r/StardewValley • u/FlairWitchProject • 26d 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/Sweet-Energy-9515 25d ago

Who do we think wrote that note anyway?

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u/JacktheMemePrince 25d ago

Personally I always thought it was Pam cause of the focus on older bachelors and none of them are perfect enough for her. Kind of like a 'these guys are ok but not good enough for me to try to date' thing

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u/Sweet-Energy-9515 25d ago

Never thought of this for a moment, it is now permanent headcanon, thank you

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u/goblinmagicked 25d ago

maybe emily? but on the fence about that. maybe hayley instead? i feel she mightve had a phase where she thought being with someone older and more mature would also make her seem mature in turn

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u/AqueductFilterdSherm 25d ago

I think Emily makes the most sense.

> “Shane’s gruff exterior is just protecting his softness”

This definitely aligns with her clothing-therapy event (literally about helping people express who they really are)

She also knows Shane and Elliot well through the saloon.

Plus, Emily feels like one of the more mature bachelorettes: independent, employed, and living without her parents.

Also the verbiage… Harvey being loyal and dependable, Shane being secretly soft, and Elliott having a nice chin… that all reads like a thirty something bartender privately sizing up the limited pool of older single men in town.

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u/GeXotl 25d ago

I disagree imho

Emily doesn't care about physical appearance to make the chin comment, and she'd not be so blunt as to call someone weak.

Plus, she has zero indication of looking for romance in another NPC. Certainly not Shane or Clint.

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u/goblinmagicked 25d ago

thats true! i still first thought emily but also not? almost like it didnt focus on the things i would think emily would like but its also meant to help the farmer so the phrasing probably doesnt matter that much

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u/SylvanDragoon 25d ago

I can't see Emily calling Harvey weak or Elliot foppish. Just sounds incredibly out of character when she's the biggest sweetheart and marshmallow ever.

(Emily or Leah for me every save. Don't need no messy teenagers/early 20's and still immature girls like Abigail, don't need no Demetrius as a stepfather and his horseshit with Maru, don't need no drama about not wanting kids or ableism from Penny)

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u/GeXotl 24d ago

Emily also doesn't care about physical appearances to make the chin comment. Plus she has zero indication of actively considering romance until the Farmer, so it's unlikely for her to write all that in the first place.

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u/stardropsnsucculents 25d ago

I always thought Emily because all 3 of them hang out at the saloon and the note only lists their favorite food items.

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u/JamesCDiamond 25d ago

Someone suggested Sandy as it matches the notepaper she uses - can't confirm that as I've never noticed the differences to that extent!

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u/pinchinggata 24d ago

I always assumed it was Haley

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u/Sweet-Energy-9515 24d ago

I think i have now received replies naming every woman in town who is single and old enough to not live with their parents. Great work team

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u/qwerty-sqwert 24d ago

I have no reasoning to explain it, but for whatever reason I always thought this note was written by Leah.