Hagu_TL

Busy this month!? I'm glad I haven't heard that one yet.

But after reading this, I've got a good feeling about my current, budding relationship. Then again, culturally speaking, how fast or slow is one generally expected to take a relationship in Japan at 25 years old?

I successfully passed the 告白 (EDIT: The easiest one, 「前から気になっていた」) test a few weeks ago with a former coworker of equal age, and although we met up for the first time in months last Friday and have have tentative plans to meet up sometime this week, I haven't actually said something like 俺と付き合ってください yet. Frankly, I'm not even sure if I'm ready for that.

I recognize that this is a vague and unspecific question; I ask because my previous, botched relationship with an アラサーバツイチ was propelled way too fast. The method and circumstances of our meeting was not entirely unlike the story of the British man in your book, actually. But I feel twinges of guilt and disgust whenever I remember how said アラサー was literally all over me from our first date.

Statistically speaking then, what are some (dated) milestones of dating in Japan?

Very informative, thanks! It sounds like I've still got some time, but I'd probably better get my act together for the next stage of 告白.

This is relevant to my interests. I'll have to keep an eye out for it!