What on earth is the reason men who say, “Honestly, I’m popular, so I have no trouble meeting girls,” or “I’m not so desperate for female company that I’d pay an allowance just to have a meal,” register with a dating club?

Maezawa from the CEO’s Office here—I’ll answer as well. Thank you for your question. When he says, “Honestly, I’m popular, so I don’t have any trouble meeting women,” he’s probably just being boastful. If he really had no trouble, there would be no need for him to register, and he wouldn’t need to make an offer just to view the women’s profiles. As for, “I’m not so hard up for female company that I’d pay an allowance just to have dinner,” there are many men who don’t want to pay an allowance for dinner only (no intimacy), so he may actually be implying that he wants an adult relationship (intimate). That said, there are occasionally men who misunderstand the situation and try to pursue an adult relationship without offering any allowance, so please be careful.

I’m Yokoyama from the staff, and I’d like to answer as well. As everyone has said, he wants to hear, “You seem like you’d be popular!” When that happens, please boost his mood by saying, “You really do seem like you’d be popular!” I’m sure it’ll get him excited.

I’m Paper Airplane, a male club member. I guess I wanted a woman from the club to tell me, “You’re really popular,” huh? But since no one ever said it, I ended up saying it myself... If we met through the club, I do have to give her an allowance.

I’m Flaren, a male member! I’ll translate what they really mean, haha. “Honestly, I’m popular, so I’m not exactly short on female attention.” ⇒ “There are women who’ll say yes if I ask them out, but I’m here because I want to find someone even better. I can’t make that happen on my own, so I’m hoping money and dating can help me achieve it!” “I’m not so desperate for female company that I need to give a girl an allowance just to have dinner.” ⇒ “There are women who’ll agree to dinner, but an adult relationship (intimate) is probably out of reach. I can’t make that happen on my own, so I’m here hoping money and dating can help me achieve it!” Please look at them kindly and think, “He’s saying that you’re more attractive to him than the women around him,” haha. Men who use these arrangements because there are no strings attached wouldn’t put it that way, after all. Maybe the difference in perception comes from the fact that men are willing to say yes to about 80% of the opposite sex, while women would say yes to, at most, around 20%.

I’m Flag Maker, a column writer. That man has it completely wrong. It may be true that he can invite women out for a meal. But that’s only within his existing social circles, such as through work. Can he pick up a beautiful woman on the street and get her to go out for a meal with him 100% of the time? Of course not. I’m basically a safe, easy-to-talk-to guy, so if it’s just dinner, most women will say yes when I invite them. But again, that’s only within my own circle of acquaintances. And if she’s especially beautiful, it can still take a fair amount of time and effort just to get to the point where I can invite her out for dinner. I finally managed to have dinner alone with a married woman who looks like Minami Tanaka—but it took a whole year. It was a long wait... That said, because she’s part of my social circle, I can’t suddenly try anything strange. If word got around that I had a bad reputation, I’d be in serious trouble. A failed pushy approach could potentially lead to instant social death, lol. In that sense, paying a setting fee lets me meet beautiful women without affecting my existing relationships even if something goes wrong. And getting things as far as dinner is the club’s job—not something I have to work for. Since that’s how we met, of course I’ll pay an allowance even if it’s dinner only, unless the woman herself says, “You don’t have to.” Dating clubs are truly a blessing. Much appreciated, much appreciated. This isn’t me bragging—it just happened by chance—but there are women I met through the club who are willing to have dinner with me without an allowance. Though actually, it’s probably more common for the adult relationship to end and for me to become nothing more than someone who treats them to dinner. That’s a little questionable in its own way, lol. Even so, it’s pretty difficult to achieve. It’s the result of my own efforts. Please tell that man this: “A dinner companion you meet through a dating club isn’t something you beg the other person for. It’s something you earn.”

I’m だて◎ゆめ, a male member. My understanding is that papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan) means “looking for a papa.” The purpose of papa-katsu isn’t to receive an allowance for going out to dinner. As part of looking for a papa, I’ve registered with the dating club as one of the men who hopes to be considered as a papa. Unfortunately, I don’t believe that paying an allowance for dinner is simply a given.

I’m Kazu, a male member. I joined a dating club to find someone to date. I’m looking for a partner who’s open to a no-strings-attached relationship that includes intimacy.