◎Rough Desires◎Wife's Bulletin Board◎Aya, 24 years old. A modest-salaried office worker and three others rent this room. Since some are married, it's become a secret spot to enjoy compensated dating. Though the space is small, it feels like the perfect hideaway. We pretend the women are celebrity wives—like idols or hostesses—slender, stylish, and radiating youthful charm. The subtle yet tempting swell of cleavage peeking from their open blouses naturally heightens anticipation. As memories of youth come flooding back, one wonders why such affairs occur during the first year of marriage, the honeymoon phase. Perhaps these women have circumstances that make leaving impossible.