Recording summary · September 2020
How I CHEATED in Love Hotels in Japan and got away with it 😏
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Overview
Daniel introduces a discussion about Japanese love hotels, noting differences between what happens inside them and traditional ideas of love, and introduces his guest Bilbo, recounting Bilbo's story on his behalf because of Bilbo's injured jaw.
Following an argument where his girlfriend kicked him out, Bilbo matched with a 36-year-old mother of three on Tinder, traveled six hours by train to meet her, stayed at a nearby love hotel, and returned home the next day to reconcile with his girlfriend after being turned down for a second meeting.
Themes
Characteristics of Japanese love hotels
Bilbo's guest appearance and jaw injury
Bilbo's argument with his girlfriend and search for company via Tinder
Travel to a Japanese town and meeting a Tinder match
Experience inside the love hotel room
Morning rejection and return journey to reconcile with girlfriend
Developments
Bilbo has an argument with his girlfriend, who kicks him out.
Bilbo matches on Tinder with a 36-year-old mother of three located six hours away.
Bilbo travels six hours by train to meet the woman at the station.
Bilbo and his match walk to a nearby cheap love hotel, select a vacant room from a wall display, and go to the third floor.
Bilbo asks to meet again the next night, but the woman declines, citing other plans.
Bilbo takes a six-hour train ride home and reconciles with his girlfriend.