I’m a male member, and I’d like to learn how to build rapport with women the way Mr. Mac and your friend Mr. Win do. Please stop arguing. For some reason, I can’t maintain long-term relationships with the women I like; they eventually stop responding. There are so many rude women out there. I make sure to maintain a clean and well-groomed appearance. I’d appreciate any advice you can offer.

“Looking clean and well-groomed” isn’t a selling point—it’s the bare minimum, isn’t it?! The reason you don’t understand why people stop responding is probably why your relationships never last. Start by thinking about whether you’ve been rude or made the other person uncomfortable. This sounds like something straight out of an elementary school morals class. Marika

I’m in Seattle. I’ve never come across a rude woman, though.

I’m だて◎ゆめ, a male member. Oh! Mac, it’s been a while. Glad to see you’re doing well. Even if it’s only once in a while, I think this Q&A would be even more enjoyable if you posted whenever you came across something you thought was worth sharing. Sorry for the off-topic comment!!

Maezawa from the President’s Office here. Hmm? This wording seems oddly familiar… Well, it’s a normal question, so I’ll answer anyway. > “Please stop arguing.” That comes across as condescending. Although it may look gentle at first glance, it’s essentially the same as saying, “Don’t argue.” If you take it a step further, it’s also basically saying, “Don’t talk about anything else.” > “There are so many rude women.” This wording likewise implies that he’s in the right and the women are at fault. I’ve hardly ever encountered a genuinely rude woman. I think there may be something about the person asking the question that makes others act that way toward him. > “How to tame them” They’re not pets… Once again, it’s blatantly clear that he sees himself as being above the other person and the other person as being beneath him. Any woman who could make this work would have to be exceptionally mature and capable. I feel things might work better if he did the opposite of everything I mentioned above. He should probably approach things with a little more humility.

I’m Paper Airplane, a male club member. To put it bluntly for the person asking: Why did she stop responding? Because you were rude to her. Since this is a club, there’s no reason things shouldn’t continue if you treat a woman you like that way. That’s how it’s supposed to work. It’s not romance, after all…

I’m Taro, a male member. That’s actually a really good question. Rather than being put off by Mac’s thing—or worshipping it, for that matter—I think trying to understand it is a constructive approach. To me, Mac’s thing seems to work because he creates an extraordinary, out-of-the-ordinary atmosphere. It’s a relationship fundamentally different from a normal romantic one—something that couldn’t exist under ordinary circumstances—but within it, the woman is showered with abundant affection, at least from the man’s side, while engaging in unconventional play. Of course, I’m sure there’s also skill involved in guiding things in that direction, as well as techniques for getting to the heart of a woman in every passing moment. It’s a style completely different from my own, and not something I aspire to, but I find it interesting as a phenomenon that’s actually happening in the real world. I haven’t read his columns, though（笑） I’m pretty ordinary myself, and women have told me things like, “You’re ordinary but considerate, so I’m sure people like you.” When I genuinely come to like someone and she feels the same way, things tend to last a long time. I do get dumped sometimes, but if she faced me honestly and came to dislike me or feel that I was too much, I wouldn’t consider that disrespectful. This may be a minor point, but the phrase “There are many disrespectful women” caught my attention. Somewhere in your heart, don’t you think, “I’m paying, so of course she should open herself up physically”? If you have even the slightest feeling like that—even 0.00000…01%—I think that’s what causes women to stop responding.