I’m registered as Type E.

I’m Taro, a male member. Since male members can see how many people are registered as Type E, I’ll be frank: I think you’d be better off switching to one of Types A–D. The user traffic is clearly much stronger there, so you should be able to attract a corresponding number of offers. If you don’t need transportation money, you can simply turn someone down when you meet them. As long as the woman is okay with it, it’s not something the club has any reason to object to. If you switch to Type A–D and find someone good, that solves the problem. But if you still don’t receive any offers, I’m very sorry, but it probably means there’s some other highly superficial issue. That’s likely the answer to whether you’re suited to a dating club—or, more precisely, whether a dating club is an effective option for you. Once you know that, you should be able to move forward with confidence.

I’m Flag Maker, a column writer. As Kazu pointed out, since you’ve changed to Type E, it might be a good idea to explain your dating style—or provide something like an instruction manual—in your comments. Even male members who understand how to approach Types A through D probably don’t really know how to approach Type E. There are so few women of the E type that it will be a first-time experience for almost all male members. I think many of the men registered here are mainly looking for an adult relationship (intimate) in exchange for an allowance, so they probably approach women expecting that—or simply assume that’s what this site is for. From the question, though, it sounds like you’re looking for “connections” and “life experience,” rather than an adult relationship or an allowance. Why not start by clearly stating that you’re looking for that kind of encounter? You may personally feel uncomfortable accepting transportation money, but you don’t have to keep accepting it forever, you know? You only need to accept it for the very first date; after that, you’re free to decide. Another option might be to switch your type to A through C and broaden the range of people you can meet. In fact, there’s a chance they may be pleasantly surprised and think, “Wait, you’re okay with dinner only (no intimacy), and you don’t even want an allowance?”

Maezawa from the President’s Office here. Thank you for your question. As described, Type E means: “I want to prioritize the opportunity to meet, so I don’t ask for transportation expenses for dinner dates.” Type E is a special category, and you can fall under it regardless of whether you’re A through D. However, the usual rule requiring men to give women ¥5,000–¥10,000 is waived. (That only means it isn’t required; a man may still offer it as a gesture of goodwill.) So this includes someone who is Type A and only wants dinner, but doesn’t need transportation expenses, as well as someone who is Type D and would be happy to have an adult relationship (intimate) and receive an allowance, but doesn’t need transportation expenses if they simply part ways after dinner. Naturally, people in Types B and C who don’t need transportation expenses are included as well. So it’s not that you’re being treated unfairly just because you don’t have an adult relationship (intimate). That’s probably why: “Many of the men I’ve met have invited me simply because Type E is unusual.” It means the men understand that, too. Conversely, it seems that the male black member who met you entirely privately simply didn’t understand it at all. I think it’s perfectly fine for you to remain Type E.

I’m Kazu, a male member. On the men’s page as well, Type E is described as: “Because I want to prioritize opportunities to meet people, I don’t accept transportation expenses for dinner dates.” That’s how I understand it. Since there’s no mention of an adult relationship (intimate), I don’t take it to mean either that one is expected or that it’s ruled out. Very few women choose Type E, so I think it’s understandable that this man may have misunderstood it. Also, even if he’s a Black member, that doesn’t necessarily mean he’s familiar with the club’s rules and system. In fact, this man has apparently assumed on his own that “with any type other than Type A, an adult relationship is a given.” Incidentally, I hear that the details of Type E have changed depending on the period. https://universe-club.jp/help/questions/view/1610 Because the description has changed over time, I think it’s a relationship type that’s particularly easy to misunderstand. The Black member the questioner spoke with may have joined around four years ago. I don’t think the questioner is unsuited to using a dating club. However, I also don’t think she’s the kind of woman who makes up a large proportion of dating club members. The reason she hasn’t yet had the kind of encounters she was hoping for is probably that she isn’t in the majority. Perhaps she could include the following in her profile comments: the motivation for registering mentioned in her question; that she chose Type E because she feels it’s already a luxury simply to have someone listen to her and treat her to a meal, so she feels uncomfortable accepting transportation expenses; and that regarding an adult relationship (intimate), she would consider it if the person is someone she feels she’d like to continue seeing in the future.