There are other side characters that get little screen time but are far more enjoyable to read - Temari, Rock Lee, Anko, Shino, to name just a few. Hinata gets more screen time than all of them, but does nothing other than stammer and faint; and focus obsessively on Naruto - she has no life goal other than him. Also no sense of humor!
As a woman myself, I prefer strong independent women characters, not wallflowers.
I suspect that Kishimoto will end up pairing her with Naruto, as this seems to be the direction since the Pain arc (where if it were a real life story, she would be seen as reckless an irresponsible), but I for one, am pretty disappointed with this turn of events.
If he does decide to go that route, I hope he will at least develop her personality more, and give her other goals and skills besides Naruto.
Just my opinion, I realize it goes against most of the fan base here...