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* In ''[[The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind]]'', there is an exclusive quest chain available for male characters where you can enter a romance with a [[Catfolk|Khajiit]] [[Classy Cat Burglar|thief]] named Ahnassi, doing favours for her and receiving gifts in return. At the end of the chain, she will give you the key to her house and ask you to move in with her. There is no corresponding quest for female characters, the closest equivalent to one for them is the Dunmer [[Gentleman Thief|gentleman bandit]] Nels Llendo encountered on the road. Rather than try to rob you as he would a male character, he will instead be quite smitten by a female PC and will let you pass without a fight, and will also politely ask for a kiss which you can choose to accept or not.

* There is a quest in ''[[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim]]'' called "The Bonds of Matrimony" that involves arranging and attending your wedding ceremony after proposing to an eligible NPC.

* [[Fire Emblem Awakening]] features a literal and interesting variation of this: If any opposite-gendered characters in your army reach an [[Relationship Values|S level Support]], you will unlock a sidequest chapter in which the couple's [[Kid From the Future]] joins your army. My Unit plays this trope straightest, as not only can they marry any eligable character, they all get unique [[Dating Sim]] style "confession" scenes.

* [[Fire Emblem: Awakening]] features a literal and interesting variation of this: If any opposite-gendered characters in your army reach an [[Relationship Values|S level Support]], you will unlock a sidequest chapter in which the couple's [[Kid From the Future]] joins your army. My Unit plays this trope straightest, as not only can they marry any eligable character, they all get unique [[Dating Sim]] style "confession" scenes.

== [[Simulation Game]] ==

* ''[[Harvest Moon]]'' has the [[Dating Sim]] element as a hallmark of the game. Competing with rivals to marry eligible NPCs changes the math on a simulation that is otherwise about making virtual money at your virtual job on a virtual farm.

** In fact, [[Hundred-Percent Completion]] (self-designated, open-ended games) usually involves marrying a secret option.

** Many players do, in fact, 'level up' their relationships with all potentials because it [[More Friends More Benefits|carries certain benefits to do so]]. The end result of the choice, however, does not usually change gameplay significantly.

** Many players do, in fact, 'level up' their relationships with all potentials because it [[More Friends, More Benefits|carries certain benefits to do so]]. The end result of the choice, however, does not usually change gameplay significantly.

*** Certain games do react to this. The original allowed you to get a special womanizer themed ending if you wooed all the girls without marrying, and the boy option Wonderful Life games give you a "[[What the Hell, Hero?]]" type scene.

** Also, since there are in fact rivals, many players take it upon themselves to initiate those events as a [[Match Maker Quest]]. These virtual people are, after all, apparently close virtual friends and deserve virtual happiness.