Dating

== Dateable Characters ==
Bachelors: Du, Huan, Jin, Kroc, Linde (will only date female characters), Poer, Rhode
Bachelorettes: Abby, Becky, Freya, Jiyue, Liv, Lori , Pauline, Sakona, Wallis 
Unless otherwise specified, all characters will date player characters of any gender. 
== Going on a date ==
=== Asking out ===
After you're close enough, you'll be able to Ask on Date a character by talking to them. As long as the next day is not an event day, they'll accept and tell you to meet them at the Goddess Statue at 10 AM. (They may take longer to get to the Statue, so if you don't see them at 10 AM just wait a little longer.) If you don't get to the statue by 1 PM, the date will be cancelled. There are no consequences to missing the date.
After asking someone out (assuming they agree) there's a three day cooldown during which you will not be able to ask that particular character out again. This will trigger even if you missed the date.
=== During Date ===
Every character has a preferred date spot. Every date spot has 5 different activities. One of them is chatting with the character, and you'll get unique dialogue depending on where you are.
Note: The garden date spot has the activity "anadem" which will put a garden laurel on the head of your partner. This will take a few days to disappear.
As you gain intimacy points doing activities at the date spots, you will also unlock intimacy actions which give intimacy points. The actions count once per date. All intimacy actions also give intimacy points which increase based on relationship rank. For example, handholding may only give 2 points at friendly rank, but goes up to 16 at best friend. Carrying/Being Carried count as the same action, so you will only gain intimacy points doing one of them.
It seems you can only kiss once you reach best friend / love rank due to the amount of intimacy points needed. You need to take them to their favorite date spot as well.
=== Ending the Date ===
Once you've done at least 3 of the date activities you can talk to the person to end the date. You can also walk out of the area at any point to end the date immediately, but you will miss out on the after-date activity. If you choose to end the date by talking to the person, you'll either be automatically transported to the restaurant or, if you're close enough, they'll ask if you want to go with them somewhere instead of eating.
In all cases you'll earn Friendship Points based on the highest level of intimacy you've unlocked -- holding hands, embracing, being carried/carrying, or kissing.
If you end the date by eating together, you can order food to eat. It will cost a little bit of gold but you'll earn extra FP, with the amount varying depending on what dish you pick. See the chart below for the preferred dishes of each character.
FP gained at the end of a date can range from 15-120 based on the intimacy action tier you have unlocked plus an additional 5-50 if you went to the restaurant depending on which food you order.
FP gained at the end of date based on intimacy tier unlocked:
* Hand Holding: 15FP
*Hugging: 40FP
*Embracing: 70FP
*Kissing: 120FP
== Character preferences ==
Character	Date spot 	Food 	FP lvl req.*
Du 	Spring Lake 	Meat Kebab 	
Huan 	Garden 	Clear Broth Noodles 	Friendly
Jin 	Sleeping Hill 	Kung Pao Chicken 	Favor
Kroc 	Sleeping Hill 	Meat Kebab 	Favor
Linde 	Garden 	Steamed Silver Salmon	Friendly
Poer 	Meadow of Memories	Life and Death 	
Rhode 	Sleeping Hill 	Spicy Boiled Fish 	
Abby 	Mushroom House 	Life and Death 	Friendly
Becky 	Meadow of Memories	Royal Fish Soup 	
Freya 	Spring Lake 	Meat Kebab 	
JiYue 	Mushroom House 	Phoenix Tail Puff 	Friendly
Liv 	Spring Lake 	Sweetberry Cake 	
Lori 	Garden 	Sweetberry Cake 	
Pauline 	Meadow of Memories	Sweetberry Cake 	
Sakona 	Sleeping Hill 	Steamed Dumplings 	
Wallis 	Mushroom House 	Life and Death 	Friendly
 * Friendship level required to Ask Out on Date.
Relationship Ranks: (estimate of FP each rank to fill the bar to get to next tier)
(For example, if you are at friendly and want to get to favor, you need 350fp.)
*Stranger (15? FP)
*Acquaintance (150FP)
*Friendly (350FP)
*Favor (1000FP)
* Friend (1500FP)
*Best Friend (or Lover) (no rank after FP bar is full, but it's about 3000FP to fill the bar)
Category:Game Mechanics
== From Besties to Lovers ==
After reaching Best Friend with any dateable character, you'll receive a letter teaching you how to craft Lover's Gaze and Broken Heart.
You can confess your feelings to a character by gifting them Lover's Gaze. If you've advanced enough in the personal story of a character and your relationship is Besties, they'll accept your confession and your relationship status will change to Lovers. Else (including if you're already lovers or married) they'll reject the gift, with character having their own unique dialogue for each situation. At least some characters will initiate the confession themselves if requirements are met.
You can break up with a character you are Lovers with by giving them a Broken Heart. If you aren't lovers (including if you're married), they'll reject the gift with unique dialogue. It's possible to get back with a character you've broken up with.