I’m Seattle, a male member and columnist.

I’m Seattle, a male member. Thank you for your question. I hope our paths cross someday. These are my non-negotiable preferences: I usually go for a cute type rather than a classic beauty. Gold or Standard. Also, since I’m quite talkative, I prefer someone who seems like she’d be willing to chat rather than someone quiet. That may be the most important thing for me.

I’m a male member from Seattle. Thank you for your question. The biggest effort I’ve made was probably flying to Hokkaido to take care of a woman I was courting after she fell ill. We’ve been seeing each other for six years now, although somewhat sporadically. On birthdays and special occasions, she’ll wear a maid outfit she bought on Amazon for me.

I’m Seattle, a male member. Thank you for your question. I’ve watched every episode of *The Man Who Can’t Get Married*, and I’m tall, so maybe there are some similarities. Once, I booked a ¥150,000-per-night suite at the Ritz-Carlton Tokyo so I could stay with a mentally unstable men’s esthetician. But perhaps she hadn’t taken enough of her medication—she had one of her episodes and went home. That was quite a headache. That may have been the last time I remember getting angry after a fight on a date. She started saying things like, “What if my boyfriend finds out?” Her eyes had gone all sharp. I gave the ¥150,000 room to a male friend in Tokyo. It seems he ended up staying there with someone at the last minute. Since the mentally unstable woman couldn’t sleep in the same room as me, I had booked two rooms, and I slept alone in the regular Ritz-Carlton room I’d reserved separately. Yesterday, she messaged me saying she’d broken up with her boyfriend and wanted me to take her to Finland. What if she cancels at the last minute after I book an overseas trip? But she used to be a maid, and she’s cute. I’m scared of myself for thinking I might meet her for the first time in a year and take her after all. I’d really like to talk with the interesting Papuwa-san. But since I’m probably too big for anything to work, would you be willing to meet for a dinner-only arrangement for 2 (a day trip)? I’ve been everywhere from Kanazawa City to the Kaga Onsen area, Wakura Onsen, and the Noto Peninsula, and they’re all wonderful.

I’m Meg, a female member. Seattle, your commitment to self-improvement is seriously impressive. It made me panic a little and wonder whether I’m really putting in that much effort myself as a woman (^_^;) On the subject of hard work, could you tell us about the biggest effort you’ve ever made?