I’m a married female member who works at a small-to-medium-sized company.
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Watching news about celebrities’ affairs, including the scandals exposed by Bunshun, got me wondering: What kind of position would a partner have to be in before I should start worrying about the media or internal leaks?
One of my papas is an executive at a company in an industry that has been especially vulnerable to criticism during the COVID-19 pandemic. (It’s publicly listed, operates globally, and his name and photo are posted on the company website.)
We’re both ordinary people, so I don’t expect us to attract tabloid attention, but I worry that an internal leak could still lead to disciplinary action or something similar. I’d also hate for this to affect my family. Of course, we’re careful when we’re out in public, but if a private investigator were involved, I feel like the best I could come up with would be a painfully unconvincing excuse worthy of Ai-chan.
We have amazing chemistry and enjoy our relationship, but he’s also a papa who can be a little careless, which makes me somewhat uneasy.
Am I overthinking this?
I’m Taro, a male member.
When considering the risk that someone might do something, it helps to think about their motives. If, when you consider all their other options, there’s no real reason for them to do it, then the risk is probably low.
For example, if I saw a Bunshun headline asking, “Is ○○, an executive at a publicly traded company, having an affair with an office worker at a mid-sized company?!” I wouldn’t buy the magazine. I probably wouldn’t even read it in the store. It would just be too boring.
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Maezawa from Shacho-shitsu here. I’ll answer as well.
Thanks for your question.
As for who gets targeted, I think it’s generally people who would attract attention if the story were reported.
So if you’re an executive at a company in an industry that tends to draw criticism, you’d probably be fine as long as you don’t normally appear in front of the media. If an article were published, people would likely just wonder, “Who is that?”
However, it’s a different story if the person has representative authority. If they’re the company president, for example, they could certainly be targeted.
Even if they’re just an executive, I feel they may be easier to write about if they work for a company closely connected to the government, even if they’re not well known.
That said, you could still be personally blackmailed without anything being reported, so I think it’s always best to stay cautious.
You also mentioned that making excuses would be difficult. If it were a love hotel, there probably wouldn’t be any convincing excuse. But at a city hotel, saying that you were simply talking should be perfectly plausible.
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I’m だて◎ゆめ, a male member.
> Publicly listed, expanding globally, with the name and photo featured on the company website
Please be extremely careful in how you conduct yourself while dating. Avoid doing things together in places where others might see you, such as eating out or walking around town as a couple.
Keeping things discreet in some quiet corner of the city is probably best（笑）
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