40d Talk:Marriage

out of 5 marriages in my fortress so far, 5 involved a man and woman, and 5 'decided to forego marriage celebrations'. please post results from your fortress, and I'd also like to know what kind of celebrations they do undertake. Twiggie 13:27, 15 April 2008 (EDT)

Of mine, 3 of 3 (in 2 different fortresses) have celebrated. The celebration is a party at a (probably random) dining room / zoo/ statue - both of the couple get Attend Party for a while, as do at least some other dwarves. Are you perhaps not defining anywhere for them to hold a party? (I also remember reading on the forums that they wouldn't celebrate in the first year, as with any other party, though I can't find that now) - Cim 17:26, 15 April 2008 (EDT)

yea :p i got fed up with them throwing parties after the first one.... Twiggie 19:24, 15 April 2008 (EDT)

ok i changed the main page... if anyone gets dwarves that dont celebrate marriage in a statue garden, zoo etc, please change it so that it is appropriate. Twiggie 11:44, 17 April 2008 (EDT)

Just out of curiosity, is it possible for multiple "Lovers"? That is to say, can a dwarf have more then one wife? What if the wife dies, can he marry again? --AlexFili 06:29, 10 June 2008 (EDT)

I have a fortress running on it's 14th year with very small socialising areas and a population cap of 30. I'm pretty sure neither multiple lovers nor re-marrying is an option. Dwarves, it seems, are very monogamous. Also, all my married couples have held a celebration, I feel that implies that celebrations are only foregone if there is no place to hold them, although that isn't quite for certain --Sartain 20:29, 18 June 2008 (EDT)

No, it's not just about free rooms. Sometimes dwarves just want to get married in peace. People in real life do the same thing. --AlexFili 04:46, 19 June 2008 (EDT)