Game Kinda Disrespects your Marriages (spoilers)

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I'm noticing a trend that the game doesn't seem to factor in when you're married to your companion.

Doing the Ranger missions, I ran into Marco who at one point, at least if you have Sarah in your party, will openly flirt with her and refer to you as her "friend". You have no dialogue option to correct him nor does Sarah really make a point to do so. Annoying, but I was going to shoot him anyway.

Then you get back to the Ranger HQ and during a cut scene, Sarah will admonish the Marshal for criticizing you while she and the main character are the ones actually out doing something besides wandering around a giant bar. Marshal essentially said "shut your mouth" to her and, again, you have no dialogue option to demand some respect for your wife.

Considering how much of a fuss the game makes during the marriage ceremony with a genuinely nice speech from the officiator about marriage, it seems strange the game doesn't seem to acknowledge your marriage aside from dialogue with your spouse and blocking your from other romance options.

[ケツデカピングー]

marriage and family will be abolished in commie theory so they dont respect them

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Originally posted by ケツデカピングー:

marriage and family will be abolished in commie theory so they dont respect them

Sort of part of my issue, though. The game *does* put a lot of time in making your marriage (at least to Sarah) a nice little ceremony. They don't seem (or I did it too early) to push random NPCs you're "friends" with to go to the marriage like they would in Skyrim, but the game does have very nice words to say about marriage.

So the fact that after you're married, the rest of the galaxy seems to never be aware of it is a little frustrating.

[Halosecrets0032]

I am very disappointed by this too, I was expecting some dialogue changes or other special interactions. The only thing I have found is a random event when entering a planet's orbit. A tourist group hails your ship to ask some questions, one of the tourists asks if you have a romantic partner in every spaceport and Andreja, my wife at this point, said "We all want to know the answer to that one... Captain". I really wanted her to acknowledge the relationship in other interactions like the Marco one or at the embassy.

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Originally posted by Halosecrets0032:

I am very disappointed by this too, I was expecting some dialogue changes or other special interactions. The only thing I have found is a random event when entering a planet's orbit. A tourist group hails your ship to ask some questions, one of the tourists asks if you have a romantic partner in every spaceport and Andreja, my wife at this point, said "We all want to know the answer to that one... Captain". I really wanted her to acknowledge the relationship in other interactions like the Marco one or at the embassy.

I think I had that same dialogue choice with Sarah before she and I were married, so even that might not count.

I think there was more affection shown from your marriages in Skyrim. >_>

[Rob'sEvilTwin]

I thought it was very weird I could not invite my parents or Constellation to either of my weddings.

Also I am married to Andreja and Sarah at the same time and neither acknowledges I am married to the other.

Even worse, no threesomes! Literally unplayable.

[Lithurge]

It's worse if you have the kid's trait. The first time you meet them you have a conversation with your parents about seeing somebody (or not), they don't go beyond that. You can't invite them to the wedding and you can't tell them you're married.

Late game spoiler - don't read if you haven't completed the main mission Depending on your choice at a certain point your spouse can die. Once again there's no conversation with your parents around this.

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It is really saying something Skyrim unironically has a more fleshed out marriage system. Wild. I like Andreja and Sarah's storylines and how you can do them as friends or with budding romance, but the romance subplot itself is pretty hollow.

[Starbug]

Your mum and dad don't even come to your wedding. Either this wasn't programmed in or they don't think your spouse is good enough for you.