What are the chances of finding a long-term partner through a dating club—around 10%? And how long does the relationship with her typically last? About a year?

I’m Saito, the columnist ♪ When you develop a mutually positive relationship that continues over time, I feel like it’s rare for the woman to be the one who ends things. In fact, among relationships that last over a year, I get the impression that men are more often the ones who call it quits. Rather than being “found,” it’s simply difficult to end a relationship between a man and a woman in the first place. Since papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan) became popular, competition among women has grown more intense, and there are now a huge number of beautiful women offering low allowances. The going rates have clearly dropped, too. Wonderful women are joining every day. Makes you curious, doesn’t it? lol As for me, since I don’t initiate contact myself, I’m not sure whether I can really call them ongoing partners. Only two women continued for more than five years, meeting me every month. I think I’ve met over 300 women, so that’s not even 1%.