What should I do if a papa (a male supporter) who sees a monthly arrangement as exclusive offers me one, but the allowance isn’t enough and I can only meet once a month due to personal circumstances?

I’m Date◎Yume, a male member. Since it sounds like the allowance isn’t enough for you, I think you should say: “The amount isn’t enough for me, so I’d like to meet other people as well. I’d prefer to keep things pay-per-meeting going forward.” The key question is: Why are you doing papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan) in the first place? If you’re short on funds, then a monthly arrangement would be fine as long as they can provide an allowance you’re happy with… But if it isn’t enough, you need to find a way to make up the difference, right?（笑）

I’m Meg, one of the female members. You know, I don’t really understand complicated things, but I’m someone who’s supposedly being kept all to himself. And yet, every now and then, I find myself wondering, “Am I really being kept exclusively…???” Why? Well, if we haven’t seen each other for two whole months, of course I’m going to feel that way sometimes (crying). So what I’m trying to say is… maybe I should become Fujiko Mine♪ What? I can’t? Haha You’re lucky to have met someone you can proudly say you’re close with. And I’m sure you’re a good girl too~

Maezawa from the Corporate Planning Department will answer as well. It depends on whether you’re willing to lie. If you are, you could decide that papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan) is about making someone’s dreams come true, tell him, “You’re the only one♪,” agree to his terms, and secretly continue meeting other people. If you don’t want to lie, you could say: “That amount isn’t enough for me, so I want to keep meeting other people too. I’d like to continue on a pay-per-meeting basis.” As a middle ground, you could negotiate by putting it something like this: “I can’t agree to exclusivity, but if we switch to a monthly arrangement, I can continue seeing you. If we stick with pay-per-meeting, I can’t guarantee that we’ll keep meeting.” If it becomes pay-per-meeting, the allowance will probably end up being the same as what you receive from others. So you could deliberately stop seeing him for a while and wait until he gives in. Even if you ultimately can’t see him anymore, that may still be better than continuing to be told that you’re exclusive.

I’m Paper Airplane, a male member. If she can’t even say how much she wants, won’t name an amount that would make her happy, and can’t say whether she wants a pay-per-meeting arrangement, isn’t it fair to say that we’re extremely incompatible? Things like “monthly arrangement = exclusivity” can only work if the woman is satisfied. It’s entirely up to what she wants to do, so I don’t think men have any rights in the matter. If she’s happy and wants it, she’ll choose to be exclusive. P.S. Mac, Regarding uploading the columns and such: Even while the office was closed, the Tokyo branch was producing, filming, and uploading online models. During our exchanges, we discussed uploading only the online columns first—such as the one about “working with an underground idol who had been a model and talent”—from among the columns submitted before the closure, and putting the others on hold. I thought the online columns would be uploaded while the office was closed, but then I figured they might be delayed indefinitely. Later, I received a message saying they would be uploaded after all. It seems everything else will be postponed, as everyone answered in the recent Q&A.

I’m a male member from Seattle. If you don’t think you can get any more money out of him: ⇒ Accept that papa-katsu is about making someone’s dreams come true, tell him “You’re the only one♪” and agree to an arrangement while secretly meeting other people. If he seems like he has more money: ⇒ Be completely honest and say, “That amount isn’t enough, so I’d like to keep meeting other people. I’d prefer to continue on a pay-per-meeting basis.” If he still wants exclusivity, negotiate an increase you can both be satisfied with. I think those are your two options.