Yes, that was my point too, it could be more nuanced for one, and your suggestion would actually be a great help, so you wouldn't have to lie, or cheat, basically effectively offering the player a "semi-nice guy"-route. And the fact that you ABSOLUTELY can't have the three family members without chosing to lie to them, is the worst sin of them all in this game, as you're involved with Monica/Mom before anyone else of the three (Monica/Katie/Jenna), so that's just some major BS in the game, in my opinion. And I'm not a big fan of Katie, so I wouldn't cry about losing her, but the other two, are really sweet (personalities), so that choice sucks donkey dick, as far as I'm concerned.
TLDR:
This game, is simply not the same game we started playing anymore, and the changes in it, have made it a lesser game than what it originally was.