You think? Did you miss the part where Shino was shown to having major issues with PTSD? And how Shino was hoping to use her Sinon GGO persona as a way to help her overcome that? Her motivations had nothing to do with Kirito. She came to respect what she perceived as his mental strength, and that’s it.

It really seems like the only difficulty here is watching the show and recognizing what is actually going on with these characters. If you think it’s just about loving Kirito and seeking his romantic affections, I question if you were really paying attention.

There’s plenty of male characters you can pick up in the game, and I have a number of them. Most of the major characters outside of Agil and Klein are female though.