"General, another settlement needs our help."
"So why don't you go help them Preston? I swear, it's like you made me your superior so you wouldn't have to keep going out."
I absolutely love Fallout 4, and I found the game extremely compelling as a father of a young daughter. I really connected with the protagonist. And, in spite of Preston's incessant chatter, I preferred siding with the Minutemen the most. I'm starting a second male character playthrough siding with the BoS, and then I plan to do a female playthrough where she completes the main game and goes to Nuka-World to become Queen of the Bandits. Upvoted and followed, @olmech. Look forward to more!
I loved the Brotherhood of Steel...right up to where I had to destroy the Railroad. I felt so dirty after that. It really bothered me if you can believe that.
I know just how you feel. My initial playthrough I sided with the Railroad, and frankly, after playing through some of the Brotherhood of Steel questline quests, I couldn't fathom how one would side with them. Unlike FO3, they're basically tyrannical mercenaries.