Agreed. Do people actually have friends like this for 5+ years in real life?

I didn't think this was supposed to be a romance game, but a friendship one. Maybe with a hint of a mystery? Why is Emily away, etc. Yet all of my friendship options either lead to never-ending potential relationship options or no friendship at all. My possibly probing questions get deleted and replaced with banal conversation. I'm sure the whole "Brad" thing wasn't helping, either. 

The ending wasn't much of one tbh. I guess this game was hyped up so much to me that my expectations were too high.