There are many women on Twitter and other platforms who proudly claim to make one or two million yen a month through papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan). Do the women registered here think that’s actually possible?

I’m Saito♪, a columnist and active male member. Since the question is open to anyone who can answer (even though it says registered female members), I’ll answer based on my experience as a man. Among the women I’ve dated, three consistently earned ¥2–3 million a month. I imagine there are many more who make around ¥1 million. All three were involved in modeling or show business. I feel you need exceptional looks, name recognition, and intelligence to reach that level. One of them once showed me her schedule when she was extremely drunk. She had a packed schedule during the day, evening, and late at night. She was getting so many messages on LINE that it was almost unsettling—she seemed like the owner of a private business. However, anxiety eventually drove her to start going to host clubs. Apparently, her boyfriend also took ¥10 million from her to cover his losses in the stock market. In the end, she began acting strangely, even letting out unintelligible cries when drunk, and left the dating club. The last time I saw her, she cried after intimacy and said, “Hold me tight.” We still keep in touch, and apparently she’s been living a rather wild lifestyle, spending all her time at a wealthy man’s home somewhere overseas. The other two are doing well and even appear on television. They already had money to begin with, so they don’t seem to have had any particular problems. I think the key is whether you can get used to having money. It’s like someone who earns hundreds of millions of yen a year winning that much in the lottery—there probably wouldn’t be any particular issue. Saito♪