After reading the question below, are there really men who try to have exclusive access to a woman for ¥300,000?

I don’t think it’s appropriate to discuss amounts in a public forum like this. I feel it would be disrespectful to people who were perfectly happy with each other even when receiving less. That said, to answer your question, I don’t think there’s such a thing as an allowance being objectively high or low—it’s about the balance of supply and demand. If you couldn’t receive at least ¥300,000 from your boyfriend, would you look for another one? Some men wouldn’t want to be in a relationship even for ¥1 or ¥2 million, while others might not need a single yen. There are many older and married men in dating clubs, but since many are financially well-off, I imagine there are also quite a few who are wonderful people. So I think there are probably men whom someone would want to date even if the allowance were relatively low. That’s why, when I see a question like this, I feel that you may simply not have met a man you genuinely find wonderful yet.

No woman wants to be monopolized by a man who says things like, “I want you all to myself” or “I want you to see only me.” Even if he offered a lot of money, most women would feel that way. In the case of the person asking, though, it sounds like you might be swayed depending on the amount of money involved. Women might say things like: “If ◯◯ would meet me ◯ times a month, I’d want to focus on just him.” “If ◯◯ would meet me ◯ times, I’d narrow it down to him.” “If ◯◯ would continue seeing me, I’d quit.” I think women may decide that having one person is enough, but even if a man says something like that, they probably wouldn’t be very enthusiastic about it. Also, if you have a regular job and stay busy every day, you probably have a reasonable amount of financial leeway. For many women, an extra ¥100,000 or ¥200,000–¥300,000 a month on top of their regular income is more than enough.

To the Female Member Who Asked the Question After my very first date with a woman I met through Universe, she told the club that she wasn’t interested in seeing any other men. As a man, that was about the greatest compliment I could receive. We went “all the way” on our first date, but what I gave her was only a few percent of one million yen. Just to be clear, I didn’t want to “have her all to myself” in the slightest. But there was one thing I was very conscious of: I wanted to show my appreciation for the time she had spent meeting me, even if money was part of the equation, and I made every effort to ensure she enjoyed “that moment” as much as possible. Of course, after the “act,” I sincerely thanked her and told her I’d had a wonderful time. I don’t know whether that was what “did the trick.” Even so, she told me that she’d told the club she wasn’t interested in seeing any other men besides me! There’s no way for me to know whether she truly meant it or was simply being polite. But even if it was just lip service, being told something like that still feels good, doesn’t it? Would a papa who tells a woman not to see anyone else based on the “amount” of money he pays show her the same consideration I did? If he would go that far and still pay more, I’d sincerely respect him. I couldn’t come up with one million yen even if I stood on my head.

I’m voting for Mac! That answer really got to the heart of the matter (or is it “shinzui”?). As expected of you! That was an answer I wouldn’t have expected from a ladies’ man, haha.

It’s a provocative post, but it’s not entirely off the mark. If you want exclusivity, get married. There’s no other way. If you ask me, the person asking this question is also undervaluing women—or people in general. You can’t buy someone’s free will with money. Whether it’s ¥300,000 or ¥2,000,000, if a woman decides that amount is enough for her to stop seeing other men, that’s her own decision. It’s not anyone else’s place to criticize it.