There's no bonding. I think bonding is on the V5 only because it's family you're raising. To get better characters, you get the family to bond together. On the Tamagotchi Plus Color (TMGC+C) we're back to raising one character at a time. On the TMGC+C there are no specific time-of-day calls you have to attend to. Similar to the V5, the matchmaker is someone you call on, instead of her calling on you. Of course you still have to feed them, and clean their poo, but you can do that whenever you have a spare moment.