Hate is always foolish… and love is always wise.
Always try to be nice… but never fail to be kind.
Never be cruel.
Never be cowardly.
Never give up.
Never give in.
IDK if you know, but Ultima IV is free on gog.com always… with V and VI being super cheap as well.
https://www.gog.com/en/game/ultima_4
Have you seen MoonRing? It was released like… weeks ago. It’s very Ultima inspired game from one of the original devs on Fable.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2373630/Moonring/
Oh… and it’s free as well.
I’ve only had a couple of characters, one’s I would expect to flirt with me, try to flirt with me on their own. Everyone else you have to seek it out in my experience. This really smacks of the “it’s because of your search history dude” trope. Stop choosing flirty dialogue and getting fauxfended when they flirt back. I agree it seems a little easy to pursue some of the romance trees, but it really isn’t in your face as much as these stupid articles would make it seem.
I mentioned this in another comment as well… but…
Ultima IV is free on GOG: https://www.gog.com/en/game/ultima_4
Also have you seen MoonRing? It’s a very recently released game, very Ultima inspired game from one of the original devs on Fable.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2373630/Moonring/