What I mean by my last point is that a lot of the stuff in the Daily life portion of the game like parts of the mood system, Chloe's tickets, and the permanent buffs are designed for JOI. Thus if I were to make an option to make the feeding sessions non-joi, it would require redesigning these parts for that mode. And doing that would probably take a fair bit of time. I wouldn't call it off the table just yet, but if I were to implement it it's going to be after the story, H-scenes, and mechanics are in a near-complete state.
I don't think you're being pushy at all! All ideas are always welcome and I'll definitely put your progression idea into account.