Maybe, just maybe human relationships are much more complex then just "friends", just "lovers", maybe and this might sound so weird: maybe relationships can be everything and none of the mentioned as they progress over time. How about not thinking binary?
It is a game that isn't about romance, it just may (or may not) be something that's added. I never expected a lot from it, certainly not anything that's complex. Even actual 'life sims' can't get romance right. Heck most can't get it right in real life.
