I’m a man in my 50s and a Platinum member. This is my third year using the club, and I’ve been making offers to women in their 20s through 40s who are classified as Types B, C, and D. I’m currently seeing some of them on an ongoing basis.

I’m in Seattle. Compensation for an affair is only around ¥3 million, right? No big deal. If she’s a good woman, go for it.

Maezawa from the CEO’s Office here as well. Thank you for your question. I believe I’ve answered questions about this a few times in the past. Did you happen to skip over them? Well, it’s difficult to say how effective this is, but I think it’s better than doing nothing. First of all, if you’re worried, unfortunately, the safest option is to end the relationship. That said, many people don’t end up having any trouble. I think that’s because neither person wants problems. Also, there’s a good chance the woman is experiencing a “dead bedroom” (not lesbianism, haha), and that her husband may not be particularly interested in her. In that case, one option is to trust your good luck and continue seeing her. However, when doing so, I think you should send her something like: “You’re single, right? You’re not married, correct?” Then have her reply via LINE or another messaging app: “Yes, I’m single. I’m not married.” You should save that exchange as evidence. If you’re married too, I think you should do the same thing in reverse. This won’t help if the two of you conspired to make false statements, but if there was no such conspiracy, I feel it could be effective to some extent. The reasoning would be that you were seeing her under the genuine belief that she was single, and therefore couldn’t be blamed. Strictly speaking, someone might say you should obtain a certificate of single status. But considering that most people in Japan start dating without asking for one, I don’t think it would necessarily be fair to say you were at fault simply because you didn’t obtain one. Ultimately, it’s difficult to say for sure, since things can depend on the ability of your lawyer and the impression you make on the judge.