Say what you want, but not having your entire party and every NPC you meet thirsting to gobble your dick the moment you meet feels like a positive to me.

Good, it’s the worst trend that completely breaks any immersion. Imagine roleplaying all this cringy shit with your bearded dungeon master across the table. That’s not how RPGs are meant to work. The perfect balance of romance in CRPGs had already been established by the likes of KOTOR, BG2 and P:T. It’s classy, not overbearing and completely optional.