I only recently learned about relationship clubs. To put it bluntly, do some people use them to look for a serious partner rather than for papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan)? And roughly how many people have gone on to develop a serious relationship through one? Even an estimate would be helpful.
I ask because my impression is that women join relationship clubs to earn money through papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan), not to pursue a serious relationship, so I’m curious.
Me too, to some extent.
I’m not considering marriage at all, and there’s an allowance involved, but I’m serious about the relationship itself.
In my case, I’m genuinely committed to papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan) as the activity of looking for a papa (a male supporter), as Universe describes it.
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>Does anyone use it to look for a serious relationship?
I’m not entirely sure how you define a “serious relationship,” but if you mean looking for a marriage partner, then yes, there are some women like that.
There aren’t many, but I’ve come across—and actually interviewed—women in their 40s and 50s who were looking for that. I feel like I’ve seen some in their 30s as well.
Of course, they understand the purpose of a dating club and are fine with a relationship based on an allowance. Even so, some women quietly hope that they might eventually be able to get married within that relationship.
There are hardly any men like that. In their case, it seems to happen the other way around: they fall in love with a woman even though they didn’t initially intend to, and eventually get married.
That said, it can’t happen unless the woman feels the same way, so I think very few people actually end up getting married.
If by “serious relationship” you mean a relationship without an allowance, then that would put the other person in an awkward position, so I’d advise against pursuing that through a dating club.
A dating club is, after all, a place to find someone for a relationship that includes an allowance.
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I’m Kosaka, a member of the staff, and I’d like to answer as well.
I imagine there may be women who want to “find their future husband” or “find a serious boyfriend,” but probably only about 1 in 10,000.
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Exactly. Women do it because they want the money, after all.
Some are really good at making it seem like they genuinely like you while doing papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan)—basically fake-romance sales, lol.
There’s a chance they can get more allowance that way, so don’t take it at face value and get the wrong idea. You should be careful too, questioner, lol.
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There probably aren’t many women like that.
Even so, I think there’s always a possibility, no matter where you meet someone. Whether it’s a snack bar, lounge, adult entertainment venue, or anywhere else, there’s still a small chance things could develop.
With a dating club, the fact that an allowance is part of the arrangement from the start makes that possibility considerably higher.
If you’re in your twenties, I don’t think it’s a bad idea to view any place as an opportunity to meet someone.
Also, the allowance can make it easier to move toward a serious relationship, and I think it may even help you build a lasting relationship that goes beyond one.
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I’m single, but I’m here because I have no desire to get married.
You can meet some very beautiful, high-caliber women here, but getting things to the point where it’s just the two of you is probably pretty difficult.
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There have been more than five women I’ve met who made me think, “It’s a stretch to call this papa-katsu.”
I’ve also met around five women who were looking for a boyfriend—or even a marriage partner—from the very beginning. I’m currently dating one of them (an A-type) as boyfriend and girlfriend. We’re intimate as well, but I still give her an allowance.
As Mac said, it depends on how you define the term.
I think it’s safe to say that women seriously looking for a marriage partner through Universe Club are, by definition, looking for someone with a certain level of financial comfort. The question is whether that should be called a serious relationship.
From the woman’s perspective, I think she would call it a serious relationship. But from the perspective of the average male member, I don’t think it would be described that way.
I only see her irregularly, but a Platinum-class woman with premium pricing who asked for ¥150,000 per pay-per-meeting gave me this passionate speech over dinner at our first meeting:
“The more allowance I receive, the more seriously I fall for someone. My previous papa gave me around ¥1 million a month, and I genuinely loved him—I even considered him my boyfriend. But then he became emotionally unstable and said, ‘You’re only after my money, aren’t you?’ So we broke up. I was serious about him, and I really loved him…”
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I’m a member named Andy.
This is just my personal opinion, but I don’t think any female members register with the intention of dating without an allowance.
If that’s the kind of relationship you’re looking for, wouldn’t it make more sense to look somewhere other than a dating club?
There’s nothing wrong with giving it a try, but you’d probably be better off spending the registration and offer fees elsewhere, since they’d otherwise go to waste. The female members who make the time to meet you after accepting your offer would also be wasting their time, so I don’t think either side would benefit.
Of course, since you’re apparently in your twenties, you might have a chance if you’re exceptionally handsome and what people would call a top-tier high-status guy.
Hope this helps.
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I think I once saw someone whose profile said they were looking for a serious relationship, but realistically, I doubt there are many people like that.
There have apparently been cases of people getting married through Universe Club, but I don’t think those dates were arranged with serious dating in mind from the start.
If you’re close in age, the chances might be a little higher.
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I’m not looking for a serious relationship at all.
There are a few women I’ve been seeing for years, but basically, I just want to meet younger women occasionally and be intimate with them. Even if we have a meal before or afterward, it often feels more like using a semi-amateur as a substitute for a sex worker.
I can’t speak for anyone else. Just as there are cases where sex workers and their clients end up getting married, I’m sure some relationships do develop into something more.
If you’re in your twenties, you can find plenty of people looking for a serious relationship elsewhere—you don’t need a place like this.
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