Maezawa from the CEO’s Office here.
Thank you for your question.
Generally speaking, women tend to prefer text-based communication, such as LINE, because they can check messages whenever they want and reply when it’s convenient, without being tied to a specific time.
That said, if you’d like to talk on the phone, some women may be open to it. However, she isn’t your girlfriend, so even for a phone call, I think you need to be considerate enough to offer an allowance.
For example, at your next date, you could ask:
“I sometimes feel like talking on the phone. Would it be difficult if I offered ¥10,000 per call, for up to one hour?”
Few women are likely to have trouble with ¥10,000, so I think more will decline than accept—but some may agree.
There may also be women who feel that an allowance isn’t necessary for something as simple as a phone call. Even then, I think it would be considerate to increase the allowance at your next date and say, “This is to thank you for the phone call the other day.”
If you feel, “Why should I pay an allowance for a phone call?” or simply don’t want to pay one, then find a girlfriend who isn’t involved in a financial arrangement.
I’m Kazu, a male member.
Unless we need to discuss something complicated or I need a quick reply, I prefer LINE to phone calls. With a call, I have to devote my full attention to it, so I’m not really a fan. That’s why I’ve almost never been the one to suggest talking on the phone.
Come to think of it, whenever a woman asks to borrow her allowance in advance, she’s the one who asks, “Can we talk on the phone?” Haha.
