Lately, I often hear people talking about comedian Watanabe. I’m a man the same age as him, though I’m considerably less attractive. Whenever I see that topic come up, I spend my days worrying that I might be an addict too.
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I have a favorite woman, but whenever our schedules don’t line up, I find myself reaching out to the next woman, and then another. Once I start thinking about it, I can’t sit still.
How can I control this urge? Am I sick after all?
I’m also very curious—how many women are the rest of you seeing?
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I think many men spread their attention around so they don’t become fixated on just one woman.
If they’re having an affair, then the only issue is how much hush money they’ll have to pay.
It’s like a losing gamble where being a little stingy can lead to losses of hundreds of millions of yen. If you’re truly sorry, give her a generous amount.
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I’m Meg, a female member.
I’m genuinely a D, and I only see one person…
Whenever I come across posts like this, I find myself thinking, “I absolutely have to make our schedules work somehow!”
Suppressing your impulses = self-control = self-restraint.
I wonder if many of you have already lifted your self-imposed restrictions.
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I’m Paper Airplane, a male member.
People sometimes say I have “Tiger Woods syndrome”…
But seriously, why is that?
No matter how tired I am or how late it is, meeting a woman makes all my fatigue disappear.
Even if I go on dates with women one after another, almost like near-misses, without taking a single minute to rest, I don’t feel tired at all… If anything, I feel energized…
What on earth is going on??
Do hormones that are good for the body—or maybe adrenaline—get released?
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I’m Rin, a female member.
Whenever I see coverage of that comedian’s situation, I think it shouldn’t really be categorized as cheating or an affair. It seems closer to a simple bodily function, and the person who willingly went along with it 30 times is much the same.
Whether someone is dependent on it comes down to whether they have urges they can’t control, even when a third party is involved.
That said, as Mac-sama pointed out, reproduction is essential. It’s all about balancing the needs for sleep, food, and sex. Apparently, when people are nearing the end of their lives, their instinct to leave behind offspring becomes even stronger.
I often hear from coworkers and others that when they’ve been so busy with work they haven’t eaten or drunk anything, and come home exhausted after forgetting to sleep or eat, they feel the urge unconsciously.
If you want to, have someone willing to respond, and you both feel fulfilled, isn’t that good enough?
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I’m Flag Maker, a column writer.
There was a time when I wondered, “Am I a sex addict?” But I’ve calmed down now.
Eventually, sex started to feel more like “a job where I make the other person happy.”
When you think of sex addiction, Tiger Woods comes to mind—but I love Woods. I wasn’t particularly interested in him at first, but during the whole cheating and divorce scandal, I saw a news story saying his wife had thrown a phone at him and knocked out one of his teeth. That made me feel strangely close to him.
If I ever saw news about Watabe saying things like:
“His teeth were knocked out by Nozomi Sasaki.”
“Thrown out of his house with nothing and forced to sleep rough.”
“His teeth became completely ruined because his reckless lifestyle led to an unhealthy diet.”
—I’d become a huge fan of him too.
A few years later, I’d love to see Watabe wearing a battered cap like a homeless man, flashing a self-effacing smile with completely ruined teeth and saying, “Even cup noodles taste good.”
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Maezawa from the Corporate Planning Office here as well.
> How can I control this urge?
It sounds like your urges are simply stronger than those of the average person, rather than being an illness.
If you have someone who is willing to respond to them, I don’t think you need to suppress them.
As long as you’re not causing trouble for anyone, I think it’s fine to continue living as you have been.
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I’m Basil, a male member.
I’m pretty much the same. That said, my maximum pace is once a week. The number of women I’m seeing varies, but around three feels about right.
I’d like to keep making offers to new women, so if I’m meeting each person once a month, that’s about the limit.
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I’m a male member from Seattle.
I don’t think you need to hold back. Having urges that strong is a sign of good health. It’s good for the economy too—I’m jealous.
Lately, once a week has been enough for me, so I guess I need to try harder.
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