Guides · Beginner
Friendship Basics
How hearts, heart events, and gifting rules work in Stardew Valley.
- How hearts, heart events, and gifting rules work in Stardew Valley.
•How friendship works
Talk daily (+points) and gift weekly (max 2 per villager per week, +1 on their birthday).
•Points by reaction
Loved 80, Liked 45, Neutral 20, Disliked −20, Hated −40. Birthday gifts are worth 8×.
•Heart events & dating
Heart events trigger at set hearts in the right place/weather/time. At 8 hearts you can give a Bouquet to date; at 10 hearts, propose.
✓Checklist
- Talk to villagers daily
- Gift up to 2/week + birthday
- Give Bouquet at 8 hearts
- Track birthdays on the calendar
?FAQ
How many gifts per week?
Max 2 per villager per week (plus 1 on birthday). Loved 80, Liked 45, Neutral 20, Disliked −20, Hated −40; birthday ×8.
How do heart events trigger?
Reach the required hearts and enter the right place in the right weather/time. At 8 hearts a Bouquet lets you date.
How to remember birthdays?
Check Pierre's calendar in his shop or the calendar page on this site.