They generally don’t do that at dating clubs.
The reason is that you have to pay the club a setup fee of ¥50,000 or ¥100,000 just to meet a woman, so I don’t think many people would waste that money. Also, if a woman reports that the man never showed up at the meeting place, the club will naturally ask him what happened. If he does it two or three times, it would likely result in forced removal from the club.
With apps, on the other hand, if you’re paying a monthly fee, the price doesn’t change no matter how many people you make plans with. Since it isn’t particularly expensive either, I imagine some people might do it just to mess with others.
That said, with apps, there also seem to be men who leave the meeting place after seeing the woman from a distance and realizing that she looks completely different from her posted photos.
At Universe Club, the photos aren’t edited, so the impression is generally not that different when you meet in person. With apps, however, many photos are heavily enhanced, so I think it’s fairly common to meet someone and find that they look totally different in real life.
Since it’s harder to turn someone down after meeting them, I imagine some men simply leave without approaching them.
Incidentally, if there were any obvious identifying features, I don’t think anyone would fall for it. There might be some, but I don’t have enough knowledge to say exactly what they are.
From a female member’s perspective, I don’t think you can know for sure until you actually meet him.
There may be people who are just messing around or playing pranks on apps, but at a dating club where you have to pay an individual fee—often tens of thousands of yen—to arrange a meeting with a woman, it’s highly unlikely that anyone would spend that kind of money just to waste her time. So I don’t think you need to worry.
After you meet, use your own judgment to decide whether he’s suitable as a dating partner.
