Stardew Valley isn’t swimming in eligible marriage candidates, but it does have enough of a variety of personalities for anyone to be able to find at least one villager they want to marry.
A couple things to note about marriage in Stardew Valley:
Same-sex marriage is available You must reach 10 hearts with one of these marriage candidates to propose – reach 10 hearts by talking to them regularly and giving them gifts they like or love In order to propose, you must give them a bouquet and give them the Mermaid Pendant After you’ve been married, your spouse will help you around the farm as long as they’re happy
How to get the Mermaid Pendant
Sometime after your house is upgraded, a Mysterious Man will appear on the beach on a rainy day and offer you the Mermaid Pendant.
About this guide
The listings for each eligible bachelor and bachelorette below are fairly simple. Each mentions where they are most often found, as well as their likes and dislikes, loves and hates.
Some likes and dislikes are basically universal and apply to the vast majority of villagers. You can check out those lists at the top of my general villager likes and dislikes guide. “General” items (like leafy green vegetables, all types of milk) are italicized.
If you want to get on the other villagers’ good sides, take a gander at my Stardew Valley villager likes and dislikes guide.
Women
Abigail (Birthday: Fall 13th)
Abigail spends most of her time at work/home, Pierre’s General Store.
Loves
Amethyst Blackberry Cobbler Chocolate Cake Pufferfish Pumpkin Spicy Eel
Likes
Quartz
Dislikes
Eggs Fruit Sugar Vegetables Wheat Flour Wild Horseradish
Hates
Clay Joja Cola Stone
Haley (Birthday: Spring 14th)
Haley spends most of her time at the beach or at home, but spends a good amount of time at the fountain most days.
Loves
Coconut Fruit Salad Pink Cake Sunflower
Likes
Coconut Daffodil
Dislikes
Eggs Fruit Leafy green vegetables Milk Quartz
Hates
Clay Fish Stone Wild Horseradish
Leah (Birthday: Winter 23rd)
Leah spends a good amount of time at the bar, beach, and at home.
Loves
Poppyseed Muffin Salad Stir Fry Vegetable Stew Wine
Likes
Dandelion Eggs Fruit Leafy green vegetables Milk
Dislikes
Clay Gems Seaweed Stone
Hates
Bread Pizza
Maru (Birthday: Summer 10th)
Maru spends most of her time working as a nurse at the clinic.
Loves
Battery Pack Cheese Cauliflower Diamond Gold Bar Miner’s Treat Pepper Poppers Rhubarb Pie Strawberry
Likes
Copper Bar Iron Bar Processed goods Sweet Pea
Dislikes
Clay Fish
Hates
Stone
Penny (Birthday: Fall 2nd)
Penny can be hard to find of and doesn’t spend too much time at home. She seems to spend a good amount of time near the Community Center and Library.
Loves
Diamond Melon Poppy Red Plate Roots Platter Sandfish Tom Kha Soup
Likes
Dandelion Leek Milk Tulip
Dislikes
Clay Fish Quartz
Hates
Grape Hops Stone
Men
Alex (Birthday: Summer 13th)
Alex seems to spend a good amount of time in or around his house working out.
Loves
Complete Breakfast Salmon Dinner
Likes
Eggs
Dislikes
Clay Wild Horseradish
Hates
Poppy Quartz Stone
Elliot (Birthday: Fall 5th)
Elliott spends an exorbitant amount of time in his cabin by the beach, but does come out occasionally.
Loves
Crab Cakes Duck Feather Lobster Tom Kha Soup
Likes
Beer Chowder Fish Stew Fruit Octopus Squid Wine
Dislikes
Clay Daffodil Malachite Wild Horseradish
Hates
Amaranth Quartz Salmonberry Sea Cucumber Stone
Harvey (Birthday: Winter 14th)
Harvey spends most of his time at work in the clinic.
Loves
Coffee Lobster Bisque Pickles Super Meal Truffle Oil Wine
Likes
Daffodil Duck Egg Duck Feather Goat Milk Grape L. Goat Milk Parsnip Potato Purple Mushroom Red Mushroom
Dislikes
Clay Green Algae Hay Sap Stone White Algae
Hates
Coral Nautilus Shell Rainbow Shell Salmonberry Spice Berry Sugar
Sam (Birthday: Summer 17th)
Sam works at Joja Mart, but spends most of his time at home or walking about town.
Loves
Cactus Fruit Maple Bar Pizza
Likes
Egg (brown) Joja Cola
Dislikes
Clay Daffodil Hay Leafy green vegetables Quartz Seaweed
Hates
Stone
Sebastian (Birthday: winter 10th)
Sebastian spends most of his time at home in his room.
Loves
Fire Quartz Frozen Tear Pumpkin Soup Sashimi
Likes
Coffee Friend Calamari Pumpkin Quartz Salad Spaghetti
Dislikes
Daffodil Leafy green vegetables
Hates
Clay Complete Breakfast Farmer’s Lunch Fried Egg Omelet Stone
That wraps up our Stardew Valley guide on how to get married. Be sure to stay tuned to GameSkinny for more Stardew Valley guides.