Just look at the bloody picture I posted above, posted by Larian themselves. They sure have a trend of contradicting themselves but they most definitely created the association and in a very deliberate manner.
That picture can just be an unrelated artwork card. I've seen artwork of other games characters dressing up a Christmas pine tree. Doesn't mean it actually happens somewhere in the game.
Once again, for the billionth freaking time: it doesn't matter what they intend to put in the game, they are very deliberately creating certain perceptions and cultural associations....that creates expectations and while nobody expects apples to play a major role in the game the stage is most definitely set for romances to be expected.
