They said they fixed Gale, but on my second playthrough after Patch 2 and Hotfix 5 he is still as persistent. I don't see any difference.
He is most ridiculous of all, telling you how he adores his goddess and immediately trying to hit on you afterwards.
But the worst of them all is Halsin. You cannot say anything to him during the tiefling party without him having delusional thoughts about you. The worst part is that the game thinks you have those thoughts too and forces you to initiate a dialogue about it. Even if you ignore this dialogue completely, Halsin will try again in the end.
Regarding friendship: the best ones I had were with those who was totally blocked from romance options in my first playthrough - Karlach, Lae'zel and Wyll (you can block romance by adding companions to your team AFTER the tiefling party). Especially with Karlach. I would call it the one real and true friendship,
after killing Gortash she told me she loves me and in her last scene on the bridge she told she adores me
- both of those with absolutely no romantic implications, just something best friends would say to each other. Wish there were more of those with other characters.
Also, I hate the romantic path with Shadowheart. Maybe I should make a separate thread about it, though. All in all, she is the only one not "pushy", aside from Minsc and Jaheira.
