This is not a corruption story it has been told quite a few times throughout the thread. The developer himself has confirmed it as well. I personally think that's part of the problem right now with development. DarkBlue has wrote himself in a corner going full drama imo.
Going now from trauma (Charlotte) , being naive as a todler (Emma) or irrational hatred (Emma's sister) to any kind of physical relationship will be quite complicated and long to explain, which will result in too many updates of holding hands and looking at each other from the distance