oooh, I always love it when I see this in games!! I get to see into the character's head, I'm not constantly checking if the relationship bar went up or down it's great. I do usually like it best personally when there is both a bar and a character thought because sometimes you see a character thought and it's vague on if what they're thinking is negative or positive or like... a secret third thing, but I could get why you wouldn't want that. in real life, you aren't always one hundred percent sure how people feel about you unless they tell you and even then they could be lying, just vibes would be most realistic I guess. overall excited !! very excited.
Seconding this! I love when I get to go into the stats screen and read little blurbs about what the other characters are thinking/feeling. Better than worrying about min-maxing points imo, and lets you focus more on choices that make sense for your character. (I have a bad habit of reloading when number goes down.)