Hello Daniel!! I am so sorry for the slow response - as you can likely tell, I am way less active on Itch than my other platforms so i didn't quite see this topic right away woops!
First of all, thank you so much for the kind words! I really put everything into making the characters uniquely lovable and flawed, so I'm glad you've enjoyed playing.
To ease your worries, there have been advancements! They are just, sadly, very slow. This project has grown into a truly massive undertaking, and I am constantly trying to wrangle it under control. I am sorry to keep you and everyone else waiting for so long... as the sole developer, I do take responsibility.
But if you would like to keep up to date with LoveSick Darlings, I strongly recommend both the game's Twitter and Kickstarter pages! I post updates there all the time, and even exclusive content sometimes! The June 2022 Kickstarter update will be online there in a couple of days too :)
In any case... your voice has been heard! I have always promised to finish this game, and I can personally promise to you here and now that I'm gonna finish this game no matter what! I'm sorry that's going to involve some waiting for you, I have so much more I need to write and so many more choices to implement - but I hope you'll be there to play when it's ready :)
Seriously, your comment has been very kind and I love hearing such nice feedback for this game! I won't let you down.