Maezawa from the Business Planning Office here as well.
Honestly, about four years ago, when something similar happened, President Kida clearly explained to everyone that there was no rule saying you couldn’t make a second offer to the same woman.
But apparently no one remembers that, and since many staff members joined after that, more and more of them have recently been saying, just as before, that second offers aren’t allowed.
Some even say, “That was decided after Maezawa left the field.” And I can’t help thinking, “Oh really? When was that decided? It certainly wasn’t announced internally.”
Even though no one ever made that decision, a mysterious shared understanding has developed that second offers aren’t possible.
My guess is that people have taken the idea that, after the initial introduction, the two parties are free to pursue a relationship and the club basically doesn’t get involved, and interpreted it as: “If we don’t get involved, then making a second offer would count as getting involved. So it’s not allowed.”
That said, if it were up to me, I’d be happy to accept a second offer. But apparently, whenever people ask the branch, they’re all turned down.
It makes me want to ask: Is it really that much trouble to contact the woman about an offer?
For now, please contact me, Maezawa, if you’d like to make a second offer to this woman.
I suspect it may be difficult because of some invisible barrier, but I’d like to try as much as I can.
Oh, and when I was at the Omiya branch, I did receive a few second offers myself. As expected, though, the women politely declined, so none of those offers ever led to a first meeting.
There was also one case in Tokyo where someone said, “We’ve lost touch with her,” and when I passed that along, it turned out that her phone had happened to be completely water-damaged, so she couldn’t contact us either.
But I think that was a very rare case.
Usually, women stop responding because they want to end things with the man. So even if you make a second offer, it almost never leads to a first meeting.
Still, I can’t help thinking that maybe, in some cases, enough time might pass and she might accept after all—perhaps there’s a 0.1% chance.
From the woman’s perspective, it may be an absolute no. But men have a tendency to dream about the strangest things. (Laughs)
You can contact me, Maezawa, through the inquiry form next to the question box.
I’m Flag Maker, a columnist.
This is just a guess, but if you only recently forgot to exchange contact information, you may be able to do so through the club—provided the other person agrees—without having to make a new offer.
If it happened quite a while ago, why not consult the club first?
I imagine the club staff would give you essentially the same answer here.
In short, what I’m saying is: “For anything out of the ordinary, the quickest solution is to contact your club’s branch directly.”(^^)
I’m Meg, a female member.
If you remember the other person’s club name, why not contact the branch where you registered and ask?
That said, for now, I believe you’ll need to request an online date first.
