Ch4 spoilers
I agree that there's a fundamental design flaw in the game's narrative design , being that choices which have 0 connections to each other cause big consequences. Like how cheating on a test lowers your chances of hooking up with both Maya and Josie while punching and insulting Derek increases your chances of having threesomes with the HOTS lol
If i was DPC, instead of the whole DIK and CHIK meter, id do something more like the Fallout series.
Banter (DIK)
Charm (Neutral)
Chivalry (CHIK)
and depending on how many points you invest in these 3, you'll need a higher amount of points for each of them to unlock certain interactions with certain LIs. This would make much more sense than me insulting Derek helps me get my dick sucked by 2 chicks.
This is just a draft idea but it could work