>>24059271A lot of people are not goslings, but don't want to watch someone that is openly in a relationship. Remember what happened to that girl on twitter who danced to Oki Doki Boomer with the MAGA cap years ago, she lost all her popularity once people found out she had a BF.
For vtubers, even with a lot of rrats and previous life stuff stuff, as long as they dont slip or don't talk about it on stream, they can keep the magic going.