I stood on the riverbank past Lewis’ house, watching the green truck in the dusk. You’ve spent seasons turning a ragged plot into a home, and now that home feels smaller than the promise you signed up for. When I needed to sever ties in Stardew, I mapped the exact steps so you can do it cleanly.
On any given afternoon Pelican Town hums with predictable chores. How to get a divorce in Stardew Valley
If you want out, the process is surprisingly specific: visit Mayor Lewis’ manor, interact with a tiny book, and pay 50,000g. The fee is hefty in-game, but the mechanic is simple and deliberately visible only to players who go looking.
- Visit the Mayor’s Manor. Lewis’ house sits near the east side of Pelican Town beside the river—a light tan house with blue trim and a green truck parked out front.
- Find the divorce book. Inside, at the west end of the main room between the Town Ledger and the Lost & Found box, a small brown book waits on a table. The divorce book sits like a blunt instrument on the shelf; it’s obvious once you’re in the room.
- Interact with the book. Click the book to open the divorce prompt.
- Pay the fee. The option costs 50,000g. If you don’t have that much, save up and return later.
How do you file for divorce in Stardew Valley?
Open the brown book at Mayor Lewis’ manor, confirm the divorce option, and pay 50,000g. That’s the filing. The morning after the request posts, the game executes the separation.
The town clock ticks toward ten every night. Can you cancel a divorce in Stardew Valley?
Yes. If second thoughts arrive the same day you filed, you can reverse course by returning to Lewis’ manor and interacting with the same book before the mayor’s house closes at 10:00pm. The game refunds your 50,000g and the spouse never learns you filed—the notification only happens the morning after the divorce is finalized.
Can I cancel a divorce after filing?
Return to the brown book before 10:00pm on the same day you filed and choose the cancel option. You recover the fee and avoid the emotional fallout that plays out in the town the next morning.
You’ll notice morning routines rearrange themselves after paperwork clears. What happens when you get a divorce in Stardew Valley?
The morning after filing, your relationship meter with your ex is reset to zero hearts and the game appends the label “Ex” to their name. Their room and the outside area tied to them disappear from your farm, and they return to their original residence.
Post-divorce interactions skew negative: gifts are refused and dialogues are colder. If you want to erase the breakup and try again, visit the Witch’s Hut and leave a 30,000g offering at the shrine; paying that fee removes the “Ex” title and wipes relationship memory clean, like wiping a chalkboard clean—allowing gifting, courting, and marriage as if you’d never been married before.
Can you remarry the same person after divorce?
Yes, but you’ll need to repair their heart level from zero. Use gifts and positive events after removing the “Ex” status at the Witch’s Hut if you want to court them again.
I cross-checked these steps with the Stardew Valley Wiki, community threads on Reddit and Steam guides, and the developer ConcernedApe’s patch notes where marriage mechanics and character locations are referenced. If you’re streaming on Twitch or posting clips to YouTube, mention the mayor’s book so viewers know where to look.
There’s plenty left to do after a split: learn every cooking recipe, hunt the Trash Bear, complete your artifact collection, craft the best rings, or grow Blue Grass Starters—what will you chase next?