Have you ever met a woman who was really good at negotiating? I was shocked to read someone’s answer about being asked for more money right before things progressed. I’d absolutely hate that myself, though, lol.

I’m Meg, a female member. I can’t believe some people try tactics like that. So unfair... And right before the meeting, too! That completely kills the mood. Still, given my position, I’m grateful just to receive an offer in the first place, so I feel that trying to negotiate terms would be incredibly presumptuous. The men who send me offers are basically: Gods! Buddhas! I practically worship them. (Am I exaggerating?) My goal: full-time employment! Shine on, number-one benefits package!

I’m Date◎Yume, a male member. > Have you ever met a woman who was really good at negotiating—someone who made you think, “Wow, she’s good”? I had one ask for more money right before things got intimate. I’ve never experienced that myself, but my reaction is more like, “Hmm… I see.” I’m calm right now, so that’s how I feel, but I wonder what it was actually like for the person who said—or was told—that in the moment（笑） It might be worth experiencing once… Would I be so dumbfounded that I’d be speechless? Or would I just laugh and go, “Huh? Whaaat?” It’s amusing just thinking about it… The “trial period” that the Great Papa-Katsu Gentleman mentioned… “That makes perfect sense!” P.S. I like Mac’s “P.P.S.” too（笑） That works as well.

Maezawa from the Corporate Planning Office here as well. > I was surprised to read the answer from someone who negotiated for a higher allowance right before things got intimate. In rare cases, there are men who proceed without discussing the allowance beforehand. We sometimes receive feedback from women saying they were shocked when, afterward, the man gave them less than the amount they had hoped for. The woman is partly at fault too, but I also think that’s pretty awful of the man. When a man hasn’t discussed the allowance in advance, I think it’s fair to negotiate right before getting intimate. I hope men will learn not to leave these matters undiscussed beforehand. That said, if the allowance was already agreed upon and the woman tries to renegotiate right before things happen, that’s taking things too far, so I wish people would stop doing that.

I’m a male member who goes by “Paper Airplane.” Women who try to negotiate at the last minute and then disappear after that one meeting. I doubt there are many of them at clubs, though… When I go on dates, the women usually fall into three categories: ones I absolutely love, ones I like well enough, and ones I’m only slightly interested in. Since I’m choosing based on my preferences, I generally think I’ll see most of them again. But when I go on dates with several women in one day… If I meet a woman I absolutely love first, then afterward, even a woman I might have been slightly interested in starts to seem completely unimpressive… The women I absolutely love are probably all very good at negotiating for the long term and extremely modest. They’re probably used to being showered with attention, too—men wouldn’t leave them alone otherwise. The women I like well enough also seem to know their place and stay modest, which is cute in its own way. But the woman I thought was completely unimpressive asked for about twice as much as the women I liked. W-w-wait… what?! That makes no sense! What is going on?! Everyone probably holds back and doesn’t negotiate during the first meeting, but obviously there’s no chance of seeing her again after that… Do clubs make women Platinum because they seem like the type to complain or demand a lot? No way, right?? Probably not… but maybe?? Platinum C-type women are scary… I briefly developed a fear of them. After that, though, I also met some lovely Platinum C-type women who were consistent in what they said and had perfectly coherent conversations. Some of them even properly left the club afterward. (That wasn’t because she liked me—she had already been so busy that she’d been considering leaving soon anyway.) I guess it really depends on the woman.

I’m Flagmaker, a columnist. After dinner, I brought up an adult relationship (intimate), and she said apologetically, in a cute way: “I usually ask for 50,000 yen, so I’m sorry if I come across as an expensive woman.” It wasn’t really a negotiation, but it left a good impression, haha.