I’m a male member. I’ve been seeing a beautiful, very guarded girl on good terms for over six months.

I’m Saito, the columnist♪ With offers supposedly coming in from so many men, is it really true that “everyone except you, the questioner, is no good”? Recently, a woman who was a real person to avoid even refused adult relationships altogether, or pretended not to know anything while negotiating amounts in the millions of yen. But when she negotiated “¥100,000♪” at another dating club, I nearly burst out laughing. People often tell me, “You’re the only one I let get that intimate with me,” but I think anyone who takes that at face value is incredibly naive. I just take it as wordplay and appreciate the compliment. Society is the same way. Even if your income fluctuates wildly, and even if you sometimes make people uncomfortable while you’re growing, there are only a few people you can truly understand and recognize each other with for decades. I think it’s best to use dating clubs with the mindset that you won’t worry even if you’re betrayed, and you won’t seek revenge. > I imagine there are many high-class men—so-called presidents of major corporations, politicians, famous entertainers, and so on. Do these ultra-successful men often cut women off immediately if they’re rejected physically? Have you ever met a woman you were happy to see for dinner only? Presidents of major corporations and politicians are a completely different species to begin with. There are basically no famous male entertainers. Even struggling comedians sleep with the few fans they can pick up for free. Not all of them are ultra-successful. There are limits to what money can buy. Eventually, only people interested in money gather around you. People stop being grateful. Even ordinary dinner parties become painfully low-level. Many are divorced, too. Rather than calling them “ultra-successful,” I think it’s more accurate to say they are “high earners, or people with plenty of freely disposable money.” Besides, if all you want is dinner, there are plenty of people you can meet in everyday life. ・Have you ever met someone you really wanted to be intimate with, but who rejected you and left you feeling frustrated? No. There are plenty of even more wonderful women out there. ・We’ve told each other everything, including our addresses, and trust each other completely. Is a relationship like this through a club unusual? They do exist. In every world, there are people who reveal everything—both women and men. ・Is it really okay for a man as emotionally and physically tainted as me to completely ruin a beautiful girl on Kasumi Arimura’s level? It’s perfectly fine. By now, she’s probably being intimate with another man anyway.

Maezawa from the Corporate Planning Office here, answering as well. > Is it really okay for a man as tainted in body and spirit as I am to keep tainting myself like this? If your body is dirty, take a bath and wash it. If you still feel dirty, just stay in there until you’re clean. As for having a tainted heart, if you’re aware of it, you can work on improving it. Normally, people don’t notice it themselves—because they’re the ones judging it.

I’m Flag Maker, a column writer. After the initial setup, there are no set rules for the relationship, so you’re free to decide what works for you. But somehow, I feel like saying: “Calm down.” I don’t think getting carried away will do you any good. And don’t forget to stay humble...

I’m だて◎ゆめ, a male member. I think there are probably quite a few of us. People like that simply don’t—or can’t—come forward for various reasons. As more people take the initiative like you, the person asking this question, they may gradually start to appear.

I’m Hikoki, a male member. I think many people feel the same way you do. One of the great things about the club is that it lets you enjoy that sense of superiority, fulfillment, and happiness without much effort. Normally, the idea is to maintain a relationship with someone wonderful whom you’d want to see even just for dinner. So if she values you, it’s unlikely that you’d feel rejected. There may also be times when you only go out for dinner. And as for the trust you mentioned, I think many people develop that kind of relationship with their favorite girl. P.S. Even if she’s Type A, once she’s joined the club, I don’t think most people would describe her as particularly guarded.