That's really sweet how Amari noticed how that they were in love all along , I've never viewed that way. I guess the "You're going to like me" dialouge does give a clue to what's really going on.
I just really agree with what everyone's said so far. I think their relationship's entirely believeable. Rinoa knew Squall had problems, but she was intriged (attracted?:colored

to him she didn't care. Well, I felt that way about a girl once so that's how I'd view it

. And they're both so sexy, how could you yourself not fall in love with either one?!
I reckon deep down, male players want to be Squall and rescue Rinoa, and I suppose female players want to be rescued by Squall. **I know SquallyBalambgirl is jealous of Rinoa and wants to be rescued by Squall. Yay!**
I think that's proabably a big reason for why this game is so great. You are Squall, you get to be part of it. And another thought, in a video game, the love story's presented to just you, not a big audience like a movie.
That makes me wonder why game developers dont realise there's a winning formula here. But if there were more "romance" games like 8, we'd just compare it to 8 and it wouldn't be as good.