That was a similar reaction I had, in that Peter Parker, once again is a victim of the "unwanted harem." You got Michelle as the hot-tempered, jealous woman with a grudge who (inexplicably) is still attracted to him; you get Norah as the energetic and snarky "cutie" (whose dialog I thought was funny, although that "rice and beans" crack, unfortunately, makes her come across as a racist); and finally Mary Jane as the sweet, nonchalant, "we're just friends (or at least I tell myself this to mask my true feelings)" sexbomb. And you know that since the Black Cat is in this story, she'll be the amoral, seductive "vamp" of the bunch. Just have Aunt May come back as the "Nanny" and introduce an annoying, doe-eyed ten-year old girl to tease Peter to no end and we're all set.
Somehow, I think when readers wanted Marvel to prove why it would be better and necessary to have Spider-Man single, they probably were expecting something a little more creative beyond the Three's Company, Friends, screwball-romantic sitcom inspired shenanigans.