Lately, I’ve been seeing this in questions and answers from female members:
> They show me a photo representing the “general public’s image of an older guy” and ask, “Could you date this person?” It’s like a ritual—or a litmus test.
I can’t stop wondering about this “photo.”
Whose photo is it?
Since you probably can’t show us male members the exact same photo, could you at least tell us which face it most closely resembles among the images that come up when you search Adobe Stock for “older man”?
It’s a photo that determines whether a woman is a Type C or Type A. I think men could also gain a certain level of acceptance by looking in the mirror and comparing themselves to it.
I’m Gaku, a male member.
I tried searching on Adbstock.
Ah, I see.
If this photo is considered acceptable, then I guess most of the men making offers who at least make a reasonable effort to look clean and well-groomed would fall into the “acceptable” category.
P.S.
When I searched for “older women,” most of the women seemed like they’d be difficult even without an allowance. It really made me realize that the resolve required for women to register with a dating club is far from ordinary.
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I’m Meg, a female member.
For D-types who are truly prepared, there’s no need for that kind of test of commitment.
…or so I thought.
Oh, I get it—it was because she’s an old lady!
That makes sense!
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I’m Rin, a female member.
Marika, I wasn’t shown it either, *sob*.
That said, when I asked about the maximum age, the staff member gave me a clear answer in suitably careful terms.
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Maezawa from the President’s Office here—I’ll answer this one too.
Wait, what? Are they showing you a photo like that?
You don’t mean the tiny, ID-photo-like picture printed on the profile sheet, do you?
There are some older men shown on the profile sheets, but they’re not really large enough to call photos, so I assume you mean something else.
Are they only showing those photos at branches in western Japan?
I don’t think the Tokyo branch has photos like that available.
I’ll ask the staff in Nagoya.
(The reason I’m asking Nagoya is… they’re helpful. (笑))
Of course, the other branches are helpful too.
P.S. I got a reply right away, even at this hour.
As expected. (笑)
Apparently, just like in Tokyo, they only have the small photos printed on the profile sheets.
He didn’t look like such a terrible older man to me (though perhaps the photo has since been changed), but from a woman’s perspective, he must come across as a pretty difficult older man.
I seem to remember the photo looking somewhat like Masataka Itsumi…
I’m glad they said he was in the same general type.
I was worried about what I’d do if they said he looked completely different.
If you thought they hadn’t shown you a photo, perhaps it was because it’s printed discreetly and quite small on the profile sheet, so you wouldn’t notice unless a staff member pointed it out.
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