That marks it as a show that understands there’s a large percentage of the population out there that aren’t traditional SF fans that comprehend feelings and stuff. The core nerd crowd is easy to get, a few decent space explosions and some hot babes and don’t horribly violate the laws of physics too often and they’re yours. But they aren’t that much of the population, nothing wrong with appealing to non-nerdy men and women, they’ve got money too.
So they’re after the Oprah audience...
A man breaks up with a gal because she’s a jerk and he’s glad to be rid of her. If she initiates the breakup, she’s a jerk and he’s glad to be rid of her.
You just described a chick flick TV series.
Remember - gays have money too! That’s why the second Star Trek series was popular...