Deeper, and therefore unlikely to be done, approval and exual attraction are two different concepts: you can't be friend with someone you don't like but you could definitely sh#g someone you don't (given enough alcohol), oddly enormous enough bg3 childishly ties these two concepts. That's sad given the level of quality in other areas.
I don't think I can comment on this yet. I totally agree it should be possible to have non-sexual friendships in the game, but perhaps it's something that only happens later (I've only just finished act 1) or perhaps it depends on exactly what options are picked, but I'm not (yet) experiencing what others are reporting.
My PC currently feels like she's good friends with Shadowheart, Karlach, Gale and Wyll, none of whom have hit on her even once. Halsin she doesn't really know, but he's not hit on her either. Lae'zel did proposition her, but while Lae'zel then made reference to her rejection at the party, that was in the context of saying it was a pity we'd never get it on, so no repeat proposition there. My character did sleep with Astarion who suggested some fun at the party, but after that said that she wasn't interested in continuing a relationship and so far he's not tried to push it. So while I agree that some of what folk are describing does sound very off, it also seems currently unlikely to me that it's by design. And also doesn't reflect my experience of the game to date.
Of course, I could start seeing some of the same issues that others have experienced as the game progresses.
"You may call it 'nonsense' if you like, but I've heard nonsense, compared with which that would be as sensible as a dictionary!"
