Is Getting Married In Stardew Valley Worth It?

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One of the biggest decisions in is whether to get married and which spouse a player wants to pursue. Since most of the charming farming simulator is about building relationships with the residents of Pelican Valley, it makes sense for the farmer to settle down. It takes so much time and many gifts to court the love of your farmer’s life, so it makes sense to carefully consider who to pursue.

There are twelve romance options, and one special roommate, available in to bring to live on the farm with the player.Marriage brings lots of benefits, like free gifts and chores, but also takes a lot of effort, which begs the question of if marriage is worth it. However, for the full experience, marriage is necessary.

Getting married in is a long process. Players must complete a long series of steps to romance their favorite romance NPC, which includes earning eight hearts of friendship, giving them a bouquet to unlock two more hearts, upgrading the farmhouse, unlocking the tide pool section of the beach, and gifting the NPC a mermaid’s pendant. The pendant itself costs 5,000 gold and can only be purchased on the beach during rainy days. While some mods can make this process easier, gaining friendship hearts can take a very long time.

Needless to say, marriage is a lot of work. Depending on the NPC a player chooses to romance, marriage can also be costly since some NPCs have more expensive tastes for loved gifts than others. Once the wedding is over, the new spouse will move into the farmhouse and will now have an additional four hearts to earn.

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If the spouse is kept happy, by talking to them or continuing to give gifts, they’ll help around the farm. The helpfulness of a spouse on the farm is debatable, since they’ll often water all the crops on the farm full of sprinklers or feed all the animals in barns with auto-feeders. Spouses will al