I received an offer from a man listed as being under 30! This is the first time I’ve received one from someone so young, so I’m really excited—and nervous! Since I’m in my early 20s, we’re close in age, but I was wondering how many men under 30 are registered with Universe. I was curious, so I’d appreciate it if someone could let me know.

Maezawa from the Corporate Planning Office here as well. I counted the men in their 20s. At present, there are 57 men in their 20s, including those on temporary leave (but who haven’t withdrawn) and international members. However, since that figure includes members on leave, the number of men who are actually active is even lower. After all, there really aren’t that many men in their 20s who have enough financial leeway to register with Universe and actively participate.

I’m Paper Airplane, a male member in my late 40s. I’m jealous of you—you’re in your 20s and still fully active in the dating scene! The age gap sounds just right, too. If you build a good relationship, it could very well last a lifetime. Around the age difference between you and your partner, I met a woman and fell in love with her beauty at first sight. She, on the other hand, didn’t feel that way about me in the slightest. Our relationship developed into romance, and we even got engaged, though we eventually called it off and never married. We both went on to marry other people and have children, but I still have a long-term girlfriend I’ve been involved with for over 20 years now. Recently, perhaps because her husband’s income isn’t quite enough, I’ve also started giving her some spending money, almost like an allowance. We talk about everything from our families and children to our health, diet, physical decline, recovery from sprains and injuries, investments, and so on. Since we’re rarely out of sync about anything, I wonder if, once someone becomes as familiar as the air you breathe, the relationship can last forever. P.S. U.S.T. and Meg, 400,000 yen a month in your 20s is truly incredible. Before I met my long-term girlfriend, when she was younger, she was the mistress of the second-generation heir to a famous publicly listed company that pretty much everyone knows and has probably used at some point… Could it have been U.S.T., by any chance…? Oh, you’re much younger than that, aren’t you? Sorry. I still remember something she said back then: “My beauty is worth 100 million yen.” That line has stayed with me all these years… P.P.S. Meg, the fact that she likes you enough to take a break from the club and accept your being devoted to her means she must be more beautiful than anyone could imagine… right? Haha. What? Haha? That’s not true, is it? Seriously, you’re beautiful enough to blow away all the swarms of young women out there! I ended up meeting three young women from the club every week, so I was seeing my long-term girlfriend much less often. When I finally saw her again after a month, I was struck by how beautiful she was all over again—something I hadn’t felt in years—and I regretted thinking that maybe I didn’t need to see her anymore. After spending so many years developing our compatibility, the connection we have—one I understand far better than I do with the women from the club—is on another level. I mustn’t let her go. I almost let the excitement of someone fresh and youthful get the better of me… Thanks to the club, I was also able to realize just how precious my long-term girlfriend is.

I’m Meg, a female member. Reading the question, I found myself thinking, “Now I want to know too…” and had to rein myself in. (Wait, wasn’t I supposed to be devoted to just one person? I can almost hear someone teasing me, haha.) U.S.T., Thank you for looking into it in such detail. Someone in their twenties being able to offer that much in allowance… Is this place really a gathering of oil tycoons!? (Borrowed from Romané, by the way.) Paper Airplane, “Beauty worth 100 million yen”! I’d love to say a line like that just once… Though if I said it, it would be pure comedy. P.S. Dear Paper Airplane’s husband—um, your presence is a little too intense… There’s no need to scare off the younger gentlemen. Meg is just an ordinary, flat-chested housewife. If I’d been able to see the female members’ page, I would’ve quietly gone home thinking, “Maybe I’ll pass…” To the longtime girlfriend, please take good care of yourself♪