Fable 2 Marriage - How does it work?

[retroguy]

Okay, so I'm playing Fable 2 for the first time, going through it completely blind, and this optional sidequest pops up where I'm supposed to help a jilted bride's ghost find peace by breaking the heart of the guy who left her at the altar. Fair enough. So I find the guy and seduce him like I'm supposed to, but then he starts pouring his heart out about how awful and guilty he feels and how he never thought he would ever deserve to find love again and I just can't bring myself to go through with the original plan.

So now we're married. Now what? The only property I have currently is the gypsy wagon at Bower Lake. Is it okay to set that as the marital home until I can upgrade to something better? And how do I move my family from one house to another? I only have 1400 gold and the cheapest house in Bowerstone is 2400, so I was going to sell some stuff to be able to afford it and then I figure I'll need to stick around for awhile and do odd jobs around town to get enough gold to invest in a business. But what do I do after that? How much of an allowance am I supposed to set up? How often will I need to come home from adventuring to see my husband? Would coming home after each quest be sufficient? And what happens if I get pregnant?

I looked at the Fable wiki and it doesn't really go into a whole lot of detail about this. If anyone here is familiar with this series, it would really help if you could tell me how not to end up divorced.

EDIT: As a side note, I thought it was really cool how when I brought Alex to the gypsy caravan, everyone in camp cheered and congratulated us. I have to say, I'm seriously impressed the devs thought of that. To me, little details like that are the hallmark of really good game design.

[Leo_A]

Kill him? That would solve your dilemma, if you don't mind playing as a widow.

[8-Bit Archeology]

I envy you so much, you get to play this game fresh. So I love this game and have done everything you can do in it but it has been a while, so I will help as best as I can.

When married in the game make it a point to show up to your house after 1-2 missions only 1 if it was a long one. They will give you stuff when you return. Now the allowance is easiest explained if you already owned a house and rented it out. Basically if you own a house and rent it out it pays you every 5 IRL minutes. Also when the game is off it accounts for that time as well. I do not know if the allowance works while out of game though. But allowance is removed every 5 IRL minutes. So having a rental would counter that loss of out of pocket money. Keep your spouse happy by spending time with them when in town. Gifts are the easy way to get them in a better mood.

I don't remember what happens with your kids in the game. I think allowance goes up, but I can't really remember. Good luck with your playthrough.