“I feel attacked,' says oneStardew Valleyplayer after Mayor Lewis makes a remark to them about filing for yet another divorce. The cozy indie game has plenty of tasks to keep players busy, like farming, rearing animals, fishing, exploring, and returning the community center of Pelican Town to its former glory. Besides all the hard everyday tasks of a farmer, players can also choose to start a family with one of the eligible villagers from town.
Family life doesn’t always go according to plan, though. Luckily,Stardew Valleyhas a marriage mechanic, but it also has a way to divorce in-game spouses. One fan found to their surprise thatMayor Lewis disapproved of their ways when they tried to divorce another of the game’s characters. Reddit userGlumTurtlewas met with the following line of dialogue from the mayor when they filed for another divorce: “Another divorce? C’mon, Reinna… you should be a little more careful who you decide to marry in the future…”
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Mayor Lewis' disappointed tone is anunexpected reaction to the player’s choice to divorce more than once.It indicates a level of care andattention to detail from developer ConcernedApe, who had to anticipate multiple divorcees to put in a line, especially for players with in-game commitment issues.
The reality of the matter is thatdivorce is simply much easier to achieve than marriage. In order tomarry someone inStardew Valley, players have to work hard to level up their relationship to 10 hearts, give them many gifts and a bouquet, and acquire a special item from an NPC who only appears on select days in a specific location. It’s a lot of work for players to undertake, as it can take a long time to build a strong relationship with an intended partner.
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Divorce, on the other hand, simply takes 50,000 gold and a conversation with Mayor Lewis. With this information in mind, it’s easy to imagine why players often don’t hesitate whenchoosing to end a relationship in the game.
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RedditorSheriffFatherturns the situation around by writing a comment from the point of view of Mayor Lewis. “AITA for denying the Farmer their 4th divorce?” In the post,they share what this experience would look like from the side of the villagers,as a farmer sweeps into their cozy and loving town and proceeds to break the hearts of half the eligible marriage candidates. It’s no wonder the mayor sounds fed up with the player in the original post.
Meanwhile, userFreundThrowawaywondersif there is a special dialogue in the game if players manage to marry and divorce every single marriable character.“I want to see him be like ‘how did you even get married twelve times in three years’,” they say. The sad truth is that some players have probably achieved this already, as many marry and then divorce certain characters just to get their exclusive furniture, or to collect the portraits.
There is technically no wrong way to playStardew Valley,so players are welcome to marry and divorce whoever they wish. It seems, though, that they might just have to do it under the judgmental gaze of Mayor Lewis.
