I tend to receive a lot of offers from Type B women, but when we meet and I ask why they registered, I often find that—contrary to the staff comments—they say things like, “I actually just broke up with my boyfriend and started feeling lonely...” Every now and then I do see a woman with that kind of staff comment, but it’s extremely rare.

I’m a BB7 male member. I’m sure some women sign up because they’re lonely after breaking up with their boyfriends, but I think that’s mostly a lie. That might be possible on a regular dating site, but you wouldn’t turn to older guys just because you’re lonely, would you?（笑） The woman I met recently said quite bluntly, “Because I want men and money,” which actually made me like her more. Honestly, I can’t think of any other reason to sign up for this in the first place.

I’m Date◎Yume, a male member. I’ve only made one offer to a Type B woman, but her reason was that her salary was low. She was a temp worker, and from what I heard, it really was that low… When I asked, “How much do you make?” it sounded like she was telling the truth. I said, “So you’re barely getting by, right?” and she replied, “I’m barely getting by.” (laughs) I wondered what kind of temp job paid so little, so I asked her a few questions, but she wouldn’t tell me. I didn’t want to pry any further, so I left it at that. Still, it made me realize that there really are people like that out there. A dating club feels like a microcosm of society, and it’s refreshing to feel as though I’m opening an encyclopedia of the social world. In that sense, I feel it’s a place where both men and women can have experiences they’ve never had before.

I’m Meg, a female member. What? The truth? Of course I’m not going to tell you that~. Now you want to know? Oh, I guess being a spy would be pretty cool. But I’m not. P.S. Mr. Maezawa, The Universe Interview Prep Study Group The Universe Men’s Prep Study Group It really does sound like exam-prep classes. The names, lol. Mr. Flag Maker, I respect your gentlemanly consideration. I’m not someone who wants to be questioned, either—I find it hard to keep lying.

Maezawa from the Corporate Planning Office here as well. I don’t think the women usually tell our staff things like, “I just broke up with someone and feel lonely.” But could it be that we’ve been hearing more of that lately? It seems there are people or groups online giving advice on this sort of thing, and a certain number of women have started saying similar things. It also seems to change over time. A few years ago, there was a period when many women said they had only ever been with one person. Apparently, that was considered the answer men responded to best. I wonder if there’s some kind of “Universe Interview Prep Study Group”—or perhaps a “Study Group on How to Handle Universe Men”?

I’m Kamihikoki, a male member. It really comes down to whether you take that at face value, doesn’t it? I feel like girls who are Type B often talk about wanting that kind of emotional comfort.

I’m Flagmaker, a columnist. A woman who signs up thinking, “Since I’m currently single, maybe I’m okay with doing papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan) as a transactional relationship to some extent”—in other words, “If I had a proper partner (a boyfriend), I wouldn’t be able to do papa-katsu”—probably doesn’t mean anything more than that^^; I think we’re probably being treated as purely transactional, honestly (lol). I feel like asking someone about her reason for signing up would just annoy her, so I never ask on my own. If she brings it up herself once we’ve gotten closer, it may often be the truth. But when I ask, I assume the answer is more likely than not to be untrue, so there’s no point in asking^^; I just finished having dinner with a B-type woman, and it got me wondering: Do most of you try to pursue B-type women? When meeting through a club, I don’t “make a move.” Recently, though, I’ve started to feel that if you want to progress to the kind of adult relationship (intimate) that’s typical of these clubs, not making a move may actually work better than trying to win her over. **Edit:** Early in a relationship, I think it’s normal for women to lie or dodge questions to some extent if they feel they’re being pried into. Some women may later feel bad about it, especially once they’ve grown closer to you. I feel sorry for putting them in that position, so I don’t ask those kinds of questions. Meg, It’s really nothing to admire me for, lol. I’m the same as you, Meg. I lie when someone pries into my personal life, but sometimes that makes me feel bad too, lol.