Yeah, true. Ss long as you are on Leslie or Alyssa's path then she'll be friends with you.I feel like the only way to avoid that choice is to be on Alyssa's path when you meet her while being with Leslie. By doing that you close Leslie's path. Otherwise it seems is always open up until that point.
Although I guess it's the same with Paige on the sports path. You don't get the benefit of her help meeting Katarina or the extra training sessions, therapy with the massage gun thing, or have her tell the MC to talk to the team trainers about his ankle issues, unless you are on her path. And you don't get to go see the wrestling show, which I still find the show entertaining.