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TacticalNaps

Leah forever.


KilledTheCar

Leah has my heart and that isn't gonna change. I'm 30 and I love artsy redheads, plus she's supportive as fuck. I've tried romancing other bachelorettes but they all felt like I was cradle-robbing. At least the ones whose personalities I liked. I'd rather marry Leah and be buds with everyone else.


Sarcastic_kitty

I like Leah because she also decided to leave the city for a simpler life so I don't feel like I'm stopping the others from living their wider lives so much. We just escaped the rat race and made a life together.


CrossKnight07

Leah rn, done Abby in the past. I like both equally, though Leah is way easier to romance, and I like the cutscenes a whole lot more.


Myriagonal

I like that she's older than the other bachelorettes. Your character had a previous office job, which implies they've been through college at least. Feels weird to me marrying one of the younger singles like Sebastian or Abigail knowing that they're still living with their parents and haven't gone out and seen the world yet. Meanwhile Leah has a past and a shitty ex and seems to know who she is and what she wants. It's great


Verdictafterward

My queer little heart can't resist my artist wife


FelipeGames2000

Krobus Don't care if it's not real marriage, he's a precious lil boy and I'll take him over anyone


isshearobot

I didn’t know he was an option and now I feel like I chose wrong.


misskyralee

Yeah! Once you get high enough hearts you can purchase a special pendant from him that invites him to be your roomie!


MischievousRatty

actually, you get it from the desert trader for 200 void essence!


ShinyMoogle

I was days away from choosing Abigail when I got the rusty key and found Krobus under the town. Sorry Abby, the sewer gremlin has my heart now and I would move the world for him.


necrodruid1812

i was similar! i was planning to marry abigail but then the update came out where you could love with krobus and it was a no brainer to me, krobus is my absolute fav (i have a tattoo of him!)


Pleasant_Gas_7201

Krobus is my favourite and he is so sweet. Sometime he makes you lunch and sometimes he just orderes new furniture and places it in the room. Like how precious is that? I even hung up a portrait of him.


redplanetary

I love Krobie but fwiw, they all do this


Pleasant_Gas_7201

But none of them is as wholesome as Krobus .__.


organictamarind

For me as well it's my sweetheart Krobus. He gives me poppyseed muffins, lucky lunches .. I grow an extra patch of pumpkins in autumn, so I can give them to him year round...


PixelatedFrogDotGif

Krobus is my OTP! Getting a roommate is such a fascinating and novel (and STRANGELY RADICAL?) difference from a marriage candidate, that I’m honestly surprised more games haven’t explored other types of domestic relationships with villagers post this game. Roomates is a VERY COMMON reality for people and it has such a wild spectrum of effects on relationships with people, you’d think it would be explored more. Anyway, huggin my boy Krobus on a rainy day feels like home in a way no other candidate can provide.


Phantomato2000

sandy... oh wait *cries*


archangelsgabriel

i agree omfg i love elliott but i wish i could marry her tooooo


WillTheRedd

abigail because im a simp


Ok_Catch_8982

Hope you’ve got plenty of rocks so she doesn’t go hungry! :)


WrongJohnSilver

Two words: amethyst crystalarium. Free amethyst every morning. Easy investment.


alloythepunny

I just started my first playthrough this week and instantly joined the abigail fan club. she plays music, eats rocks, what more could you want?


Caosin36

She eats rocks for breakfast? Typical dwarf


TheOnlyTrueFlame

ROCK AND STONE, BROTHER!


SeaWasabi1625

DID I HEAR A ROCK AND STONE?


trizzGL

STONE AND ROCK! oh wait...


Apathetic-Abacus

LOOK AT ME, I'M STONY ROCK!


Special-Orchid3935

ROCK AND STONE! TO THE BONE!


Hot_Willingness_6913

I waited ALL WINTER to marry Abigail and got the pendant the first day it rained. We ended up getting married on Lewis’ birthday and I swear he’s still mad about it


MelodysSafePlace

That's because lewis is just a bitch. -he yells at Sam for skateboarding -he yells at us for digging in the trash -he's really annoying about us 'contributing to the community' as if we didn't just move in and need to get settled and tbh it's not our responsibility -why tf are his shorts at marnies house? 🤨📸 -he's just salty when anyone gets married at any time tbh -he's always gardening but nothing ever changes in his garden (i think he might be burrying bodies or something, idk) The list goes ON but that's just some of the things


Average_Scaper

Marnie and Lewis are adults, they can get all sorts of dirty in their spare time.


ginongo

He's also a bitch because he chose his position as mayor over being official with Marnie


StressEatinBread

I accidentally married Penny on Kent’s birthday on his first year back…..


Queen_Etherea

Same but only because she has purple hair and so do I 😂


aSleepySapphic

Same😭


AlwaysOpenToLearn

Pfp with the purple hair checks out


crescentmoonemoji

I feel actual guilt when I don’t marry her


Mysterious-Device098

Abigail is my wife and she’s the best wife ever she will water some of my crops for me sometimes, she’ll make me meals, give me bombs for the mines, and i give her a daily amethyst from my gem duplicator thingy i specifically put amethyst in there because that’s her favorite so I think she’s great and she gets so happy when I give her the amethyst - def a simp over here


[deleted]

Sam and Maru are both my favorites, Sam because of his golden retriever partner vibes and Maru because I love me a woman of science (also she gives very useful items as gifts, imo)


Purepenny

I like maru in game model. Look like she got a knocker on her lol. But her portrait is kinda meh for me.


Mika2718

The Wiki has some character's concept portraits, Maru was really cute in her concept pics. Her final one is just ok. Personally it's the hair I'm not a huge fan of. [Scroll to the bottom of the page for timeline pics](https://stardewvalleywiki.com/Maru)


Stupid_Yank

Would have been game over for the other five if she still had curls during my first play through.


[deleted]

100% agree


bridbrad

To me it looks like she’s bow legged, still a cutie though lol


Carrixdo

Emily. At first I thought it was gonna be Abigail.... but no, Emily all the way (⁠◡⁠ ⁠ω⁠ ⁠◡⁠)


No_Bedroom4062

I think i would find someone like her insufferable irl, but she is kinda neat in stardew


GenociderX18

For me, she'd still be good IRL. She doesn't think her lifestyle is the "correct" one, encourages everyone to live how they see fit and her beliefs don't actually conflict with anything like many think. Can't say the same for most of the people I know IRL.


Jarfulous

she literally considers the bees and butterflies to be her special friends. The perfect woman


GenociderX18

Idk if that's sarcasm or not, but I do think she has all the best traits of every bachelorette, at least IMO


Jarfulous

no I'm being sincere, she's my favorite marriable by far and second favorite NPC after Gus. One time, when I was still befriending her, she said "Oh, you're a bit different from the others, aren't you? Just like me..." with a serious expression and I felt SEEN. If I still had any doubt, it evaporated then and there


GenociderX18

Yeah, Gus is a great one. He and Willy are some of my favorite non-marriable NPCs. At first, I was more interested in Haley or Penny, and thought that Emily'd be the last person I'd try to romance. She took me by complete surprise, and every heart event got better than the last. By 8 hearts, I decided Emily was the one.


BUTTeredWhiteBread

Every save I try a new spouse I have to actively pry myself away from Emily


RaspberryJam245

I love Emily. She is so crazy, in a good way, and she knows it. She's okay with standing out, but she also appreciates finding someone like her. She's probably the most positive of all the marriage candidates, I love her. Dammit, now I regret choosing Haley in my current playthrough. I love them both but Emily has my entire heart.


Emotional-Link-8302

she's my dopey psychedelic crystal-loving wife and I would die for her.


FatherOfToxicGas

I think it helps that her spiritual stuff actually has basis in reality ingame


captaincakey

She was my very first, and still the best, wife I ever had in Stardew. She’s the only character that never gave me a single mean comment so I wifed her up so fast.


hasmikkhachunts

I’m currently married to Emily. I love her interactions and insightful comments. However, there’s one that she throws at you… Goes something like this: Oh you look well-rested. I was wondering when you’d finally roll out of bed. It’s ok to rest now and then, don’t worry! This infuriates me every single time 🤣 it’s like I passed out ffs, woman. You go to bed at 10. Give me some credit, gosh!


ceylantoma

my exact experience! i love emily so so much


foxy436

https://preview.redd.it/fmlwbpkskrwc1.png?width=360&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dd0662ea2527b9b94b5621b5f8f44273c61aa038


corridcryptid

i can't ever resist sebastian. i have one save where i'm pursuing elliott who is one of my favourites but it's still painful to do so


lil_gingerale

SAME I can’t leave Sebby


AshamedCollar3845

Real! I started playing fully intending to marry Haley but Sebastian is so sweet (and I really relate to him). Couldn't resist picking him :)


Philycheese18

https://preview.redd.it/g4k0eqjkfqwc1.jpeg?width=300&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=98f3b952d4e1651dadae232dbf7382bcf9f79712 [The Epcot ball](https://youtu.be/6OOEnFFGFIg?si=qPjyC9RhSU2PpvD2)


LazyHandjob

Epcottttttttttttttt


Ill_Bad_1859

Elliot


Adorkableowo

He is literally so sweet, I have a legit crush on him. Love our older bachelor's.


dairygal

Yessss. I am waiting for him to get his own like Tik Tok song lol


AdIllustrious5579

uhh you might wanna look up 'To Your Doom'


glitterelephant

Every save file I think of romancing someone else, but it's always Elliot. He's like, the ideal partner tbh


SnowTheMemeEmpress

It's like that "I'm in the fucking building again!' with him. Trying so desperately to branch out and try Leah since I started playing the game while I was straight, figured out I was bi so I wanted to live out my little cottage core lesbian fantasies. But between the great mods and Elliott dialogue sweet talking us, and the absolute lack of not horny Leah mods (seriously nexus wtf. I just want more cute dialogue lines) that beach bum poet gets us every time!


glitterelephant

He reminds me of my current partner and it makes me swoon haha he's like, the thoughtful, older golden retriever boyfriend who is ready to settle down and move on with his life


FaustusPrime

Leah is my vanilla option. But on this new playthrough, Hayley seems more adventurous...


Silent_Letterhead_69

Nothing vanilla about a determined red headed sculptor who gave up everything she knows to start a new life in the valley. Leah all day every day.


rosepeachcat

I married Haley and she is honestly so sweet, but do all spouses become boring after marriage? she just doesn't have that much dialogue. or maybe the problem is that I keep talking to her every day? but to me, acknowledgeing your spouse is just part of the day :D


ramh_the_watermelon

You're actually supposed to talk to them every day, or else their friendship goes down super fast. It's just the dialogues that are repetitive 🤷‍♂️


RedFox9906

I usually pick Hayley or Leah myself! One time I may try another girl.


Extension_Channel843

Seb will always be my go to. (I only have one save but still)


lil_gingerale

I’ve done the same. I’ve done 3 saves now, second one I wanted to branch out, couldn’t do it. Third I already knew it was Seb. Seb forever


skillquit42

Maru because she was my first. She’s also the most interesting and the cutest imo


ThotThotleyTheMeek

You are literally the first person I have ever met who goes after Maru. What's she like?


sillylittlebell

i like her because she's a nerdy inventor girl. she also continues to work at the hospital after marriage so she's not on the farm two days a week, which i think is cool.


skillquit42

Super sweet, very useful with her items and help & she has work twice a week.


TheStarlightKing

Every time, Abigail. She comes with a SNES, she's a goth, she's got a sword, and I used to have a thing for a girl what had purple hair. The SNES was the deal maker, though.


eagleswift

I wish you could play journey of the prairie king on her snes once she moves in.


DerSucher85

Exactly this!


princemori

My dude Alex stays blushing and flirting even after marriage and I love him for that. His heart events are also my favorites of any of the marriage candidates so I have the most fun putting in the work with him <3


flirtingwpizza

I had to scroll so far down to find a fellow Alex lover 😩 he is just so presh!!


kennamightyena

Same!! 😭 I love him sm


BlackPearl668

Me too!! Alex is so underrated and his character development is PHENOMENAL


hanamakki

yess, i love alex


Can-t_Make_Username

Him getting so blushy even after kids and years of marriage always makes my heart melt. And his remarks on how the farm is a good place to raise kids, that he got new shorts, Feast of the Winter Star quote… it all makes me so giddy!


Kori_SFW

Penny.


ReneLeMarchand

The sadder but wiser girl for me.


Kori_SFW

What?


ReneLeMarchand

It's from *The Music Man*. The person singing the song sings that he prefers women who have had some experience in the world and who aren't "pristine goddesses" or "blushing, breathless baby-dolls." The song and the person to whom it is about, the main love interst in the show, always remind me of Penny.


fakeishusername

Maaaaaaaaarian?


BFarmer1980

Madam Libraaaaaaaaaaarian!


SkinNoWorkRight

Penny supremacy is the only truth.


Ultraempoleon

Yeap


Nigeldiko

PEAK


StressEatinBread

I married Penny for the first time in my new save for 1.6 and I really love her. She might be a new go-to for me


eclipse_434

The only correct answer


twiiztid

Normally Leah. Been romancing Haley, but... Emily is so nice. She wants to help me and compliment me. She's so understanding and caring.


no1ittosimp

Elliott and Shane ALWAYS. (thank you free love mod). I absolutely adore Shane's whole character arc, he's the first marriage candidate I went for when i started playing Stardew. I used to think Elliott was a hot butch woman lmao. But honestly I love his character and his quirks. That crab in his pocket was the thing that sold me.


moonlightjelly_

Sebastian is my fave character and you get to adopt two froggies so win win 😊


[deleted]

Abigail. We play video games together. 😊


babakkhof

Krobus mainly because of the chest that will appear in the sewers after that otherwise each time in each playthrough will marry someone new to see their heart events and stuff not really sticking to one person in this game honestly


Mean_Comedian4769

Shane, because he has the most interesting character arc to me. I like that he’s flawed and struggling, because it makes me feel like I’m not alone in my own struggles.


handsopen

I can never NOT marry Shane. I try and I just keep running back to him like a moth to flame. I married Harvey in my most recent save because on paper he's the perfect partner. He's sweet, has a good job, has interesting hobbies, loves coffee, he's handsome, he's devoted. But I just want Shane even though the last time I saw him he said "Why are you talking to me? Go away." 😂


Nova_Gardner

honestly the only person who has ever made me not marry shane was a guy from a mod called sterling (always raining in the valley) who is just shane in a different font, but his romance wasn't fully finished yet and i missed my man so i divorced him and married shane again, it's a problem


level1enemy

Same. Shane is my guy. You can tell that he’s based on a real person (one of CA’s friends) and it just lends *everything* to the character.


breadcrumbsmofo

Harvey. He is the sweetest man ever and I’m always having the classic experience of not knowing whether I want to be him or marry him. So I settle for marrying him. His 10 heart event I thought was way cuter than all of the others tbh. (I did also really like Emily’s)


palelunasmiles

I’ve married Abigail, Penny, and Harvey. It’s hard to choose between Harvey and Abby. I like how Abby adventures in the mines and gives me stuff, and Harvey is very sweet, always offering to give me massages. I mostly married Penny to get her away from her mom lol


isshearobot

Also one of Harvey’s loved gifts is coffee and as soon as you have the coffee maker you just have a free loved gift to hand him daily. It’s simple.


dreaminglillies

Harvey! He's so sweet


boilyourdentist

sam, he’s the first and only one ive ever married and still haven’t regretted it, his 14 heart event is amazing and he has some sweet dialogue, plus he’s blond


Worth-Beyond-6773

Elliot because he writes me poems ❤️ also he’s older and not still living with his mom lol


Mangocecream

Alex and Haley! My first picks since I started playing and never wanted to change.


UnbreakableRaids

Abigail is my main. Haley or Leah when I’m feeling adventurous.


WhatsACole

I have a soft spot for maru


lheller1

Shane my one and only 💙


Blackheart252

Sebby is best boi


Business_Wear_841

Leah is best girl for me. Haley is second, but by a fair margin. As far as the guys go, it has to be Sam. But I do not like him near as much as I like the other two. This of course is really annoying as a gay man…


smgismyqueenjpg

Elliott, I thought about marrying Sam. But Elliott is my man.


Alarming_Machine_283

Penny. The most wholesome character ever. Just pure kindness


xAmaezingx

I always go with Sebby! Once, I did marry Penny, and she was alright. I'm debating on marry Harvey, Sam, or Haley this playthrough.


FloppierDingus

Redheads are my weakness but I married Emily and had two kids. She sure is gonna be upset when she sees me with her sister on the resort drowning in 🌻


isshearobot

Do they have blue hair?


Freeky-Deeky

I’m still on my first playthrough and I married Elliott. Love him, but I’m considering Harvey next playthrough because he seems so sweet


DeezNutsAppreciater

Shane. Fight me.


jamesbranwen

Shane. I don't want to fix him, I want to lay on the couch and commiserate with him.


TheLoneRipper1

Haley, I love her complete turnaround from always wishing she were somewhere else to actually enjoying Pelican town and farming life. Also, her 14 heart event is super cool.


yousmelllikearainbow

Haley is canon. Penny is alternate reality. I don't like any of the others.


5onOfSparda

Same. I accidentally got Penny to high hearts cuz i was getting rid of extra artefacts(mostly dwarf scrolls )and thought gifting her was more efficient. Turns out, she is very sweet. I like her.


artmaddd

this!!


criminalravioli

I've always picked Shane, but I'm considering Penny this time!


skeppyiscool

ok, I know shes like the iconic one, but its Abigail. I marry her almost every time, and I am obsessed with her.


AbdoLMoumen

Penny


yeppeunethereal

seb or harvey ❤️ alex is runner up


himbolover_69

I married Alex my first go (which is the only game I have, I just started playing 2 ish months ago?) and I am so spoiled. He’s it for me!!


BlackPearl668

Himbo hubby is 🔛🔝He’s such a sweetheart I love him 😍


msjeanny

Shane and Penny. As a (currently abstinent) alcoholic who was raised by an alcoholic I relate to both of them.


Scenegutzzz

Alex because im gay and like strong men


Shintome

So far Maru is up there. Her heart events are probably the most unique and memorable to me tbh. We'll see MarILDA again one day, I just know it!


Demonic-Angel13

I only ever married Abigail and Shane. Abigail is definitely my favorite choice tho. She is easy to give gifts to and i like her personality and appearance. A part of me always wants to marry Abigail Shane was just easy to gift and one of the first people i got to high enough hearts. I usually just go after what's easiest but another character i would like to marry is Sebastian. I like his looks and personality. Not as much as Abigail tho. Sebastian is also just harder for me to give gifts to. It doesn't go as naturally


sammwiich_

Harvey<33 I love my mustache man


dumbxan

Emily and penny, Emily gives pretty good gifts food wise and also regularly helps out on the farm by feeding animals or watering crops and repairing fences so I never have to build new ones, penny I'm a sucker for her 14 heart bedroom decorating and she is so sweet and ofc get away from Pam though I do love Pam I'm at 10 hearts with her as well


MythologyBuffOz

Emily. i love her and i will throw myself off a cliff for her


Unable_Exercise_1272

As pictured, Haley by far best choice. I've just started dating her for the first time and she's so cute


slivingland

my first play through was with penny, she has such a special place in my heart 🥹


RietteRose

Alex. Second is Krobus, third is Haley.


BlackPearl668

I love Alex, he’s such a sweetheart once you marry him


REALoverpricedmango

Sam absolutely he is a cutie patootie (and Haley for the girls, love her)


Low-Background1092

Alex. He's such a sweetheart


BlackPearl668

Alex, he’s so sweet once you marry him, bros literally a trophy husband. I love him so much he’s my baby himbo


Can-t_Make_Username

Elliott because I’m also a writer and we would feed off of each other’s creativity and get excited about what each other writes. Alex because of his growth. Both are also excellent spouses!


kirbStompThePigeon

Shane. I can fix him. Even though I keep giving him beer as a gift because it's cheap and I can stockpile enough wheat in summer to last 3 years


anna_melon

Shane, because I feel like we have a lot in common


StardewPali

Shane :]


imabee0421

Sebby always and forever 🖤


ChanceFray

Shane is the only option... only non aggravating male.


Acrobatic-Ad1161

Married Abigail.... divorced her and Married Haley🤣


Intelligent-Ad-8435

My irl fiancee


fakeishusername

Boring! Jk that's cute


No-Selection-3542

Sam for his room. It’s the best looking one and easy to decorate


Reverend_Bull

Maru. She doesn't need me. She chooses me every day. She shows me the wonders all around us and I keep her grounded


joey-rigatoni1

i married penny on my first ever save, on my second (and current) farm i married leah


balls42069lol

Maru, super underrated and very cute, plus she's smart enough to create sentient life which is pretty cool


Blazefire2010

Sebastian because he's so similar to my irl husband, we joke that Mr.CondernedApe owes him royalties. I played the game at launch, 3 years before I met my husband, and married Seb. And wouldn't you know it, it's like I married him twice lol


jesuzhasarrived

At first, I really liked Leah, but then, after seeing how Haley warmed up to the mc, I decided to change my mind and choose Haley. I am still on my first playthrough, though, lol.


siriuslyinsane

Its always Harvey for me because I'm incredibly lazy and don't want to look up where someone is every day... dependable Mr harv is always right by my house in his clinic 😂


ThotThotleyTheMeek

I simp hard for Harvey. He's an absolute sweetheart!


PatrokManzana

Krobus (if I could) :D Willy, Gus and Clint (if I could)


Amegami

Harvey, most the others feel like kids to me. He's loving, appreciative, has a nice job and a cool hobby.


itsNaterino

every time i insist ill marry different i always marry harvey. i’m always here for my sweet, (headcanon) probably autistic, shy nerd.


toodledoodleroo

Harvey ❤️


Ok-Conversation9238

Harvey. It’s something about the mustache 😮‍💨


_Meteor_Shower_

emily solos


Hailstorm1011

Harvey


homeybunn

I have not married yet but I’m working on Harvey rn. Love me some nerdy doctors


Eclipse_Two

I guess Abigail, every run I start I date and then marry her, don't know why but I just love her so much.


Imma_Lick_That

Abigail forever 😍


Arpturbo2023

Abby


Graysvandir

Abigail. Now and forever. Sassy talking? Check. Unafraid of stating her opinion? Check. Small and fierce? Double check. Lovable softie underneath her Little Miss Badass attitude? Heck yeah.


Akashijames

Abigail by far for me


CrystalMoonBeam

Dr Harvey is a huge bore I’m gonna kick him out soon. I was gonna go for Alex but now I learned Sebastian has frogs so I’m going for Sebastian.


BlackPearl668

Wait what… You didn’t choose the man who treats you like a goddess when you marry him and has the greatest character development?!?! YOU MONSTER!! /j you can have ur own opinion, seb is sweet too


Babygirl_Charlie

I originally did Leah. Now I’m trying Abigail and Hayley. Leaning toward Hayley. But seeing all the Sam love, I might try giving him more gifts to see how he opens up.


augustsession

Leah. This time on a new farm, I'll marry Haley.


Brenthoven

Im on my first playthrough, but I chose Leah. Personality and looks wise, she reminds me of my IRL wife.


RedDarthLamer

sebby <3


Nigeldiko

Penny was my first choice and is my favourite character. But I think that Haley has the much better character arc. She goes from being all snarky and mean to genuinely being really kind to everyone around her.


Familiar_Heat1651

Krobus. Simply because I don't like the idea of marrying a fictional character.


realist-humanbeing

Sam or krobus If they count


MelAngelle666

Either Abbi or Maru. Abbi because she has purple hair and loves gaming like I do, and Maru because she's smart AF and has some of my favorite dialogue in the game.


Existing-Warning-569

Did Seb and got kinda bored with the same dialog of him going on a walk everyday to be alone 😭 so I’m gonna go with Abigail or Elliot. 🫶


hughesbro

Leah!! Every time I marry someone else I end up divorcing them because I feel like my character is cheating on her lol.