How much weight do you give to comments like “I lowered her rating by one star because she canceled the same day” or “I raised her rating by one star because she has good reviews” when making an offer?

Maezawa from the CEO’s office here as well. If her rating has gone down, I think it would be a good idea to ask the branch why. That way, you can find out why she canceled and decide for yourself how to interpret the reason. If she’s nearby, you can prepare for a possible cancellation by not making a restaurant reservation, or by mentally preparing yourself in case she doesn’t show up. That said, even when her rating is normal, last-minute cancellations do happen from time to time. Since you’re traveling for business this time, being canceled on would leave you spending the day alone, so I recommend getting some backup coverage. The fee for that is 10,000 yen. Please ask the branch staff for details. > I’ve been wondering about this for a while: if all of her stars disappear, does that mean she’s forcibly removed from the service? As far as I know, there isn’t a rule saying that someone is forcibly removed just because all her stars are gone. However, repeated cancellations can result in forced removal. So if she’s still on the service despite having no stars, I assume she probably canceled only occasionally—say, once every six months—and the cancellations happened to add up until all her stars disappeared.

I’m Its Me, a male member. I only look at the number of stars as a rough reference. One star means “That’s probably on the low side,” while five stars means “That’s pretty high,” more or less. If it says, “Lowered due to a cancellation,” I’d take it just as you said—as meaning there must have been unavoidable circumstances. That said, I might pay attention to it for a 2-on-2 dinner. With a normal one-on-one date, even if someone cancels at the last minute, the only real consequence is that my schedule opens up, so it’s no big deal. But with a dinner gathering, if one person drops out, it inconveniences the other members. So for dinner gatherings, I’d probably ask the staff to arrange female members with the lowest risk of canceling at the last minute. Kind of a boring answer, huh? Sorry, haha.

I’m Gaku, another male member who does papa-katsu while traveling for work. Since my time is limited when I’m on a business trip, it really hurts if things don’t work out, so I do pay attention to ratings. In my experience, women with more stars tend to be considerate and lovely. But that also means there are more papas pursuing them, so the question becomes: can I rank high among their papas? I’d like to try meeting women with fewer stars too, but when business trips themselves are harder to arrange, as they are now, I find myself being even more cautious. I look forward to hearing how things turned out for you.

I’m a male member, and my username is Paper Airplane. Girls with a perfect rating or four stars are often impressive and a safe choice, but when they have almost no flaws at all, they can also feel lacking in freshness. That can be a little unsatisfying in its own way. Girls whose ratings have dropped for reasons like the one in the question can actually be worth considering. Even someone with just one star may open up once you get to know her, leading to a deeper relationship and a stronger sense of being special to each other. Rather than someone everyone says is a “good girl,” someone with a quirk or two can have advantages too—you can figure out whether you’re truly compatible with each other. In fact, someone who’s a great match for me may receive poor feedback from other men and end up with a lower rating. When a relationship becomes quite close, a lower-rated girl may actually be easier to get along with if we’re compatible. It’s also easier to understand why she doesn’t open up to other men, which can deepen the sense of security between the two of us.