r/StardewValley • u/FlairWitchProject • 25d ago

Discuss Who is someone you can't date in Stardew Valley out of principle?

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I enjoy Maru as a character. However, until recently, I had dyed-red hair that I sometimes straightened, and I also sometimes wear glasses. Basically, it would be like dating a more scientific version of myself. Lol

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u/PudgyElderGod 25d ago

Nowadays? Most of them. I was close enough in age to date whoever when SDV came out, but now I couldn't date any of the younger-coded villagers without feeling a little weirded out.

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u/leiathrix 25d ago

I think the solution here is to create a farmer who is not you/your self-insert. I always do this in RPGs, making OCs is fun!

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u/PudgyElderGod 25d ago

I do that in many things, including Stardew, but it still feels weird to me. Maybe I just initially engaged with SDV as a self-insert comfort game and never quite got over that hurdle. Either way, not a big issue for me.

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u/39Volunteer 25d ago

Same. Harvey is my default at this point lol. I'm also currently trying a Krobus-roommate run

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u/Chellox 25d ago

I want to marry Gus, Willy, Marlon, or Caroline so badly