My monthly arrangement partner, who has always treated me well, said he needed some time to sort out his thoughts about our relationship.

Me too, a little! I think there’s a good chance the relationship has ended, but it might be best to wait and see for a while. I don’t think you should jump to conclusions too quickly. In my case, I tell them I’ll keep seeing them until they want to stop. Maybe that’s why, but I keep getting invitations anyway. I really should be quitting soon, though—what’s going on? More importantly, my attempts to recruit a successor have been a complete failure! I can’t seem to get things to the point of actually starting an arrangement. I’m targeting women in their early twenties, taking the expected length of the relationship into account. I’ve set fairly strict terms, but are the terms too demanding? Do I just look way too much like an old man? Or is it simply a matter of bad timing and luck? I honestly have no idea! Can someone tell me?

The moment they say, “I need to sort things out,” you should prepare yourself for the possibility that it’s over and start moving on. You can develop feelings even in papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan), so it may be painful, but time will heal. Once it’s clear that things are over, find your next papa (a male supporter) as soon as possible. That said, after more than five years of papa-katsu, even I—Fuu—ended up falling for a woman for the first time. I never thought it would happen to me, but when I told her how I felt, she blocked me spectacularly and it was over, lol. She had made me believe she was genuinely interested, and I ended up taking it seriously—but for her, it was just part of the job. I was sad, but being blocked actually helped me cut off my lingering feelings, so it was probably for the best. I was depressed for about three months, but at a recent Universal Club Lounge event, I suddenly gained three new connections, plus one separate offer. After seeing four new people in addition to my existing monthly arrangements, my sadness faded quite a bit, lol. This system is the best!

When one of my monthly partners starts treating me badly, I sometimes say something similar and put some distance between us. More recently, an unbelievably gorgeous woman I haven’t had an intimate relationship with started staying at my place regularly. To make time for her, I told a few women, “Work hasn’t been going well lately, and if I don’t focus on it, I might not be able to see you anymore, so please give me a little time,” effectively ending things with them. But honestly, I wonder how this is all going to turn out. If an absolute beauty among beauties starts staying over for nearly a week every month, it’ll have a huge impact on my regulars. I’m happy about it, but it’s probably going to turn into a war... This gorgeous woman knows about my regulars, too. I never expected us to become this close, and I’d been talking about my two main partners the whole time, so she even asked, “If I start staying over for several nights, do you think your ace will find out?” That was practically a declaration of war... > If I move away a little in the middle of the night, she comes over and hugs me tightly. I laugh and say, “If you get this attached to me, I’m going to start catching feelings,” but I’m not entirely joking. I feel like she might really steal my heart. You’re bound to fall for someone like that... I’m jealous...