Talk:Beloved/@comment-67.183.63.144-20160521213827/@comment-24536993-20160714154432

This is not correct. Gifting the Arisen's Bond to any other character after finishing Duchess In Distress and then talking to them again after the gifting will make them your beloved.

There are other quests that instantly max out affinity for some key characters however they do not guarantee that they will be chosen as beloved.