Sounds kind of like the ideal wedding attitude to me. Light on the symbolism, heavy on the "one last rager to remind ourselves that we're actually kinda too old to be doing that anymore".

But it's amusing that this was the straw to break the camel's back, so to speak.

Don't you mean cow's back?

Similar boat. Already had a house, been together for years. Getting married was just for fun and tax benefits. It changed nothing, otherwise.

I actually love the marriage mechanics in Skyrim. if you're interested in someone, you put on an amulet of Mara and go talk to them. If they aren't interested, they ignore it, and there is no social awkwardness. If they are interested in you, they comment on the amulet and ask if you are looking for a partner. You can then say woops, my bad, I didn't realize that's what wearing this meant, or yes I am, are you interested, if so, let's go get married.

I wish real life was that straightforward. No games, no social awkwardness, no guessing.

The whole thing just feels extremely fake. I mean, it's a video game, everything there is fake, but the marriage in particular is something I can't suspend my disbelief enough to accept as being real in the context of the game world.

Ok, i'll trade it for a house and a marriage

You can monetize the power shout somehow in this capitalistic society. Worst case shout onlyfans? Even Cameo that app where you pay someone 199$ to say something.

By the time you're Thane of Whiterun you generally have enough to get the house there unless you somehow managed NOT to take every object you had been in the same room as along the way.

Kill 14 more dragons and sell of their scales amd bones.

This requires at least 75 in Speech and many of the perks.

Lemme absorb dat dragon soul hubby

Help me buy a house

"Dead inside"

NOT Thu'um-in

Sure thing, buddy. You're keeping that achievement locked.