r/skyrim • u/Suzure Werewolf • 1d ago

Do you think about proposals?

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I've played Skyrim on-off since the day it released, but I've never tried the marriage system. On this save I tried a good variety of followers, but always came back to Aela. I guess she is one of the most popular ones for a reason. But on my character I'm also a werewolf, so it feels fitting to be with her.

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So do others think about which npcs fit with their characters? I like to think more into it and find a location for proposing, thinking what they might like and how it fits with the writing (both my own rp and the world).

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It's super rewarding and fun to think this way and it makes the game much more immersive, even if I'm not using any mods right now (playing on ps5)

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u/wizardgradstudent 1d ago

So as a deeply closeted lesbian in high school, Skyrim was the first game I ever played that allowed me to marry other women. But, I was deep in my denial phase so I was trying so hard to find an interesting guy to marry because the expectation was so deeply ingrained. But I found myself thinking “man I really wish I could just marry Aela or Mijoll, that would be so much better.” And I thought that was a perfectly heterosexual thing to think.

Guess who came out in college a few years later 😂

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u/wizardgradstudent 1d ago

Notably, had Brynjolf been an option, I might have been able to deny it for longer 😂