A hardcore papa-katsu gentleman here.

I’m Flagmaker, a column writer. When it comes to people who are genuinely, seriously in love—not just playing at it—I get the impression that they must have led pretty happy lives up to now. - They’ve rarely been subjected to vicious verbal abuse, violence, or cold treatment from women. - They’ve never been harshly called out by a woman for their self-centered behavior. - They haven’t experienced the pain of falling genuinely in love in the past. - They’ve never been treated by a woman like the absolute bottom of the human barrel. - And so on. People like that probably have never had a kitchen knife held to their throat by a woman, right? ^^ I think there are some things you can only learn through experience. That said, if you’re going to fall genuinely in love, you’ll probably have a far more painful experience doing it privately rather than through a dating club. The shock and damage from falling genuinely in love through a club seem pretty limited to me. So if you’re suffering because of genuine feelings and thinking, “I never want to go through this again,” I’d actually recommend falling genuinely in love privately at least once.

I’m Meg, a female member. Um… I suppose I’m one of those people who’s right in the middle of a serious case of falling for her papa? (I’m quite a bit older than 25, though, lol—sorry, Date Yume-sama.) We’re both married, both in sexless marriages, and I only want to have one papa (*^^*) So yes, I really look forward to our daily messages. “What do you two actually say to each other?” “I really love you, ○○.” (I only say this to one person, after all.) “I love you too, of course.” (Even if he says the same sort of thing to other women.) Ah, I may well be getting played, but that’s fine. Let me be fooled forever— like the cuckoo bird. P.S. Mr. Maezawa, I hope your matchmaking business goes well♪

Maezawa from the Corporate Planning Office here as well. Wait—did our internal plans somehow leak? (笑) Actually, we’ve started a genuine matchmaking business, and as part of that, we experimentally held matchmaking party events in December. We were discussing whether we could offer something like Universe-style matchmaking, rather than ordinary matchmaking. Marriage would be the premise, but only a premise—after all, couples may still break up. Even if it doesn’t lead to marriage, they could still have a genuinely serious romantic relationship with each other. The goal would be marriage, not romance. We thought something along those lines, similar to Universe, might work. (Because marriage is the objective, married people wouldn’t be allowed to join.) But then we started wondering: What do we do about men who lie? (How do we deal with men who only want intimacy?) Can we protect women who are genuinely serious? That led us to discussing whether a contract marriage might be the answer. Strange—we haven’t spoken with the person who answered this question. Rather than information leaking, maybe it’s simply that everyone is thinking along the same lines? Nothing has progressed beyond that, but I was a little surprised. P.S. I hadn’t really been concerned about whether someone was married, but that makes sense. Even a married man might be hoping for a genuinely serious relationship if his marriage has become “sexless.”

I’m Date◎Yume, a male member. I’d say I’m in the same “genuine daughter type” camp as the person in their 60s who’s struggling with this. I don’t think I’m actually in love with them, but I don’t have a daughter of my own, and since I tend to focus on just one partner, I cherish and dote on her as if she were my own child. Some people may criticize me by asking, “How can you sleep with someone you think of as your own child?” But she’s not exactly my child—she’s somewhere between a child and a grandchild—so I don’t see any particular problem（笑） I do think Universe could add another dating type, perhaps a “G type.” In my case, though, I’d like the age limit set at 25. After all, she’s my “daughter”... Once they’re older than that, being told they’re a “daughter” just feels a little... huh?? to me. It just occurred to me—Meg, could you please hide this article from me?（笑）

I’m in my 60s and feeling a little lost. A question from the “Papa-Katsu Gentleman of Epic Proportions” made me realize something. Since I never ended up having a daughter, there may be a hidden “real-daughter type” in me after all… Is that a subgroup of the “genuinely in-love type”? lol

I’m Paper Airplane, a male member. Since relationships through the club are based on agreements, why not recruit both men and women who are interested in a marriage of convenience? Add an item like: Marriage of convenience (interested) ◎ ○ × — And offer to create a template agreement as an optional service. By the way, are there really people who genuinely fall in love through the club? P.S. Ah, I see—you meant being involved with just one person, or having a genuinely loving relationship within the club. I was surprised, thinking you meant truly serious love, to the point where the allowance no longer mattered... P.P.S. The all-consuming romantic feeling you can experience precisely because it’s within the club is incredible. Long-term couples often become sexless, so it feels like reliving the excitement of youth—or even more than that. At this age, being able to experience something that otherwise seems impossible brings an unbelievable sense of happiness. It’s amazing! And unlike an affair or cheating, it’s like romance without the responsibilities of marriage, and because the allowance is part of the arrangement, you can pursue it without hesitation. It’s truly revolutionary and astonishing.