Pretty much, that's the entire reason to solving the plot-hole with that change. Which mind you, would still be stupid given everything they went together in SAO...until you apply the retarded logic everyone is using in this story of "It's virtual so it doesn't matter", which makes their entire relationship suddenly seem a pointless game they were playing
As I said, Fujino should really stop trying to make the plot more 'complex' and just stick to Inoda NTR-ing people, because the more he does the messier the writing gets for anyone who cares, while the ones that don't care just enjoy the NTR, but that also means he's ONLY writing such a complex thing for the people who care and, again, those are the exact same people being put-off by all his BS attempts at turning SAO's 'lore' into his own plot XP