I could understand if she was saying that writing romance for Richard just wasn't flowing organically, or it didn't fit in with the plot, or even that it wasn't a priority. I understand that sometimes the characters don't cooperate, and trying to put a romance somewhere that it doesn't fit normally turns out badly. She could even just say that she already had enough characters to manage and doesn't want to have to add to the cast. But she sounds like she genuinely believes that the only reason Richard doesn't have a girlfriend is that the right werewolf hasn't wandered into St Louis.