“I’m jealous of your wife. I wish I could have married you too.” If a female member seriously said this to you, would you want to cut ties with her?

I’m Flag Maker, a column writer. It wouldn’t make me want to cut things off. I’d just get a little irritated and think, “Don’t try to take the easy way out by looking for an easy marriage. Don’t underestimate me.” I mean, I’m pretty considerate toward the women I date, so even I find myself thinking, “A man like this would probably be easy to marry.” I wouldn’t find it burdensome at all. I’d be happy that she felt that way. I’d probably say, “Me too!” in the moment, but internally I’d be worried: “If she thinks that based on how I treat her, she’s going to get a nasty shock someday—or get fooled and end up with some terrible guy.” After that, I’d deliberately reveal bits and pieces of my less pleasant side and talk about my family, so she could understand reality. Then I’d probably help her find a boyfriend around her own age.

I’m Maezawa from the CEO’s office, and I’ll answer this as well. > I’m afraid they’ll feel I’m too much and run away. If that’s how you feel, I don’t think you need to go out of your way to say it. If they ever say something like that to you, then I think it would be fine to say the same thing in response.