Game doesn't recognize that I'm married? My character is REALLY cheating and so... dirty.

[NeostarWCC]

Okay so, for the sake of completion I decided to get all of the villagers at 10 hearts before I got married. I'm on my 2nd year now and just got married to Abagail and adopted one child (I wanted to play a girl character because I think they look better, have better customization and, I didn't want to marry a guy because it was too weird. (I'm a guy IRL and heterosexual)

Okay, so my problem? This game doesn't recognize that I'm married. So now, not only am I a lesbian in game (Which I don't mind.) and, the game the world over recognizes that I'm a lesbian. Abagail even said "Wow, I had no idea I'm a lesbian but, I'm SO in love with you. Wanna make out in this mineshaft?" I even lolled at the "I now pronounce you wife and.... umm..... wife..." declaration by the mayor. But, nobody in town even recognizes that I'm married? Especially the Bachelors and Bachelorettes? I didn't do all of the cut scenes before getting married either and now I'm being kissed by every guy/girl in town... while married! I even hopped into bed with Sam and "played" with him in there. My character feels like a dirty tramp now. This game recognizes gift giving as "cheating" but, my character can basically sleep around with every girl/guy in town and nobody will care? Where are the morals in that and what fun is that?

If I cheated on my wife IRL, there'd be dire consequences and there'd be a rolling pin across my head. So, I think that there should be dire consequences to my actual in game cheating. Instead of just saying "GASP! You gave a gift to maintain this persons 10 heart level! You must be cheating on me!" I almost want to scream at Abagail "No darling, that's not why I'm cheating on you. I'm cheating on you because nobody in town recognizes that I'm married and I've been kissed and groped by every bachelor/bachelorette in town. I also had sex....with a man. It was VERY uncomfortable and weird. I'm DEFINITELY a lesbian. So, don't worry about me giving gifts to dudes." I mean, none of the harvest moon games had cheating... and everyone in the village was like "Okay, they're married! Congratz on getting married! How's the baby?"

Instead Pierre just says "Please buy my seeds." and as far as he's concerned Abagail still lives with him and he doesn't give a crap that he's a grandfather now. Or curiously, that his daughter is a lesbian but, he has a religious shrine in his own freaking shop and homosexuality is shunned in almost every religion. Yup, totally realistic.

Also, the game is supposed to recognize when I'm dating someone yet when I gave Abagail a bouquet all it did was allow me to get 10 hearts with her. It never labeled her as "Girlfriend" like it's supposed to and the wiki says It's supposed to. I'm also not supposed to be able to give her a bouquet before doing seeing her 8 heart cutscene yet I did by mistake and it worked. So, two bugs maybe?

[LowElo]

I agree that NPC behavour is kinda weird.
They don't seem to care much about existing relationships. I was a bit disapointed that there was no real fight with other youngsters (I am looking at you Alex!) or my wife and other women.

A break-up-action or, at least an additional dialog option before commiting adultery would be nice. I had no chance to escape Abby in the mines and I feel very bad after that (It's a game after all, but still..).

[ssjlink]

You are projecting WAY TOO MUCH on a video game lol

The only thing I really want to address, though, is the religion thing. I guess you didn't notice this when you were courting Abby but Caroline and Abigail hide from the other townspeople in Caroline and Pierre's room so they don't have to talk to them when they go to the shrine of Yoba. They state that the shrine was built by the previous owners and that they are not religious.

[sdarkpaladin]

It's only game. Why you haff to be mad.

[Bouncer]

Marriage is still a bit of a WIP in this game, hence the issues with the adultry, lack of interaction and such. The dev is planning on making this better.

Though the adultry, I believe that shouldnt be possible? I recall reading you can not get the singles to more than 8 hearts without gifting them a bouqet, and the bouqet signifies you want them as a romantic interest.
Unless you already get kinky at 8 hearts but that would be rather stupid game design...

And wow, way to jump to conclusions on the religion. Even if Pierre and Caroline were religious and even if their religion were not fictional, that doesn't mean they'd automatically also be homophobes and bigots.

[Kurzidan]

Originally posted by Bouncer:

Though the adultry, I believe that shouldnt be possible? I recall reading you can not get the singles to more than 8 hearts

To my understanding of the mechanics. It is actually that either A)
You can't get them above 8 hearts only because at 8 hearts to 10 hearts somewhere, they start decaying, and maybe just talking to them/neutral gifts and below, isn't strong enough to affect their relationship anymore without the Bouquet. I.e give them the bouquet, and it becomes easier to increase their hearts, because talking to them will increase them normally, and gifts will affect them normally.

If you're constantly giving them things they love twice every week, and another on their birthday (if possible) of something they love instead of something they like, You will bring them above 8 hearts. with or without the bouquet.
I've purchased bouquets in my game, but never used them.

Alex is at 9 hearts
Haley has been to 10 hearts, down to 9, up to 10, down to 9 again, and is back at 10 hearts as of this statement
Vincent, Shane, Lewis, Jodi, Jas, Pam, Pierre, Robin, and Emily (non-candidates) all have 10 hearts. Caroline also has 9 hearts.

meaning that B) could be possible that Giving them something they love on their birthday when they're at 8 hearts, will bump them over to 9.

If that were the case.
than there would be a physical block in the game-data that prevents the counter from increasing at xxxx amount of relationship points, and you need to gain "this much" (the amount gained from birthday+love or bouquet) to bump it over that block, and once over that block, It becomes possible to normally increase their points again.

Either way. It currently appears possible.