Fire Emblem looks cool, but I came to hate it a little because of the huge amounts of content and waifu/husbando focused stuff they have done on recent years. I might try the gba games since those came before that new focus.
Don't worry, it's not a "you-only thing". There is a reason why GBA FEs have HUNDREDS of romhacks, lots of them are of awesome quality and most have almost no romance stuff in them.The waifu stuff was kind of novel in Awakening but they need to find a new gimmick. I think I'm in the minority on this one, and honestly FE isn't my go-to srpg in the first place, so it might just be a me thing.