She was a dazzling beauty who made me proud to be seen with, but now that she’s over 30, her looks are starting to fade a little.

I’m Saito♪, a columnist. “Replacing” someone may sound a little harsh, but that’s how it is. You both need to maintain a healthy level of tension, and it’s not like you can always find someone else at exactly the right time. Times change, too. Rather than settling into a fixed routine, why not try meeting a variety of women at a comfortable pace?

I’m Maezawa from the Corporate Planning Office, and I’ll answer this as well. I think it varies from person to person, but I suspect that’s how people who place a strong emphasis on looks tend to feel. When that idea gets miscommunicated to women, it can turn into something like: “I’m young—still in my teens—so an older man would be happy just to have me join him for a meal, right?” So I suppose that’s not entirely wrong. (LOL) If you both understand each other on that point and are seeing each other on that basis, I think it’s fine to start making preparations. The fact that marriage exists as a system means there’s a way for people to connect with the opposite sex through qualities other than appearance. That said, personality is important too, which makes things complicated. But if someone places more importance on inner qualities, they may even meet through Universe and end up getting married...