Maezawa here—I’ll answer as well.
> Why does this happen so often at Universe?
Is it fair to assume the reason is the same as why dating-type scams occur?
About these scams, Representative Kida instructed us around three years ago to conduct strict interviews to eliminate them. This is one of our top priorities.
Even so, they still occur. I had assumed that perhaps we were still at fault for being deceived, but if this doesn’t happen elsewhere, then maybe there’s something more fundamental going on.
(Though saying that would let the staff off the hook, so it could sound like an excuse from our side.)
Looking at other possible factors:
As you can tell from the fact that Universe was one of the companies that helped create—or at least popularize—the term “papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan),” we’ve taken something that used to be a somewhat dubious world limited to a select few and opened it up to the general public.
Thanks to that, many women come in to register every month, making us a place where men can meet ordinary women they normally might never have the chance to meet. And because so many women register, men began signing up with Universe as well. That enabled us to expand nationwide, and some men and women choose to register specifically because we have branches throughout the country.
If Universe had remained part of that dubious world, I don’t think what you’re describing would have happened. If we had said that women couldn’t register for dinner only (no intimacy), we probably would still be a small company—and might even have been driven out of business by the long-established dating clubs.
To overtake companies that had already dominated the market, we needed to do things differently. But I think that ultimately created the situation we’re in today.
So, if people enjoy the fact that many different women continue to register and that there are always new women to meet every month, then we should probably continue as we are.
On the other hand, if many people feel that it would be fine to have only one to a few new registrations a day, as long as the women are reliable, then I think Universe would need to change its direction.
That said, for now, the only thing we can do is have our staff work harder to eliminate dating-type scams.
The existence of Dating Type A also seems to be one reason why so many women come to us. We’ll do our best to eliminate these scams.
As for our male members, I hope you’ll work on improving yourselves. Ordinary women are also very perceptive when it comes to a man’s appeal.
But if you can get past that hurdle and build a relationship, I think it could lead to a genuinely good arrangement.
I’m Saito, a columnist♪
I completely agree. I really get the impression that you receive more offers if you hide the fact that you’re dinner only (no intimacy).
Some inexperienced scouts—including, in some cases, female friends—would introduce women with the attitude of, “Once we get her registered, our job is done.” There were even some inexperienced beauties who only realized what was going on later.
Since being dinner only (no intimacy) can cause problems, some women had prepared a solid response, such as:
“I’ve only had an adult relationship (intimate) with two people so far.”
I got the feeling it was probably a lie, though… There was one woman I thought was a real hassle—a blacklisted B-type woman.
