man you’ve gone on a date with, I’m sure he’ll show you. He’ll probably even show you the profiles of other women, so it could be useful for reference. The rules say they aren’t allowed to show them to anyone, but men don’t seem to care. I also can’t understand what goes through the minds of male members who casually do things that could end up exposing them to their friends. There’s no fine stipulated, so they can basically do whatever they want. If they set the fine at 10 million yen and paid a 1-million-yen reward to anyone who reported being shown the profiles, I think it would stop. Actually, women could keep asking men to show them the profiles and make 1 million yen, while Universe could make 9 million yen from the fine. That seems perfectly fine to me. If a 1:9 split feels too much, they could just split it 50/50. Anyway, I think they should do more to eliminate men who show the member pages to other people. A rule without any real penalties—just saying “it’s against the rules”—isn’t really a rule at all, so they should take it more seriously. Oh, so basically, if you ask men to show you the profiles, they’ll probably show you everything right now.

You often see profiles worded along the lines of, “I’m currently receiving treatment for depression, but I’m stable and able to manage it with medication.” I’ve never been with someone who had depression, but I have met someone who seemed to have two people inside her. Not “chuunibyou”—there really seemed to be two of them. She would nod along to herself, and even her tone of voice would change. I jokingly asked, “Wait, are there two of you? lol,” but she completely ignored it, so I became convinced she was serious. Other than that, she was a lovely woman, and we met several more times. I also met a woman whose childhood experience with domestic violence had left her so tense when sitting face-to-face that she couldn’t say a word. Maybe she had been told things like, “〇〇ko, sit over there,” every night. She said counter seats were fine, so I ended up discovering a huge number of nice places with counter seating during that period. One day, counter seating wasn’t available, so we sat at an L-shaped table. She looked absolutely delighted, as if she’d made a major discovery, and said, “Oh, this might actually be great! We’re not sitting directly across from each other, but I can still see your face properly!” It was adorable. Mental health is just another part of someone’s individuality, after all. Personally, I might have a harder time with a woman whose chin sticks out than with a woman who has depression. Taro P.S. Unexpectedly, I managed to reel in Mac-san lol. It’s educational, but is that really true—swallowing the whole thing, shaft and balls? Are you a pelican? I’ll have to try it sometime(^^). Universe-san, please make it possible to search for “chin sticks out” lol.

Please mention the depression. I’d actually prefer you to include it. That way, I can prepare myself mentally and make sure to treat you with the care and consideration you deserve. I’ve made offers before even when someone disclosed that they had depression.