I'm curious as to this same question. However, I also thought/assumed the game was closer to completion than it apparently is (judging from this thread), so perhaps nobody really knows yet? Because I'm in a similar boat, wanting to be kind/romantic to her, but seeing that corruption score drop in the process, and unsure if that's good or bad. If I base it solely on the walkthrough, it's supposedly bad, but I don't know. She seems happier with my character if I don't always force the issue. I'm not even sure if it's good that I have a high Friendship Score with Marilyn or not, or what consequences there might be if I don't. (My worry is that she might make moves on Nicole, but it seems like she might do that anyway, I'm not sure.)Halfway through this game (using the walkthrough mod!), really liking it!
One question though (tried finding the answer but can't without spoiling too much): Let's say I want to romance the mom - however much the game may let me - is it best to, after a while, to stop focusing on corruption? Again, please no spoilers
Reason I ask is, that I have started noticing that a lot of the choices that seem more romantic, reduce corruption (such as on the date). Is that good or bad if I want to try and romance the mom? Don't even know if it is possible (and I don't want to know hehe), but need to know what role corruption would play