Now for my views of the questions:
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Is this a real-life view or an ‘in-universe, whatever the fictional universe of you’ view? If so, real-life me, having a lot more constraints than fictional me, will turn out to be considerably different. Moreover, everyone is different, so getting an accurate picture of the situation IS going to be difficult if you go by polling results.
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Love is something that cannot come naturally. It has to be cultivated, nurtured and ‘worked up to’- what does this mean? Is it something along the lines of having to fight for it? If so, it has a hint of the truth.
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The real life me has had no experience of a date night. I have had a movie night at home on the couch with my family recently, and an arcade trip would be for action-seekers like me, but I have been reluctant to have one myself.
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The meanings of all the words can vary. I feel that an authentic and reflective relationship where both sides can not only tell each other everything (openness) but also both sides understand each other well enough. Being together doesn’t mean that the latter will happen.
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RO/NPC relationships are bound to happen anyway in a game, so it’s something I have no problem with.
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As mentioned above, understanding is very important. Loyalty is pivotal in a friendship, but in real life, as in the imaginary world, patience, a solid mutual understanding and kindness is, together with the ability to differentiate truth and falsehood, and fighting for what’s right, are what makes a sound and sustainable relationship. “If you aren’t right yourself, you can’t fight for what’s right.” Let’s just say I am more of the fighting type in-game though.
“SnooPING AS usual, I see?” “Evolution requires sacrifice.”
Loyalty is based on what the person has done in the past, while faithfulness is one step above loyalty, based on not just what the person can do in the future, but on who the person IS.
Edit: there is another Romantic Interests poll and the What kind of love interests you would like to see more of in Hosted games? threads which you could check out. The views represent who I am and what I feel.
Edit 2: First, develop and solidify your characters. Good characters make good games.
Next, develop different levels of romance.