Marriage

After you get married, your wife will move in with you. After marriage, all of them will have the same hairstyle (the only thing that’s different is the color) and wear the same dress. She does not help with any farm work but she will give you dinner if you talk to her between 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm, which gives you 30 stamina points. Maria gives you a rice ball, Ann gives you a fish, Nina gives you a croissant, Ellen gives you a cake, and Eve gives you "juice".

Maria after marriage
Ann after marriage
Nina after marriage
Ellen after marriage
Eve after marriage

Each girl also has different chore animations after marriage. Maria will sweep outside the barn, Ann will work on inventions in the tool shed, Nina & Ellen will do laundry outside the barn, and Eve will brew "juice" in the tool shed. These are purely for aesthetics.

Maria sweeping
Ann working on inventions
Nina doing laundry
Ellen doing laundry
Eve brewing "juice"

Wife Leaves You

If your wife's affection score drops below 200 (less than 4 hearts) and you don't have a child with her, she will leave you. This will decrease your happiness by 50 points. You can get her back if you go to the place where her diary is kept. • Maria: Her bedroom at the Mayor's house. • Ann: Backroom of the tool shop. • Nina: Backroom of the flower shop. • Ellen: Backroom of the restaurant. • Eve: Backroom of the bar (you do not have to wait for night to go in).

Her affection score will increase by 100 when she returns.

Children

You can have a maximum of two children. Your wife will let you know she's pregnant if you talk to her.

ChildRequirements
Child 1
  • You must have both house upgrades
  • You have been married for 20 days
  • Your wife’s affection score is over 450 (between 7 & 8 hearts)
Child 2
  • Your first child is 31 days old
  • Your wife’s affection score is over 650 (between 9 & 10 hearts)

The day that your child is born, talk to your wife and she will give you the option to either stay with her or leave. If you stay with her, her affection score will increase by 50 but you won’t be able to do any farm chores.

The child can be either a boy or a girl which will be chosen randomly, but your wife will always refer to your child as a "he" regardless of gender. The sprite for both looks exactly the same. You can name your child, pick it up from its crib, and carry it in the house when it's a baby. The child does not have an affection score.

Wife is pregnant → 60 days → Child is born → 30 days → Child crawls → 30 days → Child walks

Day of child's birth
Baby stage
Holding child
Child crawling stage
Child walking stage
Both children

Marriage Affection Changes

ActionAffectionNotes
Go to bed with wife+2For Eve, it's -2
Go to bed before wife0
Come home when wife is asleep-2
Wife comes home after leaving+100
Stay with wife during birth+50
Visit another girl during the Star Night Festival-30

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