Relationships
Bachelors, bachelorettes and where to meet them
The advertised roster has five bachelors—Aaron, Bryce, Hank, Robert and Sergei—and five bachelorettes—Carol, Jane, Lorelei, Mara and Shirley. Carol or Robert is the alternate childhood friend based on your protagonist choice, so do not expect both versions of that role in one save.
Quick guide
- Meet your childhood friend and Jane in Bloomfield.
- Visit Tidewind for Aaron and Mara, Quarrytop for Hank and Lorelei, and Maplehill for Bryce, Shirley and Sergei.
- Greet your chosen character and use their heart-event letters to progress.
- Treat creator rankings as opinions; choose the character whose story you want to follow.
Video guides
The named roster, towns and the conditional childhood friend. Character rankings are the creator’s opinion.
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Find the bachelors
| Bachelor | Town | Useful context |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron | Tidewind | His family story involves his missing father. The original video notes he sometimes enters the paid fishing area; you can wait for him to leave rather than paying only to speak. |
| Bryce | Maplehill | Connected to the town’s art and music conflict. |
| Hank | Quarrytop | An adventurous outsider involved in the town’s story. |
| Robert | Bloomfield | Your childhood friend when you choose the female protagonist. |
| Sergei | Maplehill | An inventor whose deeper story appears later in progression. |
Find the bachelorettes
| Bachelorette | Town | Useful context |
|---|---|---|
| Carol | Bloomfield | Your childhood friend when you choose the male protagonist. |
| Jane | Bloomfield | The village teacher; also part of the early Hot Milk objective. |
| Mara | Tidewind | Connected to sailing and the boatman’s family. |
| Lorelei | Quarrytop | Head of the mining union. |
| Shirley | Maplehill | A musician involved with the town’s less traditional music. |
Start a relationship without relying on a made-up timetable
Talk to candidates when you visit their town and complete the town story prerequisite for their heart events. Follow letters and event requests as they arrive. For the next steps, read the heart-event and marriage checklist.
This roster follows the publisher’s ten-character announcement and Eli’s original character video. Claims of additional DLC candidates are not included in the launch roster. The video includes the creator’s preferences and story spoilers; it is a character overview, not a proven gift schedule.
Questions & sticking points
Is Hank a bachelor?
Yes. Hank is one of the advertised male candidates and is associated with Quarrytop.
Why do I have Carol instead of Robert?
The childhood-friend role changes with the protagonist selected at the start.
Sources & scope
Sources checked October 17, 2026. Gameplay routes are source-based; they have not been playtested by this site. Follow your current quest text and platform’s displayed controls.
- EliTheGaymer — marriage candidates — English auto-captions: 0:00–0:30 roster; 4:23–4:40 alternate childhood friend; 8:24–10:48 Aaron/Hank; opinions are not objective rankings
- Natsume — October 15 launch announcement — Pages 1–3; release platforms, features, early purchase pack and DLC roadmap status
- Jaska / Neoseeker — Marriage Candidates — Base-game heart-event process; DLC candidates excluded; total-count conflict resolved using publisher and original video