It’s unusual to be asked for 80,000 yen just for dinner, or to be expected to go shopping together on the first meeting, right?

Maezawa from the Corporate Planning Office here as well. > Being asked for 80,000 yen for dinner only… If it’s the first date arranged by the club, the thank-you payment, referred to as transportation expenses, is set at 5,000–10,000 yen, so the woman isn’t allowed to name her desired amount. There’s no problem if the man takes a liking to her and offers more than 10,000 yen, but women are not allowed to ask for more. The woman may state her desired allowance only for the private arrangement after dinner. If you mean that her terms for meeting from the second time onward are 80,000 yen for dinner only, that’s entirely up to her. In that case, I suppose your expectations simply didn’t match hers. (It’s not a condition I hear very often, though.) As for shopping on the first date… it does seem to happen fairly often, but I think that’s only when the man really takes a liking to the woman, so there’s no need to push yourself.

I’m columnist Saito♪ This is highly unusual. I think you should let the dating club know, at least. Some women joining a dating club for the first time may have been deceived by scouts who tell them things like: “You can get a lot just for having tea, and men will buy you things.” and “Once I get you signed up, I’ve got you where I want you.” Since Universe is different from an app, I assume they reject quite a few applicants during the interview process. Even so, plenty of women still manage to slip through. Are you making offers only to beautiful women who have just joined? Try reading the comments, or making offers to women with a different type of profile than usual. I think that might work well.

I’m Basil, a male member. The moment the conversation turns in that direction, it’s over.

I’m Date◎Yume, a male member. I think it depends on the relationship between the two people, but I’d say this is probably a fairly uncommon situation. She must have been a truly wonderful woman. I also don’t think things would usually develop that way unless the man had the financial means to give generously.