It’s to give you a different play through experience each time. I don’t know how your dating life went, but a lot of opportunities didn’t go my way... and there’s nothing you can do about it. It’s another person with their own intention. Maybe just revisit it later.
I don’t really get why people would save scum to purposely replay the same game path over and over.
OP totally agree with the in-person conversation. I don’t see what this adds to the game. This game is at its best when I can’t make out the ridiculous over stylization. It also puts one character as ‘the speaker’ which doesn’t make any sense.