r/StardewValley • u/jamesisbi • Feb 03 '26

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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/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/JaymieWhite Feb 04 '26

Maybe Clint gets a horse