Okay, I had to join the forums just to comment on this! c:
I'm completely confused as well, and if Nintendo have been pulling our legs with the whole 'romance thing', I'll be pissed. But here is my view on Mr Rage and his 'text dump':
He claims he's "read all there is to know". So basically, that tells us that he can't have played the game and doesn't know what actions and emotions the characters are conveying. For example, imagine reading the lone sentence "Wow, it's hot in here!" Now imagine watching someone saying that sentence to another person whilst winking at them and grinning cheekily, whilst the other person is grinning back. See my point? The people who seem to be commenting on the romantic aspects are actually playing or have played enough of the game to draw that conclusion. They're seeing the character reactions first-hand.
Reading the text dump summary of the entire plot didn't feel like a spoiler because it felt just like a list of detached facts. It didn't tell me anything about the characters and their feelings throughout.
Oh man- I hope what I just said doesn't backfire in my face...