Her family affairs are somewhat based on me being at her house (btw, I didn't want to go, but I was forced to). As a friend (I must insist: this is the relationship DPC has allowed us to choose) I feel I should support her and help her to sort things out because it was just a friendly dinner. But somehow if I care for a female friend it means I love her. And that's a big no in RL and it should be too in a game where you can choose if you want to be a friend or a lover. Then again, if I don't help her with her family issues I got a similar confession but from Maya so the problem is the same: at the end of chapter 5 I'm not really sure if my choice of being just friends does matter or not. Frustrating.
If you paid attention on all your previous interactions with Josy you might of got the sense that her family affairs are messed in general and you form a very, very minor part in them.
Regardless of that you had 2 (forced) dates with her, you kissed her on the first, you are texting each other and she offers you the chance to spend the night with her.
You might think at this stage that if you are uninterested in her then it's probably not wise to encourage her in any way shape or form. Instead you ditch a party/mission to offer her support and when given the choice to go back to the party/mission you instead decide to go back to her dorm, alone.
That you're making your choices because you have nothing but friendly intentions towards her is all fine and good BUT you aren't considering the impact it's having on her feelings or point of view especially as you are trying to descalate from 'more then friends' to 'buddies'.
The 2 most common "arguments":
- "Maya's a proven liar" - No, she simply didn't feel like sharing a lot about herself with someone she just met, which is a perfectly normal thing.
- "She wasn't honest about her relationship and lead us on" - Partly, but even if she had been it wouldn't have stopped the MC as we know from how he continued to pursue Josy whilst knowing she was "in a relationship", doing all sorts of things with Sage and agreeing to be FWB knowing she still technically has a boyfriend, and pursuing Bella and Jade despite knowing they are married women.
It oftentimes feels like the anti-Maya/Josy crowd believe that because these characters aren't infallible that it makes them terrible characters and you'd think they were at Leah's level the way some people talk about them. They're teenagers around 18/19 years old and how many people have you known at that age that are emotionally and socially mature enough to be able to handle tough situations the "right" way? They made mistakes, big whoop, it's not like what they did is so horrifically and devastatingly bad that they are not completely irredeemable characters that deserve to be so fiercely disliked.
Also, the MC is not innocent in all of this either and I think people forget that. He's playing with their emotions just as much as they play with his because these are 2 girls who are going through personally difficult times, who are in need of comfort, companionship, and support, and they find it with him. Both of them develop feelings for him and feel like they want to be with him, meanwhile he's humping his way across campus and developing significant romantic relationships with at least 3 other women, all the while leading on both Maya and Josy to believe that they could have a better future with him by letting go of each other to be with him instead. He's also not being honest with them about his relationships with other women, so when all this comes out I'd be surprised if they take it well even after the deal they've just made.
She told us she had a boyfriend
You can understand why she might say this when you look back in hindsight BUT it does compare poorly to the other side of the coin (Josy) being less misleading by using the term "in a relationship"
She then does actually tell us that "she doesn't have a boyfriend" at which point she has the chance to bail out of her initial mistruth but she instead changes her lie to "So guys don't bother me"
Maya's happy to interogate you on masturbation, ask for your complete honesty but never reciproactes at anywhere the same level that you display to her. It's all one-sided.
As for "humping across campus" - Depends on the choices you are making. I got one walkthrough where I've never got past a kiss and even then I'm not normally the one initiating it.
As for being a 'Maya-Hater' - If you like submissive and easily manipulated girls then that's cool but other LI's are stronger and more sure of themselves and personal preference just ranks them higher for me.
The problem with Jill, and indeed Sage, is that you are entering 3/4 years of college life and they are in the final moments before they move into the real world.
I'm not sure how you would be able to lockdown a longterm relationship with either at this point in time.
