I've been absolutely devouring this game! I still feel like I've got so much to uncover.
I've firmly settled into my early game strategy of Myrkka II for the easy personal request -> get interaction stats to decent, emotion stats if I have the wiggle room -> Myrkka I to get the easy Vahter and Krovos votes, and hopefully try and finagle one of the more finnicky electors while I'm at the planet. I wonder if I'm missing any special events by not going to other systems early game.
As for romances: the one with Ixil's daughter was pretty cute + helped me snag an otherwise uncooperative elector. No particular feelings on Fire. Vasily was fun - especially having him as my concubine for Eve, which gave some neat epilogue text. Kxenia was adorable and I'm intrigued by her desire to have a villainess romance, but also it is rough having to tank her 30 skill points. Oletko's son was intriguing.
Eve is the marriage I keep snagging on. The implications of her end card! Does anybody know if it's at all possible to marry her daughter, Star? I've tried proposing that, but Eve either wants me to marry her son or, if I insist I'm not interested in men, will just offer up herself. I'm decently convinced that Star is our half-sister via our mother, and that's why Eve is insistent upon us not marrying. The drama that genetic test result could bring...!
Eve in general is a character who I've struggled to figure out the motivations for. Once I was able to get a personal quest from her, but I didn't have the stats for it. In other runs, her negotiations either jump to marriage or just straight out deny me. No clue what variables cause her quest to become available!
Also, I've found that the Viper is my safest pick for pet. The social moods it can auto get you to are useful for any sort of run.