For women who are registered and meet a fair number of men, do you use separate LINE accounts?
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At the moment, I only have one smartphone and one LINE account, which I use privately. I’ve exchanged contact information with a few people through it, but now I’m starting to feel uneasy about giving my private LINE to so many people.
Do you separate your private LINE from the one you use for papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan), or do you just use one account for everything? I’d appreciate hearing what others do.
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I use just one smartphone and one LINE account for all my communication.
Personally, I don’t see exchanging LINE contacts as that much of a risk. It’s necessary for staying in touch, and I don’t really feel that exchanging LINE means you’re overstepping boundaries.
That said, there are a few things I’m careful about.
If your LINE display name is your full name, I think it’s a little safer to change it to just your first name or a nickname. That said, I honestly don’t think much usually happens just because someone knows your name. When you’re building a relationship with someone, both sides naturally share a certain amount of information, and it can be difficult to expect the other person to reveal things while you reveal nothing yourself.
Instead, I take precautions to make sure I can’t be traced through online searches. I never use my real name on social media, and I use different names for X, Instagram, Facebook, and so on. I’m mindful of making sure people can’t see into my private life if they search for me.
Rather than worrying about whether to use separate devices or LINE accounts, I think what matters is knowing for yourself what you want to keep private and what you’re comfortable sharing. As long as you’re conscious of that, I feel it’s perfectly possible to communicate comfortably with just one smartphone and one LINE account.
Most importantly, choose whatever setup lets you feel safe and keeps you from feeling stressed.
Please go with whatever works best for you.
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Sorry for the male papa answering.
As long as you don’t share personal information like your home address or workplace, using LINE is probably relatively low-risk. And if things go sour, you can always block them.
If you have a boyfriend or husband who tends to check your phone right away, you could carry two phones.
I’ve heard of someone I know whose wife is very sharp and strict, so he keeps a cheap smartphone solely for papa-katsu, separate from his personal phone. He leaves it at the office and never takes it home.
Since I’m a cheated-on husband, I have no problem using papa-katsu through my personal LINE and phone.
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With LYP Premium, you can use different profiles for different purposes.
You can apply a sub-profile to all your existing friends at once, while keeping your main profile—the one visible to everyone—free of identifying information.
It does require some careful setup, as described above, but it may be easier than carrying two phones.
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Those who are fairly active usually have two phones, whether they’re men or women. I have two as well—one under my real name and the other under my club name.
I think having two phones is probably the minority, but it’s like taking out insurance, isn’t it? (Especially if you use LINE for your regular job too, since keeping things separate is safer.)
When meeting through a service where people use club names, it’s tactless to ask for personal information right away. I’d also be uncomfortable if someone gave me their real name from the start.
I believe personal information should be exchanged only after a certain level of trust has been established.
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Some girls do juggle two phones from time to time. They’re usually the ones who get along well with multiple papas and have plenty of money to spare.
For those who don’t have much money, some delete their chat histories with their papas every time to keep things hidden from their boyfriends. They copy the dates of their outings into their calendars.
It’s not as common these days, but I’ve also met girls who asked to communicate with their papas through KakaoTalk or text messages.
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I only have one smartphone. Carrying two around would be a hassle.
I used to use text messages, but now I communicate through LINE. I’ve had LINE registered under my handle for years, so no one finds it suspicious.
For letter dates, I share my real name in the introductory LINE message. Sometimes the other person keeps using their handle, but I don’t mind.
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It really depends on the person.
If you’re having trouble deciding, I think it might be a good idea to have two phones.
These days, a cheap SIM plan can cost as little as around ¥1,000 a month, and if you’re not particular about the model, you can find an affordable brand-new phone as well.
(Though the price is based on a bundle discount with the budget SIM plan.)
For example, on
https://www.iijmio.jp/device/
the moto G05 costs ¥14,980 for the handset.
(A few years ago, you could even find phones for ¥0, but I’m not sure whether that’s still available these days.)
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When I meet someone and exchange LINE contact information, there are:
① Women whose real names I don’t know
(one character, symbols, letters, etc.)
and
② Women who use their real names
(their full name or first name).
If you’re looking to see multiple men casually, I assume you’d choose ① (some even use a separate phone).
If you’re looking for a long-term arrangement with only a few people, I think ② is better.
Personally, I only feel comfortable pursuing an arrangement with women in category ②. With women in category ①, many assume the meeting will involve an adult relationship (intimate), so things tend to remain limited to meeting up and being intimate. I also worry about STIs, so I find it difficult to continue seeing them.
Additional note:
These days, it’s very convenient because I can tell what kind of relationship someone is looking for based on whether they fall into category ① or ② when we exchange LINE.
With women in category ①, I’m never rejected or cut off. Even if I want to distance myself, they keep sending LINE messages persistently and endlessly. That makes sense, I suppose—they haven’t even shared their real name, so they can carry on as freely as they want.
Sometimes, after meeting a few times, they switch to communicating through a second LINE account using their real name, but by then it’s already too late.
Women in category ② don’t behave like those in category ①.
It seems that both men and women naturally separate themselves into these two groups—those who conceal their real names and those who don’t. Since they’re looking for different kinds of relationships and arrangements, I find it fairly easy to understand.
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