this is completely braindead

subscribed, because I know what I am

hehe, I'm feeling this

Speaking of dumb girls, her whole group is worrying, like that girl who brought up the sugar daddy topic in the first place and the fact that they think is just going to eat fancy dinner and compliments, how DUMB can these girls be?

I've heard a lot of "compensated dating" in Japan is in fact like that? $100 is low for any actual sex in a developed country.

A lot of compensated dating really is like that, involving simply going to restaurants or karaoke clubs and just spending time together, chatting, without anything sexual happening. It is essentially men paying for a cute girl to talk to them, listen to their woes, and be charming for an hour. It can involve sex but that is not a given, and when it does involve sexual services prices are higher than $100. So it is not nearly as DUMB as Serenata seems to think. In fact, some people even draw a line between compensated dating and outright sexual prostitution.

This doujin portrays it well, with the girl engaging in compensated dating essentially for free meals and some cash, without anything sexual going on.

That being said, I actually have a harder time understanding compensated dating than I do outright prostitution. Paying for sex is pretty straigh-forward, but paying for someone to essentially just hang out with you for an hour or two kind of baffles me. Sure, she laughs at your jokes, listens to your problems, compliments you, but like, of course she does, you are paying her for it. It is kind of like "be my friend for an hour, I will pay you." Not judging, mind you, it s just something I never understood the appeal of.

Also, on the topic of this series, not a fan, I must say. The "impossible" grill is just too much over the top with her "naaaah, two girls would never go out together" attitude. Like, on the one hand, she categorically states that lesbian relationships are literally "impossible", but later shows signs she is aware lesbians do, in fact, exist. So which one is it? Because one of these points literally defeats the other.

Plus, her ego and her preoccupation with popularity and hogging all the attention, engineering her personality and talking points on the basis of "what will please people/earn me the most points", it all just annoys me, I can not stand people like that. So the prospects her falling for the rich grill honestly do not interest me. Bonus points for the other protagonist being the polar opposite and the vapid popular grill not being able to deal with her on the account of that.

Interesting

We all know where this is going but I'm looking forward to it!

c'mon girl --- a million per date would've been >>>>> over 100 days of dating for one mil....!

but then again, food is tastier when earned???

Vive la Lesbiennesistance

Why does this not have a comedy tag XD

That being said, I actually have a harder time understanding compensated dating than I do outright prostitution. Paying for sex is pretty straigh-forward, but paying for someone to essentially just hang out with you for an hour or two kind of baffles me. Sure, she laughs at your jokes, listens to your problems, compliments you, but like, of course she does, you are paying her for it. It is kind of like "be my friend for an hour, I will pay you." Not judging, mind you, it s just something I never understood the appeal of.

I'm just guessing here: Japanese seem like they're pretty closed off/hard to open up to others, so they don't have many close friends. Some don't even have actual friends, since they work all days and nights (I doubt that co-workers are genuine friends). These people have more money than they need, but they're lonely as heck, so they choose compensated dating as a way of dealing with their loneliness. Sure, the whole thing is fake, but at least there is someone actually listening to them ya know.
Gosh, that sounded much better in my head. Anw, considering that this is the country where people are willingly paying a man to do absolutely nothing*, compensated dating is pretty normal.

*: It's real, here's the link: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/japanese-man-rent-followers-b1787128.html

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plebian marika hasn't read far enough into futaribeya to realize sakurako and kazumi are joined at the hip and pracically married

Totally hate the plot, but you bet I'll stick around for the sexy time.

Totally hate the plot, but you bet I'll stick around for the sexy time.

Have bad news for you chief, unless you have a glow stick fetish

Think I'm stopping here. I just find Marika too unlikable to keep going

Heh, chuckled at that dig at Futaribeya. The author of that series illustrates this series' LN right? If it really was a self depreciating joke, then I respect the hell outta that.

Jeez thats rough

Holy cow. Can I just say how hi-res this copy is? Plus the editing is so clean! I can zoom in and it's damn clean! You guys are good!

Oh, and does anyone know what font was used? I like it.

P.S. This plot is not my cup of tea but I'll stick around to see how it goes.

Reading the LN out of curiosity. It really does read like fanfiction-tier smut.

We live in a society.

So a girl with the same age and strength is the same to you as some adult guy that is knowingly going for minors? Okay.

Great way of missing a point.

And yes, if you walk into the lion's den, expect to get eaten.

Victim blaming at it's finest.

Maybe go outside a bit more often, too much twitter isn't good for you. Yes, if you go naked to a party full of random drunk men, don't expect everyone to behave. It's common sense. I really, really hate people that can't think outside of their tiny bubble. "Oh, She said girls have to be careful. Victim blaming, call the cancel cops!". Just no. There is a difference between wearing something nice and dating a predator where you are clearly in the weaker position. Sure, he can be nice. But you don't know him. Maybe he is a total creep and even has friends waiting for you. Expect the worst, not the best.

And I still can't decide if I like this manga or not. Having a cute ojou instead of an old man obviously helps, but this feels a bit like training a dog instead of convincing her that yuri couples can work.

Shit, I came here expecting the answer but no one asked so I'll have to

Wtf is rezu? A new subcategory to gatekeep adult yuri?

Shit, I came here expecting the answer but no one asked so I'll have to

Wtf is rezu? A new subcategory to gatekeep adult yuri?

Japanese pronunciation of "lez" as in "lesbian." Basically, lesbian porn. Here are Iori Miyazawa's (author of Urasekai/Otherside Picnic) brief thoughts on the term:

"There are some people who want to split things into "yuri" and "rezu" based on whether those have sexual content, but this distinction doesn't exist."

Havent seen anyone say it yet, but Room for Two is a real manga and it's very good and has a strong wholesome domestic lesbianism vibe and you should read it. It's very cute and gay and it's got a nice long run, following the characters through college.

Lol lesbian Jav is another world they really go hard lol

Only chapter 2 and it’s already this good

It’s a special world where making someone watch porn while sitting on your lap is considered a legit method of conversion “therapy” to change someone’s sexuality. Uncomfortable with having to sit in someone’s lap? Let’s make it more uncomfortable with making you watch explicit porn at the same time! That’ll make it more appealing! Like, really?

Man, she’s not interested in making her fall for her. She’s just interested in making sure she doesn’t freak out too bad when she inevitably fucks her. What next? Stick a finger in her without warning during a graphic lesbian orgy porno and assume any moisture means she’s raring to go?

And all of that ignores that the whole set up with the “bet” is designed to make Marika more resistant to “falling” since she doesn’t get paid if she does. Ugh.

That being said, I actually have a harder time understanding compensated dating than I do outright prostitution. Paying for sex is pretty straigh-forward, but paying for someone to essentially just hang out with you for an hour or two kind of baffles me. Sure, she laughs at your jokes, listens to your problems, compliments you, but like, of course she does, you are paying her for it.

For whatever reason, Japanese culture seems far more comfortable with that sort of fake companionship. It isn't even a new phenomenon, since that's basically how the geisha system worked (and works).

Anyway, I'm into corruption and questionable plot elements, so this is right up my alley.

"There are some people who want to split things into "yuri" and "rezu" based on whether those have sexual content, but this distinction doesn't exist."

So it is like the distinction between "shoujo ai" and "yuri". Some like to pretend there is a clear difference based on how sexual the work is, but most people either use it interchangeably or favor one term over the other for everything.

I gotta say the transition from ch02 page 21 to 22 made me jolt for a second.