Is it enough to gain only the body through a relationship?

I’m Saito, a columnist♪ I seek both physical and emotional fulfillment to satisfy my own desires. However, in most everyday relationships, there may be an emotional connection, but the physical side isn’t fulfilled—and certain boundaries can’t be crossed. That’s why I fulfill that part through a dating club. So, in many ways, I’m already emotionally fulfilled, while the women I meet through the club help fulfill what’s missing physically. Of course, there are also women I date who fulfill me emotionally. But I’m receiving their limited time, so I try to give back with the utmost courtesy and humility as a man. That, above all, is what matters emotionally to me.

I’m Rura, a male member of UC and a member of the new salon. If you asked me whether I want her heart too, my answer would be yes. I imagine many male members feel the same way. That said, unless you seek her heart on the basic understanding that “it’s only while we’re together…,” you may end up suffering terribly. “While we’re together, we connect emotionally and spend time like a real couple.” That seems like the most sensible place to draw the line when it comes to relationships formed through a dating club. For both men and women, I think it’s better for your own sake not to want the other person’s heart in its entirety, including the time you spend apart. And yet, I’ve gradually found myself in a relationship with my partner where we both want each other’s hearts completely. So here I am, spending each day wondering—and feeling a little nervous—about how this will all turn out.

Maezawa from the Corporate Planning Office here as well. Are you asking what men think when a woman asks this question? If so, men who are only interested in a physical relationship would probably go somewhere other than Universe, since it would be easier and more certain to find that kind of relationship elsewhere. People registered with Universe may want an intimate relationship, but also enjoy the process of courting and dating beforehand, or want to meet women they couldn’t meet if they were only looking for something physical. There are probably many different reasons, but generally speaking, I think they want an emotional connection as well. Of course, it won’t be easy. But I think some people want to take on the challenge precisely because things that are difficult to obtain are more appealing. It would be easier if everything were simple, but anything that’s easy to obtain loses its value. That’s just how these things work.