As far as marriage goes, I never really take what the game implies as an ending all that seriously, unless of course it makes sense to me. i.e., Eliwood bringing Fiora home would have its consequences in my book. Or rather, my take on things. The game says it works out, but at what cost? Well, that's why I write 'fic!
I think a lot of different types of marriages are feasible-- unconventional marriages (Eliwood/Fiora), marriages of convenience or security (Oswin/Serra), affairs (Bastian/Lucia), marriage for love (Geoffrey/Elincia), I-do-what-I-want marriages (Hector/all his choices), and so on and so forth. In fact, I can see most of the options happening in any given game! Which is kind of funny, but I look at it quite like the real world even today: even now there are arranged marriages going on, not so much a YOU HAVE TO MARRY THIS PERSON YOU HAVE NO CHOICE or, YOU HAVE BEEN BETROTHED SINCE BIRTH but even the, "Well, I don't have a choice, I haven't had an offer yet and it's either 1. be independent (and not all people have the urge to be this way as it might require a great deal of effort that might not be worth it, depending on the person), 2. be alone (though alone =/= independent and vice-versa), and/or 3. let my father/older relative find me a life-mate."
Now, Astrid seems to be the biggest example of "no choice" but I find it entirely odd that all her sisters are in arranged marriages and all send letters crumpled and stained with tears.
Arranged marriages aren't always terrible things, honestly, though they are in no way always fun and enjoyable, either. A lot of times, it is simple convenience on both sides, and sure, it might not be all that great to have sex with someone you don't even know or care about or anything like that, but if they are a good person and provide for you well and treat you with respect/whatever, then there are indeed worse fates to be had. My best guess, assuming Astrid is not lying or exaggerating, is to think that her sisters were engaged to men who were not so good, and possibly on purpose. But then again, the way she describes things makes it seem as though men > women, and so having a female child is kind of like a disappointment, as there is little they can do but be married off. (Assuming a dowry then, they could be bothersome to a family to have too many daughters.)
But then we have Lucia, and Titania, and Jill, who all server in the military and are women. So Astrid's claim that her brothers are all so awesome cause they can do that is kind of...hm. Because couldn't Astrid, too, be a soldier? Unless there's a law or something making it a. impossible, or b. very difficult and requiring parental consent to do it. P:
Anyway, in just Elibe I can see most of the examples of the types of marriages, so it's kinda like...interesting.
I mean, no matter what "world" you live in, people will marry for their own reasons. And whether those reasons are convenience or love or for money or fame or whatever? Are entirely up to the individual characters.
Sadly, fandom's views on the characters might conflict in this way (Serra would marry for convenience! Serra wouldn't do that! For an example.) but that's my, uhhh, outlook I guess. P:
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As far as marriage goes, I never really take what the game implies as an ending all that seriously, unless of course it makes sense to me. i.e., Eliwood bringing Fiora home would have its consequences in my book. Or rather, my take on things. The game says it works out, but at what cost? Well, that's why I write 'fic!
I think a lot of different types of marriages are feasible-- unconventional marriages (Eliwood/Fiora), marriages of convenience or security (Oswin/Serra), affairs (Bastian/Lucia), marriage for love (Geoffrey/Elincia), I-do-what-I-want marriages (Hector/all his choices), and so on and so forth. In fact, I can see most of the options happening in any given game! Which is kind of funny, but I look at it quite like the real world even today: even now there are arranged marriages going on, not so much a YOU HAVE TO MARRY THIS PERSON YOU HAVE NO CHOICE or, YOU HAVE BEEN BETROTHED SINCE BIRTH but even the, "Well, I don't have a choice, I haven't had an offer yet and it's either 1. be independent (and not all people have the urge to be this way as it might require a great deal of effort that might not be worth it, depending on the person), 2. be alone (though alone =/= independent and vice-versa), and/or 3. let my father/older relative find me a life-mate."
Now, Astrid seems to be the biggest example of "no choice" but I find it entirely odd that all her sisters are in arranged marriages and all send letters crumpled and stained with tears.
Arranged marriages aren't always terrible things, honestly, though they are in no way always fun and enjoyable, either. A lot of times, it is simple convenience on both sides, and sure, it might not be all that great to have sex with someone you don't even know or care about or anything like that, but if they are a good person and provide for you well and treat you with respect/whatever, then there are indeed worse fates to be had. My best guess, assuming Astrid is not lying or exaggerating, is to think that her sisters were engaged to men who were not so good, and possibly on purpose. But then again, the way she describes things makes it seem as though men > women, and so having a female child is kind of like a disappointment, as there is little they can do but be married off. (Assuming a dowry then, they could be bothersome to a family to have too many daughters.)
But then we have Lucia, and Titania, and Jill, who all server in the military and are women. So Astrid's claim that her brothers are all so awesome cause they can do that is kind of...hm. Because couldn't Astrid, too, be a soldier? Unless there's a law or something making it a. impossible, or b. very difficult and requiring parental consent to do it. P:
Anyway, in just Elibe I can see most of the examples of the types of marriages, so it's kinda like...interesting.
I mean, no matter what "world" you live in, people will marry for their own reasons. And whether those reasons are convenience or love or for money or fame or whatever? Are entirely up to the individual characters.
Sadly, fandom's views on the characters might conflict in this way (Serra would marry for convenience! Serra wouldn't do that! For an example.) but that's my, uhhh, outlook I guess. P: