I’m Meg, a female member.
Universe’s response makes perfect sense. Mr. Kida’s decision to set stricter rules than the government is admirable.
An event at our local community center was canceled. One of my neighbors sounded disappointed, saying, “Everyone had made all sorts of arrangements…”
There’s a concert related to my daughter tomorrow, and it’s still going ahead. However, they handed out notices urging everyone to take the utmost care, including observing cough etiquette and having the performers wear masks.
There are opinions from both the organizers and the attendees, but given the situation, I don’t think anyone can really complain whichever decision is made.
All we can do is hope things settle down soon.
I’m Kamhikoki, a male club member.
Cruises have become more popular than ever, but in the sense that they’re enjoyed by an elegant older generation, they have a lot in common with the club. So I think it’s only natural for men to proceed carefully.
As club members, though, almost everything is left up to the two people involved.
Lately, there have been many questions about allowances.
Since men are paying an allowance, they naturally come to expect various things in return.
Women, on the other hand, meet the necessary goal of receiving an allowance and make whatever reasonable efforts they can to keep the arrangement going.
When what the man wants matches the woman’s efforts, it can be an absolutely wonderful relationship. But when they don’t align, the resulting distortion gradually grows without either person realizing it.
I’ve been married and divorced several times myself, but recently I met a man in his forties who had been married six times—going even further than I had. Apparently, his sixth marriage has lasted a long time.
My current marriage is also my last, and it has lasted a long time.
When it comes to relationships between men and women, if they get along, the romance continues and eventually leads to marriage. If there are no obvious problems, you usually can’t really know whether you’re compatible until after getting married. Or rather, you don’t see each other’s unpleasant sides until then.
There’s a saying that you have to build a house three times before you get your ideal home. I’ve built three houses myself, and it wasn’t until the third one that I truly understood what that saying meant.
Even after getting married—or even going through a divorce—there are still so many things about relationships between men and women that we don’t understand and end up repeating.
Even in ordinary romance or marriage, where no allowance is involved, women often find it difficult to tell men what they really think. And in many ways, their thinking is completely opposite to men’s. Perhaps that contrast is what makes men and women fit together and seek each other out.
Having an allowance is certainly a nice thing, but I think it’s also important to occasionally remember that it means women are taking on a great deal, too.
I have no complaints about the club. I hope this virtuous cycle continues, with wonderful female members joining and more excellent male members coming in.
