I’m a man in my 40s who recently became a Black member.

I’m Maezawa from the CEO’s office, and I’ll answer this one too. Thank you for your question. > I feel like many people have lost their sense of money. If you’re trying to keep the allowance low, then the person whose sense of money is out of touch is you. You say, “It’s not that I’m reluctant to spend the money,” but if that’s really the case, then you can simply give her the amount she’s asking for. When I think of someone having a warped sense of money, I imagine them asking for something like one million yen per meeting. That said, it also depends on how high-profile the person is. If a celebrity who regularly appears on TV asks for one million yen, I don’t think that’s necessarily an unreasonable sense of money. Looking at it that way, maybe she’s asking for an amount within the bounds of common sense, but your own sense of money is off—or perhaps you simply don’t want to pay because you feel it’s a waste, and you’re using her “warped sense of money” as the reason. Of course, if you feel it’s a waste, you’re free not to offer it. That’s entirely up to you. However, saying the reason is that her sense of money is warped seems a little off. You should also consider the possibility that your own sense of money is skewed toward the lower end. You haven’t given a specific amount, so perhaps she’s asking for one million yen every time. If so, then your reaction wouldn’t be unreasonable—but I haven’t heard of many women asking for that much. I have heard of women deliberately naming an exorbitant amount as a way to turn down a man they don’t want to see, though.

I’m Kazu, a male member. In my experience, the women who have lost their sense of financial perspective seem to be more common among Gold and Platinum members. I think meeting one of the rare papas who offers 10 just for dinner may be what throws off their expectations. It’s natural to think that if dinner is worth 10, then an adult relationship (intimate) should be worth even more. The chances of meeting that kind of papa probably have less to do with membership class and more to do with the number of men who can make offers—and since Gold and Platinum have more offers, I imagine women in those classes are more likely to experience getting 10 for dinner only (no intimacy). P.S. By the way, what exactly do you mean by “wanting to invest in someone’s aspirations”? If you truly want to invest in people with ambition, wouldn’t you be better off starting an investment business and finding promising opportunities that way?

I’m a male member, Paper Airplane. You should hurry up and find a good girl in the Black tier. There aren’t many Black-tier women to begin with, so if you drag your feet, all that’ll be left are women like that. There are girls like that in both Black and Platinum, and there are girls who aren’t like that, too. Some girls also adjust how they act depending on the man.

I’m Tetsu, a male member. I think they exist in every class, not just the Black tier. When I end up making an offer to someone like that, I’m disappointed in my own poor judgment.