Hello!
First of all, thank you so much for the in-depth feedback! It is extremely helpful and also provided many points we can experiment with in the future!
Such as hints on what stats may be needed in the upcoming weeks is something we found extremely challenging to implement correctly, so something to indicate in the status bar is actually good to experiment with!
We admit that the focus of the game was more about the character's lives, so the romance probably came over as extremely slow-burn (though... we love slow-burn romances XD ) For Aurelius, the reason we choose Etiquette is mainly because it's the stat for "Knowing how to act in certain court situations and what not to do." Story-wise, it's something important to him, as someone who is always followed by unpleasant rumours.
In total, we're super happy you enjoyed the game! :D Thanking for taking your time to give us your feedback and we wish you a lot of fun on the remaining routes!