Rune Factory 2 Marriage Guide
To get married in Rune Factory 2 you'll have to raise the Love Points (LP) of the girl that you like. In this game there are two different categories of affection for the prospective bachelorettes, Love and Friendship. Friendship is raised by increasing their Friendship Points (FP), you can raise this by giving gifts, talking to them and doing much of the same stuff that raises their Love Level.
Love Level is raised by increasing their Love Points (LP); the easiest ways for you to increase LP are to talk with the girl every single day (especially on Festival days) and to give her an item she likes. For Alicia you won't be able to increase her Love Points by giving her gifts - you'll have to pay for her fortune telling each day to increase her Love Level.
As you raise a character's Love and Friendship level you will start to unlock new requests on the Bulletin Board, completing these requests will raise their Love and Friendship level towards you even more. You'll also be required to complete all of these requests before you're able to marry the girl you're courting.
How marriage works in this game is you must raise the Love Level of the girl you wish to marry to 10 and then you must complete all 10 of their requests on the Bulletin Board. When you complete the final Bulletin Board request that they give you'll be rewarded with a unique item. You'll have to give the girl you wish to marry this item when you're ready to become engaged to them. Think of the item like the ring you have to use to propose.
Below is a quick list of all the various ways that you can raise LP with the girls you wish to marry.
Talk: +1 LP
Talk (Festival): +2 LP
Festival Date: +3 LP (Flower-Viewing, Dance Festival or Shooting Stars)
Win Festival: +2 LP
Give A Liked Item: +1 LP
Birthday Present: +5 LP
Complete Request: +4 LP
Important: Alicia works different than most of the other bachelorettes in this game. You can't raise her LP by giving her items or even by talking to her every day, her LP only increases from Festivals and by purchasing fortune telling from her.
The cheapest and most reliable way to court a girl in this game is to talk with them every single day and fulfill their Bulletin Board requests each time they appear. After a bit of experimentation I can safely say that giving a girl multiple gifts during the same day will not continually raise her LP. You seem to only benefit from the first gift that you give to them each day.
Each character in this game also has a special Birthday Gift which will give you bonus points on their birthday. When it comes to Birthday Gifts I think that you only get the full +5 LP if you give them the specific Birthday Gift that they love. If you give them a regular gift I think you only get the +1 LP that you'd normally get, although, I have been unable to confirm this.
Below is a list of all the bachelorettes, their birthdays and what sorts of gifts they Like/Love.
Alicia Liked Gifts: Diamond, Strawberry, Pumpkin Pudding, Diamond Ring, French Toast
Birthday: Emerald Ring (Summer 28th)
Cammy Liked Gifts: Insect Skin, Strawberry, Strawberry Milk, Strawberry Jam
Birthday: Hot Chocolate (Summer 15th)
Cecilia Liked Gifts: Diamond, Sapphire, Amethyst, Emerald, Platinum, Ruby
Birthday: Aquamarine Brooch (Summer 12th)
Dorothy Liked Gifts: Emery Flower, Char, Char Sashimi, Salted Char
Birthday: Strawberry Jam (Winter 2nd)
Julia Liked Gifts: Toyherb, Carrot, Salad
Birthday: Seafood Pizza (Spring 16th)
Mana Liked Gifts: Pink Turnip, Prelude to Love, 4-Leaf Clover
Birthday: Roasted Yam (Summer 9th)
Rosalind Liked Gifts: Grape Liqueur, 4-Leaf Clover, Sweetie Potato
Birthday: Hot Milk (Fall 27th)
Yue Liked Gifts: Aquamarine, Daikon Radish, Fried Udon
Birthday: Cabbage Cakes (Spring 9th)
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