“Marry Me?”: Stardew Valley Proposal Takes Advantage Of Farming In An Adorable Way

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Proposals are a relatively common occurrence in , but seeing a proposal that gets creative with the concept can be refreshing. One creative new proposal made between a couple that was already married in real life shows 's potential for cute gestures, especially when they step outside the typical boundaries of the game's romance systems. Although getting the wedding ring to gift to another player can be romantic, taking advantage of the game's primary mechanics to cultivate something special is even better.

Reddit user sweetestshelby shared the in-game proposal made by her real-life husband, which spells out "" in sunflowers. As sunflowers take eight days to grow, it's not a feat that could be pulled off immediately, but sweetestshelby didn't often check this corner of the farm.

Sunflowers are apparently sweetestshelby's favorite flower, making this a particularly thoughtful gesture. It clearly scored him some points, as landing a popular Reddit post celebrating a romantic gesture shows that it didn't go unappreciated.

The eight-day period needed to pull this off was assisted by the fact that sweetestshelby prefers to spend time in town and taking care of farm animals, letting her husband work on his project in secret. Creating convincing letters in the allotted space does come with some challenges, as Sudden-Dimension-645 points out in a comment transcribing the proposal as "", but that doesn't change how sweet the effort is.

One Stardew Valley player decided to skip out on all the eligible bachelors and bachelorettes in favor of a real-world option with a SDV theme.

Pulling off something similar in real life would come with significantly greater challenges, so it's the kind of idea that's ultimately perfect for the video game format. Couples that split the farm work more evenly might have more trouble pulling something like this off, but there are plenty of other ways to get creative, especially when focusing on what a partner likes best.

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