User blog comment:Heswe099/Romance in RWBY/@comment-7472785-20130327093818

Not initially and not necessarily.

That's the short and concise answer to a precise question. ;)

Now let me expand on the first part:

I believe that if the story would initially be structured to include romantic interests, we would see a mixed team. Romance is in itself not easy to write in a multi-protagonist setting; when it goes beyond the protagonist team it becomes very complex rather quickly.