This story from an upset boyfriend posted on the r/AreTheStraightsOk subreddit has left people online scratching their heads. The screenshot of the post was tweeted by Tauriq Moosa, who added the caption “Absolutely screaming at this,” which basically sums up how most people felt about the case.
It turns out the man in his 20s has become seriously suspicious of his “supposedly straight girlfriend” after she married a female character in a video game. “My girlfriend has been playing Skyrim for the first time and married Serana,” he said and made it clear how upset the whole thing made him.
Scroll down through the full story below and be sure to share your thoughts on the incident in the comment section!
The guy got upset with his “supposedly straight” girlfriend after she married Serana, a female character in Skyrim
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In a game where you can role-play in a countless number of ways, it’s only fitting that you can get into one of your favorite characters. In case that happens, there’s an option to marry in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
After the user Tauriq shared the screenshot of his post on Twitter, it went viral, making everyone scratch their heads
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Here is the full post that the author of the story initially shared on the AreTheStraightsOk subreddit
Bored Panda reached out to IT professional, streamer and writer Logan Thrives who like many others couldn’t miss a chance to share their reaction to this unusual situation. “It’s a goddamn video game ffs, let her have her bi awakening in peace,” Logan tweeted.
Logan told us that after initially stumbled upon the incident, they laughed. “I’ve dated guys like this so it was sort of a not very surprised ‘ah, of course’ kind of laugh,” they explained. “This dude is definitely threatened by the idea that his girlfriend is interested in a female game character, and went ‘out of her way’ (read: it’s actually not hard) to mod it specifically so she could marry Serana. I’d call that insecure.”
Logan has played Skyrim for years and bought the SE version a bit ago so they could mod it. According to them, the reality in video games we play cannot be confused with the real world. “It’s escapism, they said and added that “I may have joked about her having her bi awakening (and I remember a few people on that post commenting that they learned they were gay/bi through gaming), but gaming is escapism where we can explore parts of ourselves that aren’t totally acceptable within society and sometimes have empowering power fantasies about ourselves or who we want to be.”
According to Logan Thrives, “there’s a lot of allure to wanting to be the hero, to the visceral satisfaction of fighting NPCs, but it’s not always a reflection of ourselves 100% of the time.” Logan also reminds everyone that “the biggest thing people need to remember is that gaming is not real, and your actions in video games do not reflect on you in real life. It’s a sandbox – you can live any fantasy you want inside of it, but when it’s time to go home you dust off the sand and leave it behind,” they concluded.
People online seemed to have a lot to say about this whole situation
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The very first step to tying the knot is getting the Amulet of Mara. The easiest way to do so is from Riften, a city in the Southeastern region of Skyrim which is home to Skyrim’s Thieves’ Guild. It’s also where all marriages take place.
Here, you’ll need to get hold of the person named Marmal, with whom you should speak about Mara. Finally, he will tell you about marriage and offer you the Amulet of Mara for 200 gold. Only after obtaining this amulet the Dragonborn is available to marry with an eligible character regardless of either party’s gender.
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Skyrim is full of eligible bachelors and bachelorettes, and there’s no race or gender restriction on who you can marry. Many of Skyrim’s followers are open to marriage, even though you aren’t allowed to marry any vampires through regular in-game actions.
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So if you’re interested in marrying Serana or any other vampire, you will have to use of a mod. Here is a useful guide of instructions on downloading and using the popular “Marriable Serana” mod created by C0drm0nk33.
Others pointed out that the guy must be seriously insecure to get upset over this
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Getting married in Skyrim is actually worth it. You’re expected to be given 100 gold daily by your spouse, and it stacks for whenever you’re available to retrieve it from them. They can also cook you a meal that grants buffs, and you get an experience boost for that day. So, I mean, who wouldn’t marry Serana in Skyrim?!
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How dare she roleplay in a roleplaying game! Disgusting! I, a female gamer, am absolutely appalled at this woman's actions. (sarcasm, obviously)
That guy should relax Serana was entombed for centuries and now she's free she's just seeing if her vampiric magnetism still works, and it does.. on his partner, lol. I cleared Skyrim again a few weeks back and Serana is definitely the most enigmatic character in the whole game. :D
I have a bunch of Serana mods on right now, but they're mostly to make her a master of Sneak (since I generally like to play stealth characters) so she doesn't alert the enemies or trip any traps. Much more fun that way.
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He's thinking about it all wrong. What if she is into women too? Then maybe in the future he'll get an opportunity to disappoint two women at the same time.
I'm a cis female who plays dudes in every RPG I've ever played given the choice and I always woo male NPCs - I wonder what OP would think of that...? :D
I always play male characters too. Always have , I just like better.
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Imagine all the weird things us Sims players do in that game. I definitely don't want to do 99% of the weird things I've made my sims do over the years. It's a f*****g game ffs.
Yeah I'd often kill off a sim's partner when I got bored of them, then replaced with a new one. Does that mean I'm a real-life black widow? Nooo, certainly not. 🤥
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Marriage in a video game is the same as in real life. You choose the one you think will best complement your skills & character and you enjoy being with.
This is the very first AITA post I've seen on BP that DOESN'T just end in an obvious nta (glad I finally found one; AITA posts became uninteresting because I assumed they all ended the same way - you could tell from reading the titles what the article will be and whether or not it's another NTA)
Most reddit AITA posts are just "heres a thing i did that no one in their right mind would find unjustified when its phrased like this, please validate my actions". It often more of a chance to vent about the unfairness of life than anything. Also the poster always condenses it into a nice coherent rational argument, even if theyre NTA usually the situation isnt actually that cleanly handled.
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I play skyrim a lot. I have played both male and femail characters. So if my femail character marries a woman, does thart make me a lesbian?
Something tells me he wouldn't be too happpy if she married a male character in the game either.
I've played Skyrim, you can marry a woman without a hack. I did, and I'm a happily married woman.
I think that you need a mod to marry Serana specifically.
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Serana, an enigmatic, charming vampire voiced by Laura Bailey. Of course you're going to marry her.
What a fragile ego you have, little boy. Only 20 and nowhere near yet to becoming a man. You're an A-hole AND an idiot. She probably married the character in the game as it's far more interesting than dealing with your personality. Get over yourself, you insecure little worm of a male.
You don't need to install a mod to marry a woman in Skyrim...I had Lydia trying to propose to me when I was looking for a spouse. I still prefer Farkas though...only guy who is happy to make me food and give me money XD.
I think that you need a mod to marry Serana specifically.
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Dude. One, why are you so damn worried about her sexuality. If she's into women too, than that's fine, and not really your business. Two, I had a dream about marrying a guy, does that make me any less gay? No! So shut up. A straight woman can marry a woman in a game and be straight still.
It’s interesting how I didn’t see any comments on the homophobic vibes coming from that dude
This guy has issues if he's going to apply choices made in a videogame onto real life.
Lol im also a female gamer and this was exactly what I did. Honestly not only is Serena one of the few characters with an actual personality (and a nice one at that), you spend a whole quest chain helping save her and going on adventures together which makes you feel like you have a connection with her. Also she has a lot more dialogue with the player, basically she feels like a person and not a wooden puppet. Pretty much everyone's reaction to her was to try to marry her and go "WTF BETHESDA" when you realize they locked her out for some reason.
Oh NO! She pretend married 1s and 0s instead of 0s and 1s! The horror!
Does this guy wear a name tag saying "FRAGILE" at meeting? The world is going to be a cruel and uncaring place for him.
If he continues acting like that, it won't be the game's fault she starts dating women instead...
I agree with everyone that this guy is a moron, but the comment of "what if she chose a guy with blonde hair" was both funny and weird because we don't even know what the couple even looks like. The boyfriend could have blonde hair too.
I didn’t know this was a mod and even so there’s no sex in the game so he doesn’t have to worry about that. What a silly thing to get upset about. It’s a game not real life. My spouses in the game kept getting killed when I brought them with me. Should my husband be concerned about that?
So what did he do next? When his girlfriend laughed, did he drop it? If he ultimately accepted that she was going to continue playing the game the way she wanted, he's NTA. It's okay to feel upset over something silly, ask a question, accept the answer, and then move on. If he harasses her about it, then YTA.
Did you or did you not include insects and reptiles?
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How dare she roleplay in a roleplaying game! Disgusting! I, a female gamer, am absolutely appalled at this woman's actions. (sarcasm, obviously)
That guy should relax Serana was entombed for centuries and now she's free she's just seeing if her vampiric magnetism still works, and it does.. on his partner, lol. I cleared Skyrim again a few weeks back and Serana is definitely the most enigmatic character in the whole game. :D
I have a bunch of Serana mods on right now, but they're mostly to make her a master of Sneak (since I generally like to play stealth characters) so she doesn't alert the enemies or trip any traps. Much more fun that way.
Load More Replies... He's thinking about it all wrong. What if she is into women too? Then maybe in the future he'll get an opportunity to disappoint two women at the same time.
I'm a cis female who plays dudes in every RPG I've ever played given the choice and I always woo male NPCs - I wonder what OP would think of that...? :D
I always play male characters too. Always have , I just like better.
Load More Replies... Imagine all the weird things us Sims players do in that game. I definitely don't want to do 99% of the weird things I've made my sims do over the years. It's a f*****g game ffs.
Yeah I'd often kill off a sim's partner when I got bored of them, then replaced with a new one. Does that mean I'm a real-life black widow? Nooo, certainly not. 🤥
Load More Replies... Marriage in a video game is the same as in real life. You choose the one you think will best complement your skills & character and you enjoy being with.
This is the very first AITA post I've seen on BP that DOESN'T just end in an obvious nta (glad I finally found one; AITA posts became uninteresting because I assumed they all ended the same way - you could tell from reading the titles what the article will be and whether or not it's another NTA)
Most reddit AITA posts are just "heres a thing i did that no one in their right mind would find unjustified when its phrased like this, please validate my actions". It often more of a chance to vent about the unfairness of life than anything. Also the poster always condenses it into a nice coherent rational argument, even if theyre NTA usually the situation isnt actually that cleanly handled.
Load More Replies... I play skyrim a lot. I have played both male and femail characters. So if my femail character marries a woman, does thart make me a lesbian?
Something tells me he wouldn't be too happpy if she married a male character in the game either.
I've played Skyrim, you can marry a woman without a hack. I did, and I'm a happily married woman.
I think that you need a mod to marry Serana specifically.
Load More Replies... Serana, an enigmatic, charming vampire voiced by Laura Bailey. Of course you're going to marry her.
What a fragile ego you have, little boy. Only 20 and nowhere near yet to becoming a man. You're an A-hole AND an idiot. She probably married the character in the game as it's far more interesting than dealing with your personality. Get over yourself, you insecure little worm of a male.
You don't need to install a mod to marry a woman in Skyrim...I had Lydia trying to propose to me when I was looking for a spouse. I still prefer Farkas though...only guy who is happy to make me food and give me money XD.
I think that you need a mod to marry Serana specifically.
Load More Replies... Dude. One, why are you so damn worried about her sexuality. If she's into women too, than that's fine, and not really your business. Two, I had a dream about marrying a guy, does that make me any less gay? No! So shut up. A straight woman can marry a woman in a game and be straight still.
It’s interesting how I didn’t see any comments on the homophobic vibes coming from that dude
This guy has issues if he's going to apply choices made in a videogame onto real life.
Lol im also a female gamer and this was exactly what I did. Honestly not only is Serena one of the few characters with an actual personality (and a nice one at that), you spend a whole quest chain helping save her and going on adventures together which makes you feel like you have a connection with her. Also she has a lot more dialogue with the player, basically she feels like a person and not a wooden puppet. Pretty much everyone's reaction to her was to try to marry her and go "WTF BETHESDA" when you realize they locked her out for some reason.
Oh NO! She pretend married 1s and 0s instead of 0s and 1s! The horror!
Does this guy wear a name tag saying "FRAGILE" at meeting? The world is going to be a cruel and uncaring place for him.
If he continues acting like that, it won't be the game's fault she starts dating women instead...
I agree with everyone that this guy is a moron, but the comment of "what if she chose a guy with blonde hair" was both funny and weird because we don't even know what the couple even looks like. The boyfriend could have blonde hair too.
I didn’t know this was a mod and even so there’s no sex in the game so he doesn’t have to worry about that. What a silly thing to get upset about. It’s a game not real life. My spouses in the game kept getting killed when I brought them with me. Should my husband be concerned about that?
So what did he do next? When his girlfriend laughed, did he drop it? If he ultimately accepted that she was going to continue playing the game the way she wanted, he's NTA. It's okay to feel upset over something silly, ask a question, accept the answer, and then move on. If he harasses her about it, then YTA.
Did you or did you not include insects and reptiles?
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