Now the rose tinted glasses have come off, I see all the flaws Halsin has besides the overly sexual behaviour and issues pertaining to his romance. I'm on my 2nd playthrough, romancing Gale (so sorry for ever doubting you, Gale) and now, when the focus is not on Halsin or me eagerly awaiting his romance to finally come into play, I see what all the other players were talking about who didn't romance him.

He's really just an elaborate camp decoration. He's just... there. No new dialogue. Nothing to say, except during the Thaniel quest and the end of Act 2. We've been over this many times by now. I see why people were saying stuff like, "how did you even get the idea that Halsin is [adjective]?" and I see it now!
My poor little brain was fed so little content that I made up my own private Halsin. And then reality hit me and it was really shit. There's other gripes I have with this game that are bigger, so I'm glad that I can just ignore Halsin during my 2nd playthrough.

Still don't know why Larian hasn't addressed this at all by now. Seems odd.