I dont understand why this issue is not being discussed more. It kills the game for me and my wife.

Ok, my wife is talking to some guy and i use the journal to keep up with what she is saying. Then there is a choice to make and i am pulled into a new window.
Thats fine, but i did not get to see what was said last, and there is no log of the conversation in the chat window. So i actually have no idea what i am responding to. So i have to look over at her screen or ask her, breaking immersion and making the game a chore (its not easy to see her computer from where i am sitting. Its infuriating) :p

This is actually a huge deal for us, and we are both getting frustrated with the entire game. As it stand, my wife does not want to play at all untill its fixed.

I mean come on... This was in alpha/beta for how long? And the devs even hyped the coop choice/dialogue stuff, and this is what we get? Whyyyyy? frown