Most men ask whether I can go to their room, but completely avoid mentioning the important part—the allowance.

I bring up the allowance early on during the dinner date—if anything, I mention it right at the start. Regardless of her type. Even with a Type B, I talk about the allowance at the beginning of the dinner date. I tell her right away even on a letter date. Otherwise, how can she decide whether she’s interested? She might be thinking something like: “Five? No way. But ten? I’d consider it.” I feel that a papa’s job is to put her at ease by giving her the allowance as soon as possible. If I were doing mama-katsu and a wonderful woman like Lady Debbie came along, then asked me, “How about we continue this somewhere else?” without telling me how much the allowance would be, I couldn’t exactly say, “Sure, no problem.” Even if she had told me the amount, I wouldn’t feel confident that I could satisfy a refined lady like Lady Debbie unless she gave me the allowance as soon as we entered the room. On the other hand, if I received the allowance I was hoping for in advance, I’d work hard to make her want to see me again. Even if she said: “I don’t want it to feel like a transactional relationship, you know? That’s why I don’t want to discuss the allowance beforehand—I’d rather give it to you afterward as a token of my appreciation.” Still… A loser guy.

I’m Ayase Nana♡ Toward the end of dinner, they ask, “Are you okay with what happens after this?” and then follow up with, “Is there usually an allowance?” ☆ Taro That woman’s an actress… (sweat) ☆ Paper Airplane From a woman’s perspective, that’s a little scary. It makes it hard to concentrate.

I’m Dai, a male member. I first ask whether she’s willing to go to a private room. If she says yes, I then ask whether she has a preferred allowance. I never go to a private room without discussing the allowance first. If the man doesn’t say anything about payment, there’s a good chance he knows exactly what he’s doing. In that case, you should negotiate firmly yourself. If you can’t do that, I think you’d be better off quitting papa-katsu (compensated dating in Japan) altogether.

I’m Taro, a male member. I think the first important question is whether we can go to a room, so I ask that first. Once she says yes, I’ll respond with something like, “Oh, great—I’m glad,” and then ask, “Oh, by the way, how should we handle the money?” Sometimes the woman will ask, “What about the allowance?” Either way, we talk about the money after confirming that we’re both okay with going to a room. You should discuss the money in advance. This wasn’t at Universe, but I once met a woman through another club, and we ended things without discussing money. I gave her what I considered the going rate, and while we were walking from the room to the station, she started sobbing and said, “I thought I was going to get more.” Honestly, she was the kind of woman who looked like a completely different person once undressed—a real dud—and I’d already decided there definitely wouldn’t be a next time. I was almost proud of myself for still paying her the going rate. But then the whole situation suddenly changed. We were out in public with lots of people around, so it looked like I was obviously the bad guy. At the same time, it didn’t feel right to just give her more money to make her stop crying. I was suddenly in a complete nightmare with no idea how to resolve it, and I was genuinely at a loss. Since she was upset enough to start crying in the middle of town, I suppose she really was shocked. I understand that, and I sympathize with her as a fellow human being. But did she really have to cry in front of the station? Couldn’t she have held it in a little longer, said goodbye, gotten on the train alone, and then cried? Like something out of a music video. It’s not about whether she was right or wrong. I simply don’t want to end up in that kind of situation. Even if someone seems perfectly reasonable, you can’t really know what they’re like when you’ve just met them. So I always make sure to discuss the money in advance. I’d like women to do the same.

I’m a male member, “Paper Airplane.” After the first-day meal, if I feel she’s only someone I’ll see that once, I clearly tell her the allowance amount while we’re on our way to the room. But if I like her, I don’t mention it. If I especially like her, I may not even mention the amount when I give it to her at the end of the date.