Do you feel there’s a difference between an allowance of 70,000 and 80,000 yen? I personally feel 70,000 is the most reasonable amount (and men have told me it’s fair), but ideally I’d like to receive 80,000.

I’m Taro, a male member. The allowances people mention in their questions are usually pretty high. They’ve gotten more reasonable than before, but I still wonder why that is. In my actual experience, 90% of them were 50,000 yen or less. So when someone says 80,000 yen, it feels about the same as the total including the setup fee for arranging a new introduction through Gold (30,000 + 50,000 = 80,000 yen). That said, if she’s a good person, I’m fine with it.

I’m Flag Maker, a column writer. I start an arrangement at whatever amount the woman asks for, so if she says she wants 8, I’ll offer 8. Unfortunately, though, there are plenty of others to compare her with, so if I don’t feel she’s worth that 8, I’ll decide not to continue the arrangement. Writing that out, I feel like I may be the most ruthless one of all.

I’m Kazu, a male member. I don’t really see much difference between an allowance of 7 and 8. The difference I notice is between 5 and 10. Fewer than 5% of the women I’ve made offers to have asked for 7 or 8, but when they do, I tell them, “I usually give 5—sorry.” No one has ever asked for 9, but if they did, I’d first consider whether I’d still want to see her if I were paying 10, and then I think I’d give her 9. For some reason, when someone asks for 7 or 8, I don’t consider whether I’d want to see her even at 10. Incidentally, fewer than 5% of the women I’ve made offers to have asked for 10. In those cases, I agreed to 10 with both of them. One wasn’t worth twice as much as someone receiving 5, so I only met her once. The other was worth it, so I still see her occasionally. Conversely, when a woman I usually see for 5 tells me she’s having a tough month, I either increase how often we meet, give her 8 or 10, or pay her in advance.

Maezawa from the CEO’s Office here as well. Thanks for your question. > If you’re going to give 90,000 yen, wouldn’t you just give 100,000? You might think that if you’re giving 90,000 yen, you may as well give 100,000, but there seems to be a psychological gap between single-digit and double-digit amounts. So in that case, it looks like people settle on 80,000 instead. However, for someone who thinks, “I’d rather give 70,000 than 50,000,” I think the amount would end up being 70,000. So my guess is that men who think from the higher amount settle on 80,000, while those who think from the lower amount settle on 70,000. That’s how I’m profiling them. (笑) So, if you’re a man who gives 80,000 but arrived at that amount by starting from the lower end, or a man who gives 70,000 but started from the higher end, I’d love to hear from you. I’ll revise my theory. (笑) > Do you feel there’s an obvious difference between 70,000 and 80,000? Since the way of thinking is different, I feel there’s probably a difference between 70,000 and 80,000 as well. (I don’t think someone currently giving 70,000 would raise it to 80,000 even if they tried.)

I’m Hikouki, a male member. I don’t date women who notice those kinds of differences or worry about the allowance. At least not for another seven or eight years… If a man has his own standards, he won’t continue seeing someone if they differ by even one point. Actually, he won’t continue if she exceeds that standard even slightly. More than anything, I can’t enjoy being with a woman who cares about the allowance. I think the better the man, the less likely a woman is to ask him for a high allowance, so it’s probably wise to make a careful judgment.