I recently registered with Universe and will soon be turning 58.

Rather than papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan), I joined because I wanted to find a partner in a new environment—not among the men I used to work with. Although I’m older, I’m grateful to have been accepted based on my education, workplace, job, and appearance. My husband was ill for over ten years before passing away, and we had been sexless for many years. I started menstruating early and went through menopause last year. So although I can no longer become pregnant, would men still be willing to use proper contraception? I’m worried about sexually transmitted infections, so I would want my partner to use protection. But if a man knows that his partner cannot become pregnant—for example, even if she’s a younger woman taking birth-control pills—does he tend to want to have unprotected sex? Of course, I’m asking this assuming that I receive an offer. Just as men may still want relationships with women at 60 or 70, I believe there are also women in their 50s and beyond 60 who want relationships with men. It’s still too early to consider myself old, and I take care with my appearance. Of course, everyone is different, but women in their 50s and 60s today are still young. I would like to enjoy romance later in life. If I don’t receive any offers, I suppose that’s simply how it is. Thank you very much for your answers.