Fields of Mistria has 12 marriage candidates: Adeline, Balor, Caldarus, Celine, Eiland, Hayden, Juniper, March, Reina, Ryis, Seridia, and Valen. You can marry any eligible villager regardless of your character's gender.
Dating and proposals
Dating begins through an 8-Heart event. A romantic response starts the relationship, while the Best Friend response keeps the relationship platonic. Dates take place on Saturday and Sunday, with one date available each day.
At 10 Hearts, the Engagement Ring becomes craftable at the Forge for an NPC you are dating. Elsie delivers the recipe on the following morning. Use the ring to trigger that character's proposal event and become engaged.
Weddings and children
Choose the wedding's flower color, cake flavor, and reception meal through planning dialogue with your fiance before the ceremony. After marriage, the Mystical Feather starts an optional family-planning conversation that leads to child-related events.
Choose a candidate by route, not by a single gift
All 12 candidates use the same broad relationship loop, but each profile gives you a different daily route and story context. Adeline and Eiland are siblings connected to Mistria's leadership, March works at the Forge, Reina runs the Inn kitchen, and Juniper manages the Bathhouse with Dozy. Hayden's route begins around Sweetwater Farm, while Ryis's route is tied to the Carpenter's Shop. Use those home bases to plan visits rather than searching the whole town at random.
Before you commit to a favorite, open the character's profile and note the birthday, first-stop location, and story requirements. Then check the dedicated gift page for the exact Loved and Liked lists. A birthday is a useful opportunity, but a reliable weekly route is more valuable than saving one perfect item and missing several ordinary conversations. When a character moves, use the in-game map as the current source of truth.
Build a sustainable heart routine
Give one gift per day when you have a suitable item, talk to the candidate when your route passes their location, and attend dates when the game offers them. Keep a small gift chest near the farm entrance so you can leave with an item without searching every storage box. If a candidate is not available, do not waste the day walking between likely locations; check the map, complete another task, and return on the next route.
The relationship loop should fit around farming and town repairs. Finish a watering or harvest pass first, carry the planned gift, then combine the visit with a request-board stop or shop run. This keeps stamina and travel time under control while still moving the relationship forward. The gift guide is useful when you know the character; the Gift Finder is faster when you only know the item in your bag.
Understand the 8-Heart decision
At 8 Hearts, the candidate's event presents a romantic response and a Best Friend response. The romantic response starts dating, while Best Friend keeps the relationship platonic. Read the dialogue carefully before selecting an option, especially if you are testing a route on a shared save. Dates take place on Saturday and Sunday, with one date available each day, so check the calendar before planning a weekend around another activity.
Prepare for the proposal
Reach 10 Hearts while dating before you plan the proposal. Elsie delivers the Engagement Ring recipe on the following morning, and the ring is crafted at the Forge. Keep the required materials ready only after the recipe is available; storing a few useful ores is sensible, but spending rare materials too early can delay town or tool upgrades. Once the ring is crafted, give it to the candidate you are dating to begin that character's proposal event.
Plan the wedding and family route
Engagement is not the same as the ceremony. Speak with your fiance about the flower color, cake flavor, and reception meal, then choose the wedding options that fit your save. After marriage, the Mystical Feather begins an optional family-planning conversation and later child-related events. Keep a backup save before major relationship choices if you want to compare dialogue outcomes, and read the 1.0 update guide for the systems introduced with the full release.
Can I date more than one candidate?
The game presents a shared romance route for eligible candidates. Choose dialogue carefully and use the individual profile pages to understand each character's story context before starting a second route.
When can I go on a date?
Dates are available on Saturday and Sunday, with one date available each day after the relationship route reaches its dating stage.
What do I need to propose?
Reach 10 Hearts while dating, receive the Engagement Ring recipe from Elsie the next morning, craft the ring at the Forge, and give it to the candidate you are dating.
Character guides
Read the dedicated guides for Hayden, Juniper, and March before choosing daily gifts.
Video walkthrough
BREAKUPS, MARRIAGE & BABIES! Full ROMANCE GUIDE for Fields of Mistria 1.0 Full Release! by cozy cyber shows the relationship route in action.