I grew up in a fairly wealthy family where my parents bought me anything I wanted. Now that I live apart from them, I’m doing papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan). Because my childhood sense of values has stayed with me, I have the unfortunate tendency to take the restaurants I’m taken to and the gifts I receive for granted. When the gifts aren’t frequent, I even start wondering whether it means they don’t care about me. I hate that I find myself thinking that my financial values don’t match those of the papas I meet.

Maezawa from the CEO’s office will answer this one as well. Thank you for your question. If you grew up in a wealthy family, aren’t you still able to live comfortably with financial support from your parents? Rather than doing papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan), I think you could avoid feeling this way by living on the allowance your parents provide. For your mental well-being, I think it would be better to stop looking for a papa (a male supporter) for now. Even though you’re not struggling financially, you’re trying to receive money, so I get the impression that you end up feeling the amount is too small. That said, I once heard about a woman from a wealthy family who married an average-income man. When her husband mentioned that lunch had cost him 1,500 yen that day, she apparently found it surprising and refreshing to learn that you could eat lunch for “only” 1,500 yen. One person thought 1,500 yen was expensive for lunch, while someone raised in a wealthy family was surprised that lunch could be had for just 1,500 yen. I was amazed by that difference in perspective. What people consider common sense varies from person to person, so I think it would be best not to do anything until your parents introduce you to a marriage partner from a similar background.

I’m Date◎Yume, a male member. > I tell my papa I’m grateful, even though I’m disappointed and thinking, “Is that really all?” I can’t stop thinking that I need to keep searching endlessly for a better papa. There are all kinds of male members at dating clubs, so looking for an “ideal supporter” sounds like it could be fun. A salon might be a good option too. I think you should definitely give it a try. It could be a valuable learning experience to see what wealthy papas are like, who they choose to spend money on, and how they spend it.

I’m Paper Airplane, a male member who changed his approach after his sugar daughter—who used to be thrilled when he gave her 2,000 yen—started telling him, “We’re poor,” “You’re so cheap,” and “Get a job.” Now he’s started saying, “I’ll buy you anything.” It really sounds like you’ve spent most of your life being constrained by money. If you continue like this, your life will become nothing but constant comparisons. The dissatisfaction you feel with your papa is probably something your previous papas have felt about you as well. You’re unlikely to develop the desire to become an ideal supporter. At this rate…

I’m a high-school dropout who worked my way up in Seattle. My daughter might end up like you, too. Apparently, hotels costing up to ¥20,000 a night are too shabby for her. Keep looking for a good papa (a male supporter) while aiming to save ¥100 million. You could also consider following in your father’s line of work.

I’m Kazu, a male member. You poor thing—you grew up in an emotionally impoverished family that made money take the place of affection for their child. As you said, your friends who can genuinely be happy for you must have grown up in truly loving, well-off families. Money is certainly convenient to have, but living your life tied to money is dull. I don’t think a truly good papa (a male supporter) is someone who gives you a present every time. As you’ve already realized, it seems you were raised with the wrong values. It’s good that you’ve noticed while you still have plenty of life ahead of you. I hope you can learn to “know when you have enough” and become someone who can live with gratitude toward others.