This game is fun. I agree that some grind should be eliminated. At the beginning I thought I'd anger Lauren and see what's in store. From what I can tell all I did was stall content. Then I thought I'd be clever and buy flowers and I generated more anger. After that, I opened the console, reduced anger to 0, and forward the game went.
Eventually, the grind got repetitive so I hit the money cheat to help forward progression.
I'm not through the content but the game has been enjoyable. I'd prefer more story, drama, and suspense over repetition. Also, I'd suggest adjusting the start to avoid stalling players who are just learning the rules. Draw them in first. I thought anger might give me different scenes, but now my thought is that it's a content blocker to be avoided.
Overall, good game.