I’m the male member who asked about the late-20s/early-30s papa-katsu girl who canceled at the last minute after contacting me for the first time in six months. Thank you for your answers. I was caught off guard because I still don’t have much experience. As you said, only she knows the real reason. She texted “good morning” that day, but then didn’t respond to my reply. I had a bad feeling, but I still went to the meeting place, waited 30 minutes past the agreed time, and then left. I’ll try to get used to what Riichi-san called the world of last-minute cancellations. I’m going to imagine the reason Mac-san suggested and convince myself that was the case this time, since she sent me a cheerful selfie after contacting me again. I don’t want to think about Maezawa-san’s harsh comment, but after someone like that contacted me again, I even sent her a ¥20,000 Amazon gift card. I really must be unbelievably clueless and stupid.

Maezawa from the president’s office will answer this one as well. Thank you for your question. I’m sorry my previous answer was so harsh. That said, based on the feedback I’ve seen from women and the stories I’ve heard directly from them, women sometimes feel uncomfortable about things men wouldn’t even realize—although they’re often obvious to an outside observer. For example, suppose a man speaks rather forcefully to a restaurant employee. From his perspective, he’s simply making a normal request as a customer and doesn’t think anything of it. But the woman may think, “I didn’t like how this man was throwing his weight around in the restaurant.” She may then decide she doesn’t want an adult relationship with him after dinner and turn him down. Things like that can happen. So, your own minor actions may be the reason a woman dislikes you—or even resents you. Though I doubt it would actually go as far as being hated in most cases... > Since she sent me a fun-looking selfie after contacting me again, It might be easier to understand the situation if you wrote out the subsequent exchange exactly as it happened, with any personal information removed. I suspect there may have been some conversation before she sent the selfie this time. For example, she might have said, “I was hit by a car and things have been really difficult,” or “My grandmother collapsed, so I’m sorry I couldn’t contact you.” Including details like that would make the situation a little clearer. I also wasn’t quite sure why you sent her a ¥20,000 Amazon gift card. Still, if you’re satisfied with how things turned out, then that’s good.