Yes. A temporary escapism that hopefully has a positive message behind it.

War Doctor: Is there a lot of this in the future?
Eleventh Doctor: It does start to happen, yeah.

Romance is ho-hum to a certain degree. It means nothing without chemistry and trust. I remember that the Doctor was referred to as asexual but got sexualised because hey, that's got to look good in the trailer.*shrugs*

Oh no! Spoilers. I forgot. Sorry.:(