Thanks for the detailed response and the glitch report! Glad you love Merel, she's a favorite of mine as well :DDD
In hindsight, yeah, I can see the main romance falling a bit flat. You only get flashbacks rather than actually spending time with them. That's definitely something I want to improve in future games. I've got a rough draft of a future game that puts the main couple's romance front and center, so hopefully I can make something a little more engaging in that department next time :D
Thanks again :DDDD