A question from a woman.

I’m Flag Maker, a column writer. When I treat my subordinates at work, I don’t actually use company expenses. But I don’t want them to feel indebted, so I lie and say, “It’s fine—I’ll put it on expenses,” and deliberately ask for a receipt. On dates, I don’t have to go to that kind of trouble, so it’s a relief not to ask for a receipt at all. I can simply say, “I don’t need one,” without lying.

Maezawa from the president’s office will answer this one as well. Thank you for your question. There’s nothing particularly strange about asking for a receipt—it’s even recognized under commercial law as a legitimate right. In fact, these days, most receipts can be used as official receipts anyway, so there’s usually no need to ask for a separate one. And from a woman’s perspective, I don’t see any reason to look at a man strangely just because he asked for a receipt. The fact remains that he spent money on you, so I actually think it’s stranger to read anything negative into it. Once you become a veteran of papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan), you apparently learn to think along the lines of, “This papa (a male supporter) should be able to claim a full camera setup as a business expense.” Then, without ever outright asking, you simply mention that you’re thinking of buying one—and before you know it, a camera setup worth hundreds of thousands of yen, complete with several lenses, arrives. It seems wise to think about whether the things you want are easy for your papa to claim as business expenses. Please come to like your papa more. Then, I think you’ll both be happier when he treats you in ways that don’t actually reduce his own wallet.

I’m Paper Airplane, a male member. Since it’s a date, I don’t accept an allowance.

I’m Date◎Yume, a male member. I’m the type who prefers to receive. I really don’t mind at all（笑）

I’m Kazu, a male member. I don’t receive an allowance, so I don’t think it’s anything particularly common. Do women really care whether the money comes from an individual or a company? Personally, I think it’s irrelevant. Trying to pry into someone else’s finances is really quite petty.