I’m a male member. I often hear about supporters renting an apartment for someone, but how do they handle the lease and guarantor arrangements? Also, what do they plan to do if the relationship ends and she refuses to move out?

With the papa I used to see, I was the tenant and he was my guarantor. I seem to remember receiving an envelope containing the rent plus a little extra each month. Rather than being described as an allowance for being his mistress, it was more like he was renting an apartment for me... When we broke things off, I simply moved out as usual. Since I was the one at fault, suddenly losing the rent money really hurt. I moved not long afterward. Looking back, since he was my guarantor, I could have just stopped paying, but I’m a serious person at heart. Marika By the way, in a previous question I wrote that, when you consider the total cost, it’s cheaper not to move. That was because I ended up moving again about a year later. If you plan to stay somewhere for a long time after moving, the initial expense is higher, but moving sooner to a cheaper place will save you money in the long run. At the time, I think I was taking home about ¥300,000 a month, and receiving around ¥300,000 in pocket money from my papa, including rent. This was 16 years ago! Kazu, so you were already giving ¥300,000 back then? I’m laughing at myself for writing that.

I’m Flag Maker, a column writer. Exactly. I was kind of intrigued by the idea of keeping someone in a condo, but telling her to move out when the relationship ends sounds like a hassle. Thanks to this Q&A, I was able to satisfy that curiosity without having to experience it myself.

I’m Paper Airplane, a male club member. Back when I was active at the club, there were somehow girls who moved almost every month—sometimes three in the same month. I’d worry about mixing them up and saying things like, “How’s that apartment I saw before?” Still, looking for properties, going to real estate agencies together, and helping with the move were enjoyable times. The girl whose moving expenses I paid for is no longer seeing me, though. The only one who’s still seeing me is the girl who never even brought up having me cover any moving costs. After all, they should be able to cover those expenses with the allowance they’d received up to that point. Being comfortable asking for more than that would have to mean they were really something. In my private life, the girl I agreed to be a guarantor for is still paying her own rent.

I’m Kazu, a male member. I’ve never rented an apartment for a woman I met through Universe Club, but when I was around thirty, I did rent one for a woman. If I remember correctly, it was a property in a price range she couldn’t have afforded on her own income. I signed the lease myself and paid the rent. I don’t think a guarantor was required, though it’s possible I may have listed my own company. Fortunately, when we ended the relationship, she moved out without any trouble. But if she had refused to leave, I might have been in a difficult situation. In this case, I apparently gave her a grace period of about three to six months, thinking that suddenly forcing her out would put her in a difficult position. If she still didn’t leave after being given a deadline, I’m now thinking that one option might be to wait until she was away and change the locks.