Eh... maybe rubs me the wrong way isn't quite the right way to say it, it's more that none of them rub me the right way. See, the game has pretty solidly established Catherine as a very poly/fwb type of woman, and all of the romance options are pretty exclusionary and it just seems... out of character for her. I was hoping for more of a primary+others type of romance, Cathy doesn't seem like the monogamous type, not to me at least, if you're hot and not a dickhead there's a pretty good chance she'll want to fuck you and i can't see her changing from that mindset to 'you're the only one i'll ever need'.
Obviously everyone is going to play differently, and it's nice to have multiple options so everyone feels like they're being catered to, but I really don't play that way at all. For me, Catherine is definitely a horny gal, but she's also somewhat picky (and pretty much pure lesbian), so I've outright skipped a number of possible options. And I was quite happy with the idea that she could mature over time (especially with all the dramatic stuff going on) and pick someone to be her primary love interest.
I kind of like the idea of her being willing to pick one person to settle down with, especially if she's still occasionally willing to play around with other people (basically, I see her less as poly/fwb and more as monogamous but open). I
definitely don't want, say, the Evelyn romance to turn into "Evelyn bringing more and more people into the bedroom like a harem/blood cult of sorts",
unless the player has the option to say "No" and keep things a bit more one-on-one. I just think it's really nice to be able to go with the vanilla sub option and occasionally sleep around without it turning into a mandatory orgy.
Obviously the more options there are, the more work it makes for the devs. But I'll almost always advocate for players to have choices and be able to pass on less vanilla options in any game on this site. I think it makes for a better experience when players can stick to what they like and not feel forced into stuff they don't.
But I'm not adverse to people who want more casual or aggressive romancing to get what they want as well, as long as everyone gets a choice.