I really do love this game, despite how much I agree with people about the writing and the cringy dialogue, there's just so much fun and emotion to be had with this game.
And yeah, I've grown to agree that the relationship that Chloe and Max have is incredibly toxic, mainly because I had a similar situation with a "friend" of mine and could see why people hate her.
There are times in this game where she does become a better character like choosing to sacrifice herself to save the people of Arcadia Bay and even referring to David as her stepfather instead of stepdouche at the end, but overall, her character is kinda bitchy.