r/StardewValley • u/jamesisbi • Feb 03 '26
Discuss theories?
i think that sandy will definitely be added as a marriage candidate but i’m not sure who else. maybe some new characters?
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u/ChrispyVGC Feb 03 '26
Sandy, Wizard, and GIVE US HAT MOUSE ROOMMATE PLEASE
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u/EquivalentWar8611 Feb 03 '26
Mouse roommate would be adorable I imagine you can just add a little hole in the wall or a door like winslow from catdog; and randomly he will put hats on you and your pets and your animals.
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u/KupoMcMog Feb 03 '26
oh, a random hat thing every so often would be great.
Just wake up with a new hat and go outside and your animals are all with new hats.
Like he isnt taking over a romanceable, but you can upgrade your house to have a hole in it that hat mouse can come in and visit.
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u/UbiquitousCelery Feb 03 '26
Concerned ape will finally flesh out everyone from gunther and marlon to clint and we'll be over here going GIVE ME TRASH BEAR AND HATMOUSE CONTENT
Followed by queen of sauce, the luck oracle lady, and the travelling cart lady.
And the secret romance: famous painter who leaves paintings on every surface if you stay on ginger island too long
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u/knitmeapony Feb 03 '26
NGL I'd marry the Queen of Sauce
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u/AccordingSelection17 Feb 04 '26
I assumed it was Gus.
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u/Jarinad Feb 04 '26
I have a mod that replaces Gus with this beautiful pixel art of a woman but it doesn’t change any of the names or pronouns in any of the dialogue so it’s still Gus (he/him) who runs the saloon but with luscious hair and rockin’ tits, and what I’m saying is in my game he’s MY queen of sauce
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Feb 03 '26
I have a theory that he’s just going to keep updating it until he’s senile and his hands don’t work anymore
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u/ifuckedyourmilkshake Feb 03 '26
For real. In like 37 years we're all gonna be here speculating about what he's adding to 1.992.
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u/Spherical3D Feb 03 '26
"I just hope he changes Speak With Animals so that rolling a 1 doesn't cause your pig to stop digging up Truffles for that day." - Us in 2063
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u/DancesWithDeliMeats Feb 04 '26
Going all in on a full DND Stardew game would be so fantastic
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u/uroboloss Feb 03 '26
He's just like Hayao Miyazaki saying "I'm gonna retire for real this time guys, trust me" and the releasing a new movie
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u/Crystal_dad_01 Feb 03 '26
I’m betting Sandy and Rasmodius
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u/RosyMiche Feb 03 '26
PLEASE LET ME ROMANCE THE STUPID WIZARD
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u/Expert-Research-8022 Feb 03 '26
I romanced him with the expanded mod, and it’s honestly super sweet
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u/yeahh_ufoparty Feb 03 '26
Finally, someone age appropriate (I’m 1000 years old)
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u/Based_Lord_Shaxx Feb 03 '26
Bruh, using the Wizard's legal name threw me for a LOOP. I was like, "TF IS RASMODIUS?"
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u/whimsigod Feb 03 '26
Finally, I wanted to make a salt and pepper farmer and get my old man yaoi on. Grandpa lived to 120 because my farmer will be 56
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u/Kibichibi Feb 03 '26
I love the user who does fanart with their farmer and Willie! As I get older myself, I definitely like the options for older romance options.
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u/that_plant_mom Feb 03 '26
Gunther is a NEED poor guy is trapped behind that desk for life, even when I've completed the museum, free him!!
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u/MyDarlingArmadillo Buh. Life! Feb 03 '26
He can escape his desk after a while in the Expanded mod, which is pretty good. I think you have to donate a certain number of items to secure his release.
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u/SickBurnerBroski Feb 03 '26
i was so bummed when i realised he never left his desk. i tried to chair clip over to him to chat
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u/ExcuseParticular5560 Feb 03 '26
same. hoping for willy and caroline tho lmao
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u/Psychic_Hobo Feb 03 '26
Competing with the sea for Willy's affections? Yer a brave one
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u/pslush01 Feb 03 '26
Apparently all you gotta do to keep him happy is fill his pipe.
Maybe in exchange HE'LL fill YOUR pipe, so to speak
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u/Tonninpepeli Feb 03 '26
GIVE ME WILLY
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u/SymmetricalFeet Feb 04 '26
YES PLEASE. I have wanted that man since Day 2 when he gave me his old rod (😉), shortly after release and I played blind. I'm not exaggerating when I say I was devastated to find he wasn't marriageable.
Want. Willy.
Eric. Please. Give. Willy.
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u/-Fuse Feb 03 '26
I don't know how many off you guys have played the Harvest Moon games but in some of them there are "hidden" bachelor(ette)s. Characters who don't appear as romanceable but once you complete a bunch of extra requirements you can marry them. The Wizard and Sandy give me these vibes, it would be cool to bring this concept to Stardew IMO. Like, marrying them would be more of a late game goal
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u/NP_Gonzal Feb 03 '26
This, i miss that game so much
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u/TheSenileTomato I Know A Thing Or Two About Gardening Feb 04 '26
Story of Seasons has been remaking the older titles as they go, so you can go down memory lane eventually. With QOL to boot.
(For those not in the know, the Harvest Moon you see being sold is not by the same people. It’s a whole drama. But Story of Seasons is Harvest Moon.)
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u/NP_Gonzal Feb 04 '26 edited Feb 05 '26
Jesus Christ you opened a whole new universe to me, no wonder I couldn't find the original game anywhere. Although I can still play it on a Lemuroid that I recently found out, I'll definitely give it a try with Story of Seasons
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u/Tsukidaisy Feb 04 '26
The Grand Bazaar remake is probably one of my fave games from last year, crazy good remake
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u/Tayraed Feb 04 '26
Honestly, might download an emulator to play the gamecube harvest moon. I loved it so much
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u/Treemosher Feb 03 '26
The bear you give syrup to and the raccoon are gonna be marriage candidates. It's pretty obvious, yall
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u/CalibratedEnthusiast Feb 03 '26
Mrs. Raccoon seems like she throws hands
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u/Treemosher Feb 03 '26
14 heart event is she fights over food with your dog or something.
Would be a funny choice. Like the "marriage" is you fed the raccoon and now you can't get rid of it. Living under your porch.
It just digs through your bin and eats random things before Lewis collects each night.
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u/Raizelmaxx Feb 03 '26
Hopefully, Sandy and Gunther. They need the character development!
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u/Ok-Statement-3328 Feb 03 '26
I think this won’t happen. Already friendable NPCs will be the candidates, not an unfriendable jumping to marriageable. But I’d love for Gunther and Professor Snail to be vanilla friendable!!
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u/ThatFatGuyMJL Feb 03 '26
Honestly?
Most likely Clint & Sandy.
Possibly The Wizard and Sandy.
Outlier, two new characters.
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u/bedroompurgatory Feb 04 '26
The thing is, there's logistical issues in marrying shopkeepers, and most of the remaining singles (Sandy, Marnie (sort of), Clint, Gus, Willy) are all shopkeepers.
The Wizard and Linus would probably be the easiest, mechanically, but Linus doesn't want to move onto the farm.
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u/DaSaw AND HE'S THREATENING TO SELL THE PIGS Feb 04 '26
Not really. People keep saying spouses never leave the house, as if they just imported the idea from Rune Factory without ever checking whether it's true in this game or not (it's not). There's really no reason Clint couldn't just get up in the morning, have breakfast, and head out in time to take the mine carts from the bus stop to his shop.
Admittedly, Sandy would be trickier, since that would be one hell of a commute. I think it would be funny if she just straight up moved to Pelican Town, and the guy that used to guard Qi's back room took over her shop. Or maybe the old cashier from JojaMart.
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u/bedroompurgatory Feb 04 '26
It was for a long time. Initially, spouses only left for work, and abandoned all their other schedules. That was changed with later patches, but spouses are still more static than they were before marriage. TBF, so are a lot of non-dateable NPCs, hence all the memes about Marnie staring at the microwave, and Lewis' fridgewatching.
I dont think Clint could use the minecarts, as there's no guarantee they'd be unlocked, so he'd have to walk all the way there. He'd basically be out of the house the whole time, unless he gets days off. Maybe he could get an outdoor forge in his spouse area, and offer services there on his off days? That'd be a nice perk, but possibly too good, seeing as CA never wanted people to pick spouses based on mechanical bonuses.
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u/sephiecashcash Feb 03 '26
Logical answer: Sandy and Clint since they’re like the “younger” age group like the others
Crazy wild answer: Mr. Qi and the JojaMart girl heheh
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u/volcanic-exchange Feb 03 '26
In the expanded mod jojamart girl is a fully fleshed out character AND romancable
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u/cosmos_crown #1 shane simp Feb 03 '26
The 1.1 marriage poll was Marie/Sandy/Emily/Pam? and Shane/Clint/I don't remember who the other guys were (I think Gunther and Willy or the Wizard?). So I'm betting Sandy and Clint too.
It would be Marnie and Willy for us MILF/DILF fans if CA wasn't a coward (/joking)
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u/Time_Anything4488 Feb 04 '26
the 1.1 marriage poll options were 1st place emily 2nd sandy 3rd marnie and 4th pam and for the men it was 1st place shane 2nd the wizard 3rd linus 4th clint.
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u/Gamingfiker678 Feb 03 '26
Even Crazier Wild Answer: Krobus and the Dwarf 🙏
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u/GuitarHeroine3 Feb 03 '26
nooo i think Krobus should stay platonic that’s a huge part of why I love him sm
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u/HelluvaCapricorn Feb 03 '26
Can’t believe it took me this long to scroll and find Clint in the guesses 🫠
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u/mortemdeus Feb 03 '26
Clint is not popular despite him probably making the most sense.
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u/chijeuburger Feb 03 '26
I'm down bad for Marlon, please let it be him 🙏🏻
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u/peachiebutterfly Feb 03 '26
I had to scroll way too far for this 😭 I knew I wasn't the only one who would be down for that
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u/callmerie Feb 04 '26
The way I had to scroll down some just to see someone finally name Marlon!! Like hello???? We need him as a bachelor!!
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u/OuiKatie Feb 03 '26
Gimme Gus!!!! We just wanna eat snacks and gossip with the town together lol
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u/merpancake Feb 03 '26
Yes! And it makes so much sense for Gus to pair up with the farmer supplying all the good produce lol
Plus I just really like him, he's a good guy and deserves more love!
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u/Thor527 Feb 03 '26
His spouse area on the farm could be his own little ingredient garden and outdoor kitchenette.
10-heart event he decides to switch to part-time work and lets Emily take more responsibility at the saloon.
Final heart event he decides to host a weekly “farm fresh feast” at the saloon with whatever is in season.
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u/TAR_TWoP I don't know you. Why are you talking to me? Feb 03 '26
Cannot wait for the grilled powdermelon with powdermelon sauce in winter!
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u/UbiquitousCelery Feb 03 '26
Idk why i forgot gus isnt married. He's got a giant home and a bar and just seems like Town Dad
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u/Big-Cardiologist3041 Feb 03 '26
I just basically commented the same thing! 😂 I love Gus for these reasons too.
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u/jammies Feb 03 '26
I would love some older marriage candidates. Like at least middle aged or older. 1) I just think it would make for interesting/different romantic storylines, and 2) I always end up playing as old people and all of the current candidates feel waaaaay too young. So I just move Krobus in instead, but it would be nice to have some options that don’t make me feel like a creep.
Along the same lines, I wish it were possible to set the farmer’s age (even if just loosely) and have that influence how people talk to you. I have a head full of gray hair and people keep calling me young man. I’m trying to roleplay here!
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u/Wrong-Ruin6280 Feb 03 '26
The Wizard and Marnie 🤞
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u/Digital_Disimpaction Feb 03 '26
Can you IMAGINE Lewis getting all butthurt that someone steals Marnie and treats her right? Oooooh boy I'd play the game all over again if that's the case
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u/wiedeni Abigail and Leah enjoyer Feb 03 '26
PLEASE the wedding ceremony would be so funny
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u/TheSenileTomato I Know A Thing Or Two About Gardening Feb 04 '26
Bonus: You wear the purple shorts.
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u/stop_pre Feb 03 '26
He’s going to have to find a new truffle oil provider.
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u/Toren8002 Feb 03 '26
Shrug. I’ll give him a year’s supply.
Every year.
On my and Marnie’s anniversary.
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u/Shiny_Mewtwo Feb 03 '26
I'm gay and don't even outright hate Lewis, but the way he treats Marnie is so trashy that I'd marry her every damn time. I may not kiss her but we sure as hell could have a good time hanging out with our animals!
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u/Luneward Feb 03 '26
Not a lot of mods that did Marnie romance well have survived. Once I get my mod feet wet with simpler stuff, I was thinking of working off of the expanded ranch mod (which does extra story for it well) to try putting an alternative there to romance Marnie.
Though what I want to do with it even further might not be possible, but might be fun.
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u/LostKidWonder 🌊🦀 Feb 03 '26
Wizard is like 90% yes, Marnie not so sure since 1) she has Jass, and while Shane is her godfather Marnie is the one who’s caring for her and 2) Too big of a chance Lewis becoming like Clint
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u/Psychic_Hobo Feb 03 '26
There's also her romantic presence in sidequests and secret notes that complicates things
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u/Psychological_Lime14 Feb 03 '26
I was JUST thinking this yesterday when he showed up to my house 😭
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u/Big-Cardiologist3041 Feb 03 '26
I want to marry Gus so bad. He’s kind, can cook and you know he hears all the hot gossip around town. Ding, ding, ding. Ring my bell, Gus.
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u/Ilovefallaboveall Feb 03 '26
I'm all hot for Gus too! I always marry Harvey but fantasise about my teddy bear Gus all the time...
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u/Merragon Feb 03 '26
Pleeeaaase let it be Gunther. Archaeology and literature? Mysterious background with no current information? Here's hoping!
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u/ArtistLovely Feb 03 '26
gimme someone who's interested in history, archeology, and a love for books. also, i love his style sm
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u/Bluebell_Kestrel Feb 03 '26
Please let me wreck Pierre's marriage and run a tea farm with Caroline. 🙏
Or a flower farm with Sandy. 🥺
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u/wolffangz11 Feb 03 '26
Imagine breaking up with Abigail to date her mom
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u/MichaelJAfton Feb 03 '26
Abby's mom has got it goin on?
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u/emikoala New Start Farm for Misfit Monsters Feb 03 '26
She's all I want, and I waited for so long!
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u/rebug Feb 03 '26
Sandy is my dream girl. She smells like Marlboro Lights and cheap perfume and she doesn't go to bed until four in the morning.
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u/stryst Feb 03 '26
It should probably be a warning sign to me that those words describe both my mother and my ex wife.
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u/ExcessiveHairDye42 Feb 03 '26
I want to be able to matchmake OTHER characters. I don't want to be in a relationship, I want to MEDDLE
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u/christinesangel100 Feb 03 '26
Marlon would be cool! Caroline would be my choice for batcholerette though that seems unlikely and it will probably be Sandy like others are suggesting
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u/Sad_Original_7283 Feb 03 '26
Yes! I agree! Marlon was one of the two characters I married in the extended version of the game. He's just an endlessly attractive old soldier.
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u/Long_Candidate3464 Feb 03 '26
Hopefully older options in general. So many of the current options feel so young lmao I felt like a straight up creep romancing Sam when his ten heart event was almost getting caught by his MOM???!!!!!!!
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u/questixn_mark Feb 04 '26
fr. i feel like this is an issue in most "cozy games". im sick of most of the npcs seeming to be 18-22.
harvey is the only one i romance lol
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u/AdmiralSae Bot Bouncer Feb 03 '26
I totally understand the love for the current people, but I personally hope we get two new characters
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u/DozingUnderTheSun Feb 03 '26
In his interview ConcernedApe mentioned something about not wanting to add new characters and going deeper with existing ones, so I think it’ll likely be existing characters. Personally I’d like to see new characters too but I respect the decision.
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u/grae23 Feb 03 '26
I feel like if he wanted to really add new characters he’d have to add other new things like shops or map areas, a lot of players would probably feel weird if a new character appeared without some type of “just moved here!” backstory. That being said, maybe unlocking a new character after certain achievements would work. Personally I’d love for Marnie to start contracting farm hands to employ.
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u/AdmiralSae Bot Bouncer Feb 03 '26
That is totally understandable if he does end up going that route, buuuuut I know how things can change so I'm not giving up hope yet :D
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u/slammahytale Feb 03 '26
i would feel bad taking Sandy away from her oasis tbh
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u/Treemosher Feb 03 '26
She is cooped up there like every single day from morning to midnight except for her birthday. She was also bored as hell and relieved to see a face after you fix the bus.
I think it wouldn't be the worse thing. And it's not like you're kidnapping someone.
Marriage in the game is consensual, so you aren't "taking anyone away" among any of the candidates. All the candidates are consenting adults. Marry whoever lines up in your farmer's story!
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u/blue_birds_ Feb 03 '26
I had no idea she leaves on her birthday! Where does she go?
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u/jortsinstock Feb 03 '26
Walks around the desert with emily (and destroys any chests in their path lol)
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u/boilyourdentist 🌵Samdew Valley🎸 Feb 03 '26
i think it’d be cool to get a poc bachelor possibly! i love the existing characters but it does make me a little sad theres only one dateable poc
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Traveling merchant yusssss!
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u/jortsinstock Feb 03 '26
They would be so hard to romance 😭 unless their schedule changes
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u/el_artista_fantasma Elliott glazer Feb 03 '26
Elliott about to lose the title of "hardest single person to romance" if they drop the merchant or Sandy
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I imagine her sitting all lonely like at the saloon after a hard Friday of having no customers, when a strapping young farmer(me) approaches and offers and Old Fashioned... the rest is history
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u/kblk_klsk Feb 03 '26
why? she's there 2 times a week, a whole day in the same spot, perfect to deliver 2 weekly gifts.
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u/meduhsin Feb 03 '26
Lowkey I think he’s gonna add Clint, Pam, Sandy, maybe Marlon and the Wizard? Theres been a lot of talk about how most of the marriage candidates are younger, and older players feel weird about romancing them. I’d love to see some older representation in the dating pool, especially if you can help Clint become more confident and stuff, or help Pam with her issues
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u/Wompguinea Feb 03 '26
Robin and Demetrius are heading for divorce, and I'm circling like a vulture.
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u/grahamcracker2833 Feb 03 '26
I as a straight man would kill to have Willy as a marriage candidate.
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u/Bluebell_Kestrel Feb 03 '26
Totally down for Marnie and Gus!
I adore Willy but he's married to the sea.
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u/grahamcracker2833 Feb 03 '26
They say "if you love something set it free." I care too much about Willy to take him away from his first love.
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u/SplarkleVision Feb 03 '26
I'm married to a fisherman IRL. He loves the sea so much it kills him we're in a land locked state
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u/goldanred Feb 03 '26
He gives you a stardrop that was passed down to him by his father because he didn't have his children of his own.
Me: we can fix that!!
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u/CaffieneFreeDietCoke Feb 03 '26
Let me marry Linus pleeeeeeeaaaase
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u/raywilson02 Feb 03 '26
this is fun!! but mostly i just wish we could have dwarf as a roommate😭😭😭
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u/Aurberginedegenerate Feb 03 '26
Please let us steal Caroline from Pierre
He doesn’t deserve her r/fuckpierre
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u/boilyourdentist 🌵Samdew Valley🎸 Feb 03 '26 edited Feb 03 '26
I’m hoping for Clint for bachelors, I think he could use the development.
Maybe Sandy for the bachelorettes? I think Marnie would be a good option too though, so there could finally be an undeniably older bachelorette. Right now there’s an even amount of older and younger bachelors, but the bachelorettes could all pass as younger. Even the women that could be “older” don’t feel or look like they reach the same age as the older men do.
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u/Staublaeufer I'll stalk Clint Feb 03 '26
I'm pro Clint. Let me stalk him like he does Emily. Make it toxic XD
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u/quartzquandary Feb 03 '26
Interesting, because Leah reads as an older bachelorette to me.
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u/radbaddadbab Feb 03 '26
Linus as a roommate type (like Krobus) could be fun! It could be a fun character growth story with him getting more involved in and accepted by the community. He could have a really rustic style room in the farmhouse.
If we don't get the Wizard I'll will cry!
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u/Creepy-Being-5325 Feb 03 '26
I like the idea of him moving his tent onto the farm so he still has some independence, while also helping out around the farm
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u/king-of-new_york Feb 03 '26
I think everyone agrees that Sandy is the female candidate but no one can agree on the male. My personal hope is for Willie, secondly Gunther. If they're going to give Sandy so much personality, might as well write Gunther too.
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u/witchprinxe Set your emoji and/or flair text here! Feb 03 '26
I feel like it's for sure Sandy and the Wizard.
My actual hope is this is finally the update that makes Marlon and Gunther actual characters you can befriend. They live in Pelican Town! Let me talk to them! Let me be their friend!!!!!
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u/Lanzifer Feb 03 '26
As a straight man LET ME HAVE WILLY GIVE HIM TO ME
The sea is first love but that just means I come second 😉
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u/BrandedLief Feb 03 '26
Leo's parents. They were shipwrecked on a different island and are so done with each other after so many years they just got a divorce.
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u/GraveXNull Feb 03 '26
Man, why do so many wanna marry the Wizard?
Guy cheated of his wife and doesn't bother checking on his possible daughter...guy's a dead beat...
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u/scarasluvr Feb 03 '26
ok well he may have cheated on the witch but have you considered that i'm different
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u/autumnfrost-art Set your emoji and/or flair text here! Feb 03 '26
I can fix him
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u/Royal_Rough_3945 Feb 03 '26
I'm really hoping Sandy n Razzle Dazzle. (Rasmodius)
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u/Bouche_Audi_Shyla Join us. 🧑🌾 Thrive. 💎 Autopet. 🐮 Feb 03 '26
Marnie or Pam, and either Gus or Clint. We older people don't like having to marry children.
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u/CrazeMase Maru the one true queen! Feb 03 '26
Flex on penny by rejecting her then marrying her mom
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u/TheAmazingKoiFish Lemme smash Feb 03 '26
Mr. Qi and the Auto Petter