Even more so we have a situation where Larian's recent "One Year Statistics" showed that Shadowheart, the least horny Act 1 companion, was the most popular choice for the camp party. Which, outside of any data to suggest otherwise, is likely to have been true in EA. Meaning that Larian's decision to add in more horny wasn't particularly targetted towards what players wanted.
They had romance stats in EA. Shadowheart and Gale were the most romanced I believe.