The SADDEST Thing In Stardew Valley… 😢

[@Dazii]

It's even sadder when Robin and Maru are happy for Sebastian after you marry him but Demetrius' first thought is turning his bedroom into an extention for his lab. And he doesn't even acknowledge it as Sebastian's bedroom, just "the basement"??

[@okaygecko]

that's heartbreaking ! I love Sebastians room ! especially the sword rug

[@slashbashful6549]

maybe the update changed it, but i married sebastian during 1.6 and the first thing he said was "congrats" followed by him saying "robin's been crying all day she says they're happy tears though" or something along those lines.

[@highdefinition450]

my parents be like lmao

[@goldenerkese]

Never liked Demetrius anyway

[@yushihotanto7502]

The reason why robin should divorce demetrius😂

[@rainraven9881]

To be fair with Sebastian he _said_ his dream was to move to the city, but what he actually wanted was to get away from his family and find someone that genuinely cares for and respects him. Moving to the city is just the only way he sees to potentially achieve that, unless the farmer gives that to him.

[@ameliaduncan3236]

Yeah, he's pretty depressed in his windowless basement. You'd think his mother, being the town carpenter, could add a little natural light for her son.

[@thedailyembarassment]

If there's a fire in the house, Sebby might not have a way to escape 😔

[@jettadin]

@@ameliaduncan3236 half the reason why i'm working on marrying him in my playthrough is so that I can get him in my house and then add a bunch of windows. For now I've just settled with giving him a Sims 4 version where he and his partner run off to San Myshuno and live in an apartment with their cat Trashbag who they found in a dumpster (she's a tortie or calico with mismatched eyes if memory serves right)

[@megamojo1041]

​​@@thedailyembarassmentI recall Robin mentioning that one of Demetrius' experiments went wrong and caught on fire, but that thankfully the house didn't catch on fire because she had used fire resistant varnish.

[@SolarisYang]

Okay 😢. I'll divorce Haley and marry him instead. "unless the farmer gives it to him" is a very sad line.

[@That_Cat_Therian.]

Seb didn’t give up! There’s a computer in his spouse room! He’s still our little coder!!!

[@ExeEspe-by2ct]

I unironically love Sebby

[@Jamjamsart]

but he like never sits there... i wish there was an animation of him sitting at his desk at the farmhouse..... and when you interact with him, he'd say something like "just working on some coding projects."

[@That_Cat_Therian.]

Omg I’ve never gotten SO many likes. Thanks!!!😊

[@That_Cat_Therian.]

@@Jamjamsart same😩🥺

[@LagunaBeachGirlx5]

He even says he wants to make a video game and with the farm income can now finally achieve this. So he still has passion luckily

[@נויהריספלד-ט3ת]

Dude damitrius is like “my beloved beautiful daughter!” And what about your step son? “I have that?”

[@cofffee817]

Honestly I think he loves his daughter more than his wife, it doesn’t seem like he loves Robin at all, romantic or not

[@psyducktective]

And will threaten you if you say 2 sentences to his daughter

[@DanielCoffee2077]

In Robin and Demitrius’ bedroom book shelves you can find two books that are something along the lines of “wood carving for pros” and “how to raise your step son” or something similar showing the Damitrius dose care, at least a little.

[@kaitlin2019]

​@@psyducktectiveI hated him so much for that I was bro chill out weirdo

[@SpookyGhostpeppers]

@@DanielCoffee2077 Its still super weird that there isnt any in-game dialogue that mentions it though, like the easter egg is cute- it would be cool to have more heart events where you see Demetrius trying to bond/reach out to Sebastian. Gives you a better reason to pursue a friendship with Demetrius too- to see that story evolve I guess? Think it may fix some players' perception of him.

[@Decidueye_]

BRO WHAT ABOUT SEBBY LITERALLY SAYING "If I just disappeared would it really matter." THATS THE SADDEST THING EVER😭😭😭

[@williampena197]

Nobody really respects him

[@MumuIsLooting]

This line actually broke my heart

[@pearlynchua8195]

that’s why i’m here 😡

[@shadow_song]

"we're just like the rocks in the lake.. we're gonna sink too.."

[@Robertdbd20]

My thoughts everyday 🫠😂

[@richiiruu]

i got so mad when demetrius mentioned that he should use the seb's room as an extension of his lab.. like bruh? you're event taking away his room???

[@iirose7]

yeah I hated that 💔💔

[@toastarkat]

That's when Sebby moves in with you after marriage. But it's still sad that he calls it "the basement" rather than "Sebastian's former bedroom" at least.

[@shilohinq]

average demetrius W

[@lan-dedim]

And i never understood why they didnt make the basement a laboratory instead why does seb has to live in basement

[@helenaww]

that’s literally when he moves out 💀

[@jonghibigmamaYT]

Penny never gives up on teaching Jas and Vincent, also it was always her dream to get married and have children. So she is very happy

[@timothycunningham252]

Thank u penny is the best her mom aucked penny wanted a library she got one she wanted away from her mom she gets it and she gets kids like she wanted its the best option also I keep fueling her mom's booze addiction especially when I go to the desert

[@tracey5324]

@@timothycunningham252 Sucks is a strong word. Pam is doing the best she can in a bad situation. Shes given up half of her trailer so her daughter can have a private space, forcing her to sleep on the kitchen bench of all places. She only snaps at Penny for moving her things around, which Penny isn't apologetic for. Yes she drinks and lives in a trailer, but she never misses a work day or drinks on the job after the bus is fixed (which she has no control over) and is working with a lot of depresion since her daughter doesn't hide the fact that she is ashamed of her. Penny herself has a steady job and would be able to find a way to get her own place, even renting a room in someone elses house, but instead she just constantly hints about how she hates it. Robin would surely throw up a new shack like Leah and Elliot have if she asked. I understand Penny was written from the ground up to be the 'girl that we save' in the harem - but she has absolutely no motivation to better her life alone. (Besides with how many emeralds I gave her she could buy the whole town by now...)

[@Mari_Izu]

@@tracey5324 Penny is not being paid to teach the kids tho

[@star.surfer9446]

@@tracey5324 1) just because pam isn’t abusive doesn’t mean she isn’t a shitty mom 2) i like how in defending pam, you completely insulted penny and blamed her for her situation.

[@tracey5324]

@@star.surfer9446 I am not saying it isn't a terrible situation. I am saying that both of them have flaws and struggle to find middle ground. I simply don't like when people demonise one character in order to place other ones on pedestals. There isn't a single character in the game that doesn't have bad points- thats what makes it good characterisation.

[@MCLefka]

It always bothered me about love interests essentially giving up on their dreams. Abigail wants to be an adventurer, so it would have been really cool if you could introduce her to Marlon and the guild, and even have the option of bringing her into the mines or skull cavern a follower. Just one example. Would have been neat that if after marriage you could have small quests where you help your spouse achieve a part of their dream.

[@timothycunningham252]

I didn't choose her but I im seeing not many did I chose penny im just glad to see a different choice over Shane or Elliot Abigail isn't bad at all she was my seeing choice I just didn't want the super nice penny to deal with her mom anymore also I fuel her mom's alcohol addiction especially when i go to the desert

[@Levacque]

If it makes you feel any better about Abigail, you can find her in a lower level of the mine as a high-level heart event. She keeps adventuring and gets better, and since it's an event dependent on you developing a strong relationship with her, you can easily argue that your support encouraged her to keep improving.

[@rauchschwalbelp7693]

Abigail isn't an adventurer to begin with. She just likes to claim to be one. She is scared of spiders and bats, uses every possible reason why she just couldn't go adventuring. Abby is just a big wanna-be.

[@splatsunemiku]

she literally gets to do whatever she wants when you marry her, she goes to the mines all the time. plenty of adventure to be had when you yourself, her spouse, are an adventurer.

[@JoshDrakePendora]

But it’s really not true, most of them DON’T give up on their dreams, Sebastian doesn’t give up on his, going to the city is more so getting away from the family, Harvey realized he wanted something else/hides the real thing kinda. Really, only Shane and Alex truly give up on their dreams, Shane’s events show he’s trying to change, and somewhat does, but his regular dialogue kind of doesn’t, and Alex’s dream could’ve simply been a cover due to the loss of his parents, but his still seems rather abrupt when the event just previously, he doesn’t make a mention of wanting to quit, and in fact wants to try harder if I remember right.

[@LittleLootGoblin]

Then there's THAT scene with Shane... That one hit me hard because Shane feels like they took my dad and put him in the game. when I first got that scene, my dad was in a really bad spot with his depression and had picked up drinking and my dad is also named Shane. At first this put me off the character for a while but I also think it's why I like Shane's arch so much, I never marry him because again he reminds me too much of my dad, I love watching him finally being happy again. It gave me hope when I thought for sure I was going to come home one night to my dad no longer being there. Now my dad is doing a lot better! He still has his bad days, but they're getting farther apart and less of them all together! I'm so proud of him ❤️

[@LittleLootGoblin]

also screw Demetrius!

[@adamori8207]

Is it the dock scene? Because i straight up; just started the game for the first time and was going to go for someone else, but I got that scene after his birthday and now I'm questioning everything T.T

[@Robertdbd20]

I didn't read all that Good luck, or sorry I guess idk

[@jayofarts]

I feel similarly about Haley! She reminds me a lot of my younger sister and the first time I got to see her open up in-game was really sweet. I'm never going to romance her but her character arc is one of my favorites.

[@edwardking9359]

​@salvatore2004 If you're too lazy to read that, then you shouldn't leave a comment. Otherwise you're just being rude and contradicting yourself

[@Zequisity]

Elliot is fine tho, He went on a trip for his writing.

[@hillacrit]

REAL

[@HUZZAH-4Life]

And he cannot wait to see you again and writes a letter each day.

[@mudkipmadness7072]

And Sebastian takes motorcycle rides at night a lot.

[@honeybee2525]

During his trip he missed the birth of our child. It was kinda sad but also reallyfunny 😭😭😭😭

[@ConspireTheMuse]

This is why Elliot is great. He's independent AND adores the farm and farmer.

[@Maurens1]

The bug eyes are now a crucial part of the channel

[@joliefish]

real

[@Whadah.Shadah]

real

[@rubysbiggestfan]

real

[@jingoxthefirst]

i haven't seen them before in-game, is it from a mod?

[@corpsep4rty]

@@jingoxthefirsti’m also wondering !!

[@RockruffCheeburgrr]

Not Leah, she continues working on her sculptures!! That’s why I love her. She’s perfect!! :D

[@Theel1t30n3]

Also eliot and he get good house to instead live on those cabin

[@calipso7978]

And penny is still a teacher

[@pinki_heart2036]

Trio "I don't give up ma dreams!"

[@fair-it2493]

Emily still works at the saloon Harvey and Maru still work at the clinic

[@Mushie_Mayhem]

@@fair-it2493doesn't sebastian still play their dnd stuff, i think still is in the band , is working on his bike and he keeps frogs! he hasn't given up either!! just gets to spend more time at home instead of doing a boring remote work desk job ❤

[@aloe8078]

Something random that always drove me nuts about Demetrius (aside from the Seb stuff) is his “Tomatoes are a fruit” high horse. I’m an agriculture/botany nerd, so I know a lot about plant anatomy and how they’re classified both scientifically and culturally. Yes, tomatoes are the fruit of the plant. HOWEVER, vegetables don’t exist scientifically- they’re the cultural term for a ton of different edible parts of plants, depending on the plant. For example, carrots are roots, broccoli are unopened flower buds, lettuce are leaves, and asparagus are stems. But they’re all considered vegetables because all a vegetable is is the edible part of the plant. Therefore, a tomato CAN be a vegetable, and someone who does agricultural science as a career should know that and not be such a jerk to his wife about it

[@efyra]

I love how even science hates Demetrius

[@susanwindiarinirodgers1269]

So are all fruits vegetables?

[@aloe8078]

@@susanwindiarinirodgers1269 Sort of? Fruits are *usually* excluded from vegetables because the scientific classification of fruit is a bit more specific and clear (the fleshy part of a tree that contains seeds). However, since vegetable isn’t a scientific term, it’s much more lenient and can contain plenty of fruits, like tomatoes and bell peppers. At that point it’s more based on culinary standards.

[@marcuslatrell8920]

So technically, all fruits are vegetables whole not all vegetables are fruit?

[@YourIngrownToenail]

and i hate how the fandom headcanoned him to have autism as an excuse for his behaviours😭😭

[@MrTempoedoeloe]

Dwarf lost his family, krobis is a refugee that forced to live in sewers, i hope for future update there is a way we can make them reconciliate

[@Autumn_Feather]

For the bachelors, Elliot keeps following his dream, and I love him, and he's cute, and I love his cinematic in the boat

[@fallen_vague28]

And the letters he sends during his 14 heart event are so sweet ❤

[@miniminininja538]

Elliott's family low-key disowned him though :/

[@slipiest-adv_7000]

FINALLY I'm not the only one who found his boat cutscene adorable and not weird/awkward/anything around those

[@nevermoreever2]

@@slipiest-adv_7000 Same, I love Elliot. He's so sweet and kind to the farmer from the get go and in order to even be on the boat you have had to go so far out of your way to romance him. There are days I do not see him because he's in his house and I dont have enough friendship points to go in. The boat trip is a date, I think its odd to expect not to be kissed on a date. And he even asks if you're ok with it which as far as I know none of the other bachelors/bachelorettes do.

[@lanarly]

​@@nevermoreever2 FINALLY!! SOMEONE UNDERSTANDS! Yes, I love Elliott with my whole soul! He's too sweet and kind and won't even hurt a spider🥹🥹❤ I will never understand the hate toward him, he's literally the greenest flag in the game

[@michellealagbe8910]

Demetrius: Stay away from my daughter. Don't ruin her bright future. Sir, I am THIS close to marrying your son. If your wife wasn't loyal she would've left you for me.

[@Kasiarzynka]

I want Robin to be romanceable just so we can get together with her to spite Demetrius.

[@michellealagbe8910]

@@Kasiarzynka Real 😭

[@newt4050]

​@@Kasiarzynka there's a mod for that

[@Therefore_-us8tx]

the moment our character met robin I was like "wait, there's romance in this game right? I want her!" so imagine the pain I felt when I discovered her house. The pain of seeing Willy be non-romanceable is a close second to that heartbreak tho

[@inatasannamei8441]

I just checked and holy sh** Demetrius really never talk even once about his stepson. He have about 4 lines about Robin, 7 about Maru and even one about Harvey but absolutely nothing about his son. Their schedule meet but he never even mentioned him once. Damn that's sad

[@ple8379]

I mean, he does talk about Sebastian at least once, as far as I know.. After you marry Sebastian, Demetrius says, how happy he is he can use his stepson's basement as an extension to his laboratory ;>.

[@inatasannamei8441]

@@ple8379 😭😭😭😭

[@ple8379]

@@inatasannamei8441 😭😭😭😭

[@Parasolhyena]

It's a slight defense but he has a book in his room that's trying to teach him how to be a better step parent.

[@ple8379]

@@Parasolhyena But is he even reading it though? Or he might just be like "Oh, look, I have this book, so you can't say I'm not trying" just to say he does something... Or he might have gotten this book from Robin. Maybe he did bought it at one point and just forgot it's there and never read it, or perhaps he did read some of it, but just thought it was all bs and he knows better. Either way, he clearly doesn't care enough to actually follow the advices in the book.

[@endermenon4836]

That first one is _why_ I married Sebastian in one of my save files in the first place Get him out of that dank basement where he's never acknowledged and into a nice big house with a (potentially) rich farmer who treats him decent

[@emerald9194]

Demetrius really just that one meme “My darling daughter Maru! ... and her brother.” “Why don’t you call him your stepson?” “I don’t like him.”

[@sistersamich2075]

I don’t think it’s “giving up on their dream.” Think of the scene in Up, where Carl opens the adventure book to the “stuff I’m going to do” part thinking it was empty, but Ellie had filled it with photos of their blissful married life. Her dream changed from going to paradise falls, to living her life with the love of her life. Falls or not. I feel like that logic can be applied to the stardew spouses

[@KaraShadows95]

Except for Elliot, he goes on a book signing tour for his 14 heart event and sends you letters until he gets back ❤

[@captaindemozan2700]

And he writes poems about his love for you, as well!

[@Chonkyaxolotl11]

Now this is why I especially use my slingshot on Demetrius

[@tham5593]

me too it's so funny

[@undercovertakodachi4301]

and pierre

[@aest3riaa]

Noice

[@garl1cious]

OMG GOOD IDEA

[@HiGUCCI]

Its okay sebby still gets his lifetime supply of sashimi

[@a.c.b.v.7088]

In one of Sebastion events he talks about how his work from home job isnt taken serious by anyone, but his parents take Maru being a nurse/assistant serious.

[@shipper-of-heart8898]

Yeah his 2 heart. When robin says Abigail is coming, seb askes ‘did you tell her I was working?’ And robins like ‘yeah but she said she’d come anyways ‘ like even his friends don’t see his work as legit

[@KOTEBANAROT]

Wow its almost like he couldve used the income from that totally legit and completely serious job and move out from his mom's basement since he hates it there so much

[@shipper-of-heart8898]

@@KOTEBANAROT He's a freelance worker, so he just makes money as he gets a job. It's implied he's saving money to move out of Pelican Town altogether.

[@chuckmcluckin6082]

I wish there was a dialogue option during Demetrius' tomato cutscene that's like "you're right about tomatoes being fruit, but literally anybody who cares about anything besides making a point would not buy tomatoes when fruit is requested. Stop being an arrogant dork and talk to your stepson for once."

[@frograts6816]

I love Sebastian. The moment i saw him, i was like "mm yes emo man" but hes so much more than that. Hes literally perfect for me and i love his little thing with his frogs. He has a pretty good happy ending too

[@peachparee7647]

Are you me bc same

[@M34NI3]

Hat mouse best character in all Stardew valley 💪🥺

[@joliefish]

Hat mouse solos

[@RockruffCheeburgrr]

Krobus is crying rn

[@Ducky_timee]

@@RockruffCheeburgrr Fr 😂

[@xXGracieGhostXx]

My sister and I got a phone on our farm, and hat mouse was the first one to call us to tell us about deals for hats! Both of us started crying and immediately had to drop everything to buy hats!

[@person-lk5kq]

they should've let us marry and have children with hat mouse smh

[@Let_Him_Eep]

I remember playing stardew valley YEARS ago and accidentally shutting the opening for my coop and then I checked the chickens the next morning and one of them was missing. Reading the other descriptions on my other chickens, I found it was saying that my chickens were afraid of something that had happened last night truly a mortifying moment, especially cause she was my first chicken :(

[@HazbinCovenWitch]

That never happened to me. Then again, I always close the doors.

[@LycanFerret]

​@@HazbinCovenWitch No no, it happens if you shut the doors while an animal is still outside. This can happen if you stay on the farm from 4pm-2am because some animal AIs will not head to the barns/coops. I've seen one of my cows and one of my ducks just chilling asleep in the grass at 8pm. I left the cell by leaving the farm and came back and they appeared in the buildings(doors open). If you close the doors without changing cells first(doesn't work with the barns/coops) they'll get locked outside and have a chance to get eaten.

[@HazbinCovenWitch]

@@LycanFerret Ohhh, I didn't know that. I haven't played it in a while either. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@eliasmilian131]

Until now I realized why my cow was missing, I just had one and it was for 2 weeks and I always forget that you can close the doors, and since I had only 1 animal (the cow) on the barn I couldn't read any other that was afraid of what.

[@lanceuppercut6168]

I thought it was just an urban legend. Regardless, I didn't wanna chance it and always tried to get them in. I guess I've gotten lucky because I've closed the door thinking they were all in and never had it happen. Are you safe if you leave the barn door open or is there still a risk if they stay outside with the door open?

[@Sal5299]

The last one is heart breaking 😞

[@Phantom_Of_Fandoms]

ikr 😭

[@Jess-iq1bw]

Lmao. No fr tho

[@cookiemonsterz413]

Most bachelor/ettes do continue pursuing their dreams. There's like a few that give it up, but that's because they realize that was not their actual dream. Sebastian is the only one I remember who actually gives up his dream to move to the city, but he does it because he realized what he wanted, a life in the valley wasn't as stale as his head made it out to be. Sam continues to pursue music as a children's cartoon composer in his 10 heart (?) event. Leah continues her art, Haley continues her photography, Abigail gets exactly what she wants getting to live the life of adventure, Harvey gave up on his dreams long ago, Alex's dreams of becoming a sports star was never his real goal, he was just using it to mask his actual feelings about his missing parents, Elliot continues his writing, Shane fails at his dream because he won't put all his effort into it, Maru is able to invent and build without the overprotective eye of her father, I really don't know what Emily's goals are but she keeps up her fashion design, and Penny getting freedom from her mother. Edit: I feel like people don't quite get what I'm saying about Shane. As a *romance* candidate, he does not fulfill his dreams. His dreams are to stop drinking, be a better godfather, and take care of his chickens. Yet his marriage room is filled with beer cans. Even after his 14 heart event, where he gets upset at the player for assuming he goes to drink at the saloon but is actually playing arcade games, he still has dialogue referencing drinking alcohol, "I'm just gonna have a couple more beers before closing my eyes for the night," -Shane, indoor nights after marriage. I got that dialogue every night after marrying him. Not to mention, he does say he wants to be a good godfather to Jas but after he marries the player, he moves onto the farm and barely interacts with Jas again, the only time he goes to Marnies farm is for his chickens. Speaking of chickens, you do not need to marry him to get a blue chicken. You just need 8 hearts. It might be easier to get them after marrying him, but you can just as easily purchase one from Marnie. Shane is better off at 8 hearts because that's when he begins to turn his life. I'm not saying you can't marry him if you really want to, I'm just saying he does not really go through with fulfuilling his dreams

[@jillian7206]

You make a good point, tho I gotta defend Shane a little. Yeah he didn’t have any dreams or goals in the beginning but at least to me, his story reads more as finding a goal and pride in domestic living. His goal becomes being a better Godfather to Jas, being helpful to others around him like Marnie, and of course raising his blue chickens that are way too cute

[@orcsmoocher3207]

@@jillian7206Exactly! The whole point of his arc is that he didn't have any goals because he didn't think he'd live long enough for them to matter, which is a hugely common pitfall for people with depression to fall into. It doesn't matter that he doesn't have some lofty life goal or new job by the end, because healing isn't linear. The farmer bonds with him, knowing full well his issues, with the goal of helping him figure himself out, and it's important to note that your love doesn't fix him -- even after you marry, "completing" his story, he still drinks, but not as much; he still has bad days, but the good ones are beginning to outweigh them; and so on. His goal isn't something future-minded and tangible like Sam's dream of making music or Elliot's dream of becoming a famous author. It's literally just "find enjoyment in life again." And he's figuring that out, piece by piece. :)

[@StrangerInTheSnow]

Harvey actually mentions that his ‘secret wish’ was to get married. So he also achieves one of his dreams, in a way.

[@queergeologist8207]

Shane gets to find himself after starting to recover from alcoholism and severe depression

[@craftymuffin3066]

Thanks sm for making this comment, I’m a new player and I was so afraid I was gonna make Maru give up on her dreams :( I’ve also been spending a lot of time at their house and I’ve been wondering about Sebastian. I didn’t even realize he was Robin’s son, I though he just kinda lived there. That’s so sad, I’m gonna try and be friends with him now

[@natha.foreverybody]

Harvey: "Haha I give up on my dream before, but don't care. I'm fine 👍"

[@rauchschwalbelp7693]

Because that's how life goes. Most people can't live their dreams out. But they find ways to do things that make them happy and have a good life.

[@toolatetothestory]

He still has his hobbies and job, he's stable and doing fine

[@Forget-me-lots]

​@@rauchschwalbelp7693 I know, right? His little radio scene made me cry because of just how real it felt. That bunch of pixels feels like a real person to me, enough to keep me from actually romancing any of the other characters.

[@miscstuff1238]

Demetrius really is the worst character, bro fumbles every relationship he has. His wife isn't happy, he's crazy helicoptery about his daughter, and can't even acknowledge his stepson.

[@Haexxchen]

It is not as if Robin was the perfect wife either, that being her second marriage and how she treats him.

[@sugarsnow2]

​@@Haexxchen someone having a second marriage is not and should not be considered a bad quality. sometimes things just don't work out. and I've never seen any dialog hinting she treats him bad meanwhile Robin has quite a few about how he neglects her

[@Haexxchen]

@@sugarsnow2 Of course remarrieing is not inherently bad or makes you a bad person. But observing how she treats Demetrius (they are both shitty spouses and are belitteling each other in their arguments) does not really get my hopes up, she had nothing to do with her first marriage ending. Context guys. Context...

[@miscstuff1238]

@Haexxchen Fair, it generally takes 2 to tango a failing marriage, but some of the demetrius specific ones would drive me up the wall. Like the tomato vegetable/fruit scene, how does any adult hear their spouse say fruit and not think a few for snacking in the week, rather a tomato that almost exclusively goes into a specific recipe, in which scenario she'd say specifically a tomato. And he does seem to have genuine favoritism for Maru, despite Seb also working a respectable, educated job. I'd assume Robin being quiet on this to not rock the boat even more. He's not evil, but he's not exactly winning a lot of nice guy points.

[@DanteVermelho23]

If we could marry Robin, all of that would be solved

[@cathl4953]

I wish we could be the insufferable in law to Demetrius. He tried to pull that casual intimidation on us while romancing his daughter as if we aren't farmers who fight in the mines for a living.

[@ple8379]

Honestly, fr, we could clap him in a second XD. Idk, I would be a little worried, trying to threaten someone with a scythe in their hands.. Or a pitchfork, or an axe, pickaxe or a ducking sword XD.

[@funbagel8555]

Yes and it's crazy to me that it's only the 2-heart event! Like I wasn't even romancing her...I have a boyfriend (three actually but who's counting?). All I did was give her 1 birthday present and I'm getting threatened?

[@luxgh]

Bro was getting his ass beaten harder than my dad beats me 🙏

[@NanaCottonNyan]

True! When that even happened I was like “sir calm your tits, I don’t give a fudge about your daughter, I’m here for that gorgeous emo gamer boy downstairs”

[@InkChibi]

PETITION FOR THE NEXT UPDATE TO LET US HELP FIX THE HAT MOUSE’S HOUSE 🥺❤️‍🩹😭

[@PernaesquerdadoGyomei]

The spouse fact is why I married Shane He has no dreams or faith in life until you come along and he starts to slowly open up and be happy with you, you don't make him give up on his dreams (because he doesn't have any) AND make him happy

[@artemisameretsu6905]

Doesn't he go right back to being an alcoholic tho..?

[@PernaesquerdadoGyomei]

@@artemisameretsu6905 you mean the cutscenes where we catch him "drinking"? If yes, eventually we find out that he's been drinking a lot of soda and playing arcade games (Diabetic? Yes. Alcoholic? Never.) Lol

[@mental_decay_]

​@@artemisameretsu6905No. He just has the occasional drink or two. If you treat him like ass, however, he'll relapse. Keep those hearts up

[@KuroiAllen]

Nah, after you marry him he goes straight back to alchohol. He himself keeps mentioning that he is still drinking. Yes, that is the only thing if you give him the benefit of the doubt that the cans in his spouse rooms are non-alcoholic and see the positive reaction he has to gifting him a beer as a dev oversight.

[@mental_decay_]

@@alisana8346 Tbh, imagine being so depressed to the point of suicide contemplation and you get close enough to someone that you fully realize how fucked up you are and get help. Now imagine that same person marrying you, then treating you like shit (Ignoring you/possibly giving shit gifts) and/or divorcing you out of the blue. You'd feel crushed and probably turn back to your vices too since they have been the only constant

[@how_ya_doing]

Okay now I feel guilty about marrying Sam for the fifth time in a row 😭

[@joliefish]

he still does music stuff at least! 🥹

[@fleacythesheepgirl]

He literally moves out of his parents house and Spoiler Gets a pretty good but realistic first job for a musician. Is just playing guitar in a garage band and living at home with your parents that much better?😅

[@how_ya_doing]

@@fleacythesheepgirl but he's such a sweet guy and he just wants to be a lil man child rockstar 😭😭😭😭

[@SOX4LIFE367]

Sams 14 heart event revolves around him getting a job making music for a kids show!

[@xollefi7418]

alex is like "yeah i suddenly dont need to do sports, im a househusband now" and it BREAKS MY HEART

[@luxgh]

Honestly, if my husband/wife was a farmer that makes more in a day than I make in a month, I would be a housewife too 💀 let me cook, let me clean and make you coffee in the morning if that mean you'll, every now and then, come into the house, give me my favorite thing, skip all my dialogue, kiss me and leave like nothing happened.

[@sliceoflife7423]

Being a sports star was more about proving he wasn't worthless. He doesn't need that to prove himself, he's somebody even if he's not a pro athlete. A stable family is what he really needs (what with his parents and all). Alex still keeps his work out habits and regularly visits his grandparents because of how important family is to him. Often noting how happy he is the kids have it better than he did. 10/10 I will always give him the family life he needed

[@coolstorybro2658]

Oh my God! every time I would get the message about my livestock being paranoid about something bad that happened last night. I literally thought that like it was just like a warning or like just some lore. I never even realized that my animals were going misssingggggg!!!!!! 😭😭😭😭 I literally would just not even shut the door, literally ever literally ever. I didn’t think that anything could happen to your animals.

[@Lonely_Moth]

It doesn't happen if you don't shut the door, it happens if you DO. The animals are forced to stay outside for the night, which is when they're vulnerable to wolves.

[@CorniestCob]

​@@Lonely_Moth Wait but is that from the new update or has that always been a thing? If so then ig I've gotten so lucky cuz I've accidentally locked out my sheep so many times😭

[@Lonely_Moth]

@@CorniestCob nah, it's been there for ages. I myself lost a chicken to this thing and has never closed that little door ever since...

[@CorniestCob]

@@Lonely_Moth holy crap, I've just been lucky then. Cuz I've accidentally locked animals out before and I've locked a stubborn sheep out once and nothing has happened. Also I'm sorry to hear about your chicken. I'd be so sad to find that my little chicken had gotten scooped up out of nowhere😭

[@Lonely_Moth]

@@CorniestCob I was, thank you! Wish you luck with closing the big doors in dark hours, so that you wouldn't click the little one by accident, lock the animals in and loose friendship! 🥰

[@aditipatra6837]

You didn’t mention about Alex’s parents - his mother’s sickness and death due to his father. The letter from his mom to her parents was so heartbreaking. 💔

[@theunderstatement6842]

sebastian doesn't give up on his dreams because he never had any to begin with

[@fenix1sabean326]

Dam bro 💀

[@Amcsae]

His dream is to move to the city and get out of the Valley

[@naty8646]

No, he wants to get away from his family, moving to the city is just how he decided to do It, but later he says that he don't think he would adapt to the city as well, moving to the farm was the best thing for him

[@maysee2515]

​@@kamillap_ he specifically said he didn't want to go to college or be part of the "corporate rat race" , and that he feels more comfortable behind a screen than having to interact with people. He does say he wants to save up money to move, but he does not want college or a corporate job, quite the opposite.

[@Laya_Waya]

Truly, marrying Sebastian I noticed that he is like a creator of the game. Because Sebastian say beautiful phrase about him making his video game, what he always truly wanted to create, and he appreciates that he can focus on things he really enjoy to do and not on earning money. Also (don't know about other characters) he doesn't betray his dream, his dream just changed. It's common and there is nothing bad. He isn't unhappy, to the contrary, he is very much happy with his family role. It's not any kind of sacrifice.

[@darkovikaplayssimgames]

I can't say for sure, but for Sebastian I always headcannon that he really isn't giving up on his dreams. He talks about leaving Pelican Town to go to Zuzu City, but in reality, I don't think he'd actually do well working in a cubicle around people in that sort of organized format. In reality, what Sebastian seeks is freedom, independence and recognition. Marrying the farmer, he gets his own space, the freedom to continue is freelancing, the ability to work on his motorcycle and ride it whenever he wants, and basically a rich farmer spouse lmao. I think he actually finds what he wants by marrying you.

[@RainbowBacon54]

During winter, Sebastian will mention how he built a snow dragon and Demetrius told him to get rid of it, but Maru's snowman got to stay.

[@Nevarthedragon]

NO HAT MOUSE POOR BABY T^T My heart is broken, you must be in pieces having to give such news 😭

[@Metahunt638]

Don’t forget about Jodi marrying young and having to deal with two children alone in 4 years straight. Oh and the 3 characters who live out of town because the people will “destroy things they don’t know”as all 3 say And Alex has to deal with a homophobic grandfather if you choose to marry him as a guy And Abigail has to deal with 2 parents who think she should stay in the kitchen instead of adventuring And Sam and Vincent having to keep all hope that their father would come back after 4 years And Marnie not being in a very good relationship And Leah having to deal with her ex after leaving the city he is still obsessed Jas being exposed to depression at such a young age and doesn’t understand And krobus in fear that the other shadow people will figure out he’s friends with a human Dang. There is so much trauma in this game for these characters 😭 Edit: thanks for someone correcting me, Leah’s ex is the same gender as your character so y’all can stop trying to correct me 👍

[@iamgnome6230]

Well I don't know about all their stories but I can confirm that if you marry Alex as a male farmer after a while George will apologize for what he says to you, and also he says "I don't get it. But you make Alex happy and that's enough for me."

[@Metahunt638]

@@iamgnome6230 I never really paid attention to him after what I read that first time 😭but I guess I was harsh on the old man for not understanding 😭

[@сільськаприбахана]

To old man's justice, he can reconsider if player have high relationships with him

[@cottoncandiez8872]

It's not that deep

[@Metahunt638]

@@cottoncandiez8872 I mean the game is kinda deep

[@bethanysmith5856]

Elliot got a letter in the mail within the 1st month of us being married about his book, i let him have his week long tour even though it seemed a bit sad since my character was pregnant with our 1st kid.

[@BerriBerriLunchbox]

I stay hating on demetrius AND Robin for not sticking up for her son at all Sebastian girl run girl run 🚶‍♂️ Edit: also it's super sad that Maru literally has no idea why sebastian doesn't like her and wants to have a brother but Robin and Demetrius are messing that up with favoritism.

[@Akira_of_the_Fae]

Thats why i like stardew expanded and marrying the wizard, he doesnt give up on his job and its the sweetest story line in my opinion

[@xXSetsuaiXx]

I'm glad I'm not the only one that notices Demetrius's detachment from Sebastian. And the only time you hear about Demetrius from Sebastian, it has negative connotations. Like Demetrius getting onto Sebastian, an adult, for building a snow goon, a completely harmless snowman, and removes it. It's honestly heartbreaking. Sebastian's background isn't the worst out of the singles, but it's definitely top three.

[@scftkcsses]

After marrying Sebastian he practically tells me every day how much he loves me or how grateful for me he is that I take care of him and put his needs before mine. He is genuinely so sweet and even tells me how I’ve helped him come out of his shell. His family sometimes makes him feel like an outsider and that’s mainly the reason he’s such an anxious, depressed, antisocial loner. He is the only person that requires FOUR hearts to be able to hang out with him in his bedroom and warm up to you whereas with everyone else it’s mostly 2 or 3. Idk why Sebastian gets so much hate. He’s so sweet when he’s comfortable with you and gives you affection every day and even REASSURES you how much he loves you. I’m never divorcing my baby Seb. He’s a total sweetie pie.

[@tessawilliams9040]

no because i was litterly dating sebastian and demetrius’s dialogue was always about maru because we had TWO hearts.

[@jadeterrain4771]

Harvey continues running the town clinic and I'm so proud of him

[@Cryptamen]

Actually reading the secret notes. If you love sebastian but not romantically, just know he probably wouldve ended up with sam. Sam has a list of what everyone he knows likes (its also how you find out him and abigail are friends through sebastian cause she isnt on the list) and seb it top of the list. Also paired with sams dream and sebs dream I can see them running away together and checking in on abigail and her adventuring years down the line.

[@hummingmostbird]

Eliott goes on a book tour, so he definitely didn't give up his dream

[@denkitopia]

my ideal marriage candidate has always been abby and it’s perfect. her dream was just to adventure and explore the mines. i got the npc adventures mod and she and i go on so many mining expeditions together.

[@Oka.Hashininakaya]

Honestly Shane in a way keeps his dream alive. He quits JojaMart, moves onto the farm and still takes care of his blue chickens. He even stays sober during the marriage (if you talk to him at the saloon on Fridays he says “don’t worry it’s jojacola”) Shane just wanted the simple life of raising his chickens

[@COFFEEWSUGA]

Not to mention one of Sebby's new dialogue lines in 1.6: "People are like skipping stones. Eventually, we'll sink." (not exact)

[@__carmine]

Nah it's been in the game for a long time. It's always the second line of dialogue you get when you speak to him

[@COFFEEWSUGA]

@@__carmine that's wild, I've pursued him in every route I've played and I guess I just never saw it

[@meh8982]

That's not new. It annoyed me all through 1.5. I don't know about before that.

[@lockedupgaming6831]

I relate to Sebastian to a rather depressing point. I know his pain in a way some people hopefully dont. And if you do; Im sorry, and you deserve better than that

[@RandomLoverOfNoodles]

Marriage candidates that don’t give up and become house spouses: Harvey, Leah, Elliot, Emily. You can argue for Sebastian, I think he starts on a video game when he quits his other computer job since you support him financially?

[@Turtl3b0i]

Sebastian's dream was more likely to escape from his stepdad, he thought the only way he could do that was to move away until the farmer came along and made him feel loved and valued, so I'd say Sebastian didn't give up his dreams, more like found an alternative that gave him happiness too!

[@meh8982]

Maru continues to work at Harvey's clinic on the same schedule. And she continues with "her own projects" at home.

[@RandomLoverOfNoodles]

@@meh8982 - You are Correct, my apologies

[@gershwinwest]

Meanwhile the player walks through bombs with minimal injuries 💀😭😭

[@TheFireOfMyBody]

THATS WHY I LOVE LEAH!!! her dream is to stay in the valley and just make art. she is truly happy on the farm. plus we actually help her achieve her goals

[@aesraa800]

can’t speak for every husband/wife but elliot continues to pursue his dreams! his event after marriage was so cute

[@kirstenwyatt9675]

I love that the added 14 hesrt events made it so most (haven't checked all yet) show that their dreams either continued, or shifted.

[@plebbnationmafia5873]

That's crazy about the wolves. I've never left my animals outside at night so that makes sense why I've never seen the message or heard them howl

[@sparrow.mp4]

Me marrying Leah and Elliot and watching them pursue their dreams while also helping out on the farm :0

[@Saphirakryoka]

in Expanded version, Lance continues his research and working to protect the lands, my man uwu

[@PlaguedByEarth]

Penny's dream is to be a wife and mother, and she definitely doesn't give up on that. It's no less of an admirable dream than any of the others!!

[@duckyducky2000]

I genuinely think the spouses don't "give up" on their dreams, or not in the sad way, but rather find a new dream and fulfillment in a loving marriage.

[@fijit4]

One of the reasons that Shane is my favorite spouse is because his life gets so much better when you marry him. His marriage dialogue shows that he gets a lot of personal fulfillment from being your partner, running the farm, being with his chickens, and being a father. He's also the only marriage candidate who doesn't really have a job after Joja mart closes down.

[@jellyfishserah3247]

Meanwhile, Elliott stans happy our man went on tour and keeps writing while married

[@Ax-xo4ux]

I can confirm that Elliot doesn’t actually give up on his dream! While married to him he goes on a (maybe more I haven’t gotten too far into the marriage) book signing tour and sends you letters!

[@MelloEllo]

My mouth DROPPED when I found out at the start 😭❤️

[@rae3037]

That's why i like being krobus's roommate

[@burrit01]

Sebastion said that Demotrious made him knock down the snow goon he made, but Maru gets to keep hers up.

[@emmalol5202]

I recently learned about the wolf thing, apparantley it's super rare since I've had my farm for 6 years (in game) and the event never happened to me. The hat mouse one just made me cry, I'm sorry, Poke

[@chitenshi22]

Number #2 and the thunderstorms/rain making them stay inside to eat is why i will always one. keep their hay full every day, and two NEVER close my doors on coops and barns EXCEPT for the dino coops.

[@justenoughforacoffee]

I mean, not all give up on their dreams. (I know leah and elliot dont) Harvey...gave up on his dreams before he became a doctor. So like, no part of my hand in marrying him did that.

[@emma_nutella58]

That why I relate to Sebastian so much man I feel him

[@patnadie]

Harvey still goes to the clinic every tuesday and thursday and once in a while he still making his his little planes i love him

[@MawdyDev]

I guess adding Shane's entire arc would be too easy LOL

[@bensecrist6157]

Krobus steals the magnifying glass on his birthday as he just wanted anything for his birthday but then the farmer scared him off

[@joliefish]

WAIT NOOOOO 😭😭😭😭

[@flimsyfun4960]

Sebastian secretly just broke into Robins house and lives in the basement there unbeknownst to Demetrius

[@Karthos1000]

The 4th one is why Haley is the best to marry. She's not involved in any group stuff. Alex is a little disappointed, but nobody gets abandoned.

[@WoolCat5]

demetrius has a book on his shelf about tips for first time step-parents that he CLEARLY must not have read, ever

[@mothmansboyfriend8021]

One of the features in sdv is that villagers will occasionally tell you what gifts their close friends and family love or hate.... except Demetrius will only tell you that about Robin and Maru's preferences, while Robin and Maru will both tell you about Sebastian's (Sebastian won't tell you about Demetrius either)

[@gracerose4272]

Elliot still writes poems and enjoys my beautiful farm land much more than his small beach shack, I think if he did give up on some sort of dream it’s only because he walked into a new dream, something so rare and full of love, something he’d never give up for 1000000 iridium bars.

[@wilsonarenas7583]

I'm pretty sure that Haley doesn't even have a dream, she just likes to enjoy life, and her perspective on how to enjoy life changes over time thanks to you.

[@MessEMe]

Ima cry cause the poor hat mouse has wet hats 😢😢😢

[@justarandomnobody1069]

Getting married to your spouse makes them lose their dreams: Me married to Elliott who went a week away to sell out his book and kept writing;

[@ericgraham2781]

Penny doesn't give up on her dreams by marrying you. She achieves them.

[@HaughtyToast]

Everyone always forgets that hat mouse is, in fact, a mouse and they probably chewed half of those holes into the walls themself.

[@meristuart1838]

Elliott still writes

[@sagenebula]

I mean, Demetrius does acknowledge Sebastian . . . when he tells him to destroy his snowgoon :(

[@scaredyhart268]

I feel like Elliot doesn't give up on his dream, he always wanted to stay in the valley but his writing wasn't going well and you meet him you basically become his muse, cure his loneliness, and give him a great reason to stay in the home that he has grown to love.

[@LizzieShiro]

Actually if you finish the heart events with Sam, he has a music job for a kid’s show. He never gave up on his dream.

[@RockruffCheeburgrr]

The last fact is truly heartbreaking 💔😭

[@kayleighbrown459]

In all fairness, Robin has mentioned Maru about twice in the whole game.

[@NightoMarco]

Bro was about to cry on the mouse hat part

[@Inkoheerunt_Hendie]

Hat Mouse is selling his many hats get money to repair his house. Somebody tell ConcernedApe that when you buy all of the hats, the Hat Mouse's house should become fancy.

[@joliefish]

This is such a good idea omg 😭😭

[@aimalisapro123]

I heavily disagree with the Demetrius SDV take. You can want to be a good parent and STILL be abusive to your kids. Trying or not, Demetrius STILL neglects Sebastian and still often acts like a prick at the very least to Robin- not to mention the insane overprotectiveness towards Maru. Does this make him irredeemable? Of course not, but he is not any less abusive because he WANTS to be a good stepdad. Fandoms as a whole NEEDS to move away from the idea that all POC in media need to be morally good. Of course, making all POC villains isn't great either, but defending an abuser just because he's a person of colour isn't actually the just move you think it is. Source: me, a darker skinned POC who was abused by a darker skinned POC who wanted to be a good parent. (Guess what, intentions aren't enough)