This is Saito, the columnist♪
I’m sorry the staff had to contact me that evening to confirm the update regarding the STI test.
The month listed was correct, and it had been updated properly.
(I’m reflecting on why I got it mixed up.)
I’ll continue to make sure everything is updated promptly going forward.
Tajima from Creative Architecture here.
To the person who asked the question,
Thank you very much for sharing your valuable opinion.
Of course STIs are frightening.
To be honest, we have never seriously considered or introduced mandatory testing.
Among male members, some genuinely value their relationships with women and only meet for meals. Others view the relationship primarily as a sexual one.
For those who engage in physical relationships, the idea is that it would be safer if both parties knew from the outset whether they had tested negative or positive for an STI.
Let’s think about this carefully.
From an operational standpoint, if we made testing mandatory for male members, our membership would certainly drop dramatically. The numbers might decrease, but they would no longer increase.
Even now, the number of men joining is already limited.
If STI testing caused us to lose even more male members, women hoping to meet a papa through papa-katsu would find that there were overwhelmingly few men who could become their papas.
What would happen then?
Universe Club would run out of members.
A dating club with neither men nor women—who would join such a place?
As one reassuring feature that other clubs do not offer, we have introduced the “Partners Check” as a proposal from the club.
We sincerely hope that everyone will take advantage of this check.
However, as Mr. Saito pointed out, if we actively recommend it as a club and the focus is understood to be physical relationships above all else, it could be considered facilitating or arranging prostitution. In that case, Universe Club itself would no longer be a dating club.
It would be obvious that people might think, “Isn’t that basically no different from a sex establishment?”
The honest truth is that it’s easier said than done.
Hearing everyone’s various opinions has been a valuable learning experience for us.
Our staff also share the same desire for both our male and female members to have safe encounters.
Men can also help prevent STIs by using protection (condoms).
This is something male members need to consider as well.
As long as men and women continue to exist, this may be an issue that stays with us indefinitely.
I’m Saito, a column writer♪
I get tested for 30 items, including my throat, and report the results, but apparently my profile hadn’t been updated and still showed the date of an old test.
(A woman pointed it out to me.)
It just makes me look even less trustworthy, doesn’t it? lol
I wonder how often you need to get tested to earn people’s trust.
Also, if testing became mandatory, wouldn’t that essentially turn it into facilitating prostitution? Wouldn’t it stop being a matter of free romantic choice?
