Hello,

I think it depends on the questioner’s preferences. I’ve been a member for seven years now, so I’m getting to be one of the longtime members, but I feel like there are more cute-type women around these days.

It’s not that the women’s level has declined. I think it’s that the level you expect from new women has risen far beyond what it used to be. That’s exactly what happened to me. I’ve had arrangements with nearly 200 women, but about five of my regulars are on another level entirely. In particular, even celebrities couldn’t compete with two of them. They’re perfect across the board: beautiful, great figure, great in bed, good conversation, wonderful personality, and an incredibly close connection. Every point on the hexagon is a perfect score. You’re probably in the same situation. Your regulars are simply so exceptional that the women currently on Universe Club seem inferior by comparison. That’s what happens when you stay active for a long time. At our age, it’s practically impossible to make a new best friend, right? It’s the same thing. I recently reunited with one of my top two after about six months apart. She was unbelievably cute, and the women I’d been trying out as potential regulars were instantly out of the running. There’s no way some newcomer who just appeared on the scene can compete. I’m normally very guarded, but I’ve completely opened my heart to her—she’s as important to me as my family, if not more so. Naturally, when you’re seeing someone like that, everyone else starts to look ordinary.

I don’t think things have changed all that much from before, either. The other day, I met a woman with a black rating, and she just played me and left（笑） I guess looks alone aren’t enough（笑） When I say “the other day,” I mean about eight years ago—I was able to find someone easily back then. This time, though, I feel like I’m more likely to get played. It was also pretty hard to find a woman for a relationship, but I finally met someone who seems promising! It’s still unclear whether things will actually progress into a relationship, though. Among the women registered here, there are also some who turn me down but still respond very courteously, so I don’t think the overall level has changed that much.

Isn’t that just an unfounded assumption? What a shame. You might be the classic type who likes to say, “Things were better in the old days” and “Young people these days…” Makeup and overall vibes change with the times, after all. As for their figures and how fit they are, I feel like they’ve actually gotten better, so Fuu is a very happy man. My monthly arrangement partners do rotate regularly, though. I’m in my seventh year, but I have so many women I’m into now that my schedule is getting hectic. Tomorrow, I’m seeing a woman in her late twenties with an amazing figure who used to be a track-and-field athlete. This Saturday, I’m meeting a slightly youthful-looking woman in her early twenties. And next week, I’m taking a woman with that Nogizaka-style look on my first overseas trip with her. I’m overdoing it—haha.

With cosmetic procedures and makeup that works miracles, it feels like there are more beautiful women than ever. Still, when I was in my 40s, offering to meet women in their 30s didn’t feel like such a big age gap. Since turning 50, though, I’ve started to notice the gap more often.

That may well be true. Compared with the past, there seem to be fewer women who fit your preferences. I also like women with the polished, classic look of Showa-era idols, so trendy makeup doesn’t really appeal to me. Much like a beauty contest, if your preferences differ from what the club is presumably selecting for, women labeled Standard or Gold may look Black-tier to you. I actually find more women I like in Gold than in Black, so going against the current may be a good strategy—not only financially, but also because there’s less competition, haha.

> These days, I’d like to meet a woman who surpasses the women I’ve continued seeing. Are all of those ongoing partners women who joined right after you did, eight years ago? If the appearance of female members has been declining year after year, then there shouldn’t be any women from seven or six years ago, right? If that’s not the case and things suddenly changed at some point, please tell us when that was. Also, when you say you want to meet someone who surpasses the women you’ve continued seeing, are you talking only about looks? I assume you’ve continued seeing them because they have good qualities beyond their appearance. If so, finding someone who is compatible with you, including personality-wise, may simply be difficult. So it’s possible that you just haven’t found anyone recently. However, in that case, it would be incorrect to say that women’s looks have declined. It may simply be that you haven’t met anyone compatible with you, even though women’s appearance hasn’t worsened. Also, being compatible with someone presumably includes the other person taking a liking to you. Unfortunately, you are now eight years older. Time passes equally for everyone, but the age gap between you and new female members is only getting wider. So even if you were once considered a dandy and an attractive man, your appearance may have deteriorated over those eight years. Of course, it depends on how you’ve lived during that time, so it’s also possible that you’ve become an even more distinguished and attractive man than before. Even so, eight years have passed, and I think the odds of women being attracted to you have probably decreased. If that’s the case, it may not be that women’s looks have declined, but rather that your own appearance has changed, making things less successful. In the first place, if women’s appearance really were declining, revenue wouldn’t be increasing every year—it would already have started to fall. The reason it hasn’t declined is probably that attractive women are still registering. That said, if you simply mean that women matching your personal tastes haven’t been joining recently, I can understand that.