Interspecies Weddings/Marriage

How would marrying a naga, mermaid (both human sized), or a fairy work?
Weird thought that popped into my head an hour ago.

Well, there was a rumor that someone married a fairy.

I would probably agree to live by the sea if it was a mermaid.

i remember a story of someone who married a slug girl.... who the hell wrote that again?

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Anime-Junkie wrote:

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I imagine the ceremony would be awkward as hell XD One aisle of huamns...the other, of the Pred's friends and family.

rcs619 wrote:

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Tweaked the title =P

I imagine the ceremony would be awkward as hell XD One aisle of huamns...the other, of the Pred's friends and family.

Thanks. Well, it would be nice to meet a mermaid's family lol

......instead of hitting you with a frying pan, would she not just use her tail?

Please don't create too many threads at once Aliiance ^^;

Mhh there has been some such cases actually. Mezzus is an human married to a fairy for example ^

I think the bigger question is the ability of species to procreate. By biological standards, the only species that can impregnate each other are those within the same genus, and only those of the same species can produce fertile offspring. I was actually ranting about that after watching "V" last night... no way that humans and reptilian aliens could procreate and make a half-lizard baby.

Anyways, I actually was going into this while I started writing my latest chapter a couple days ago. Convenient. Gehan humans and Gehan elves were known to procreate, and the offspring were often powerful casters and natural psychics. However, they were usually sterile and plagued with physical problems, and few lived long enough to reach maturity. And that's human-sized elves. I highly doubt a human and a giant pred could ever make a child.

ZionAtriedes wrote:

Anyways, I actually was going into this while I started writing my latest chapter a couple days ago. Convenient. Gehan humans and Gehan elves were known to procreate, and the offspring were often powerful casters and natural psychics. However, they were usually sterile and plagued with physical problems, and few lived long enough to reach maturity. And that's human-sized elves. I highly doubt a human and a giant pred could ever make a child.

O_O holy shit... thank god eh?

rcs619 wrote:

I imagine the ceremony would be awkward as hell
XD One aisle of huamns...the other, of the Pred's friends and family.

I now pronounce you husband and... ummm... excuse me but your naga friend over there just ate your husband's uncle... O_o

ZionAtriedes wrote:

I think the bigger question is the ability of species to procreate. By biological standards, the only species that can impregnate each other are those within the same genus, and only those of the same species can produce fertile offspring. I was actually ranting about that after watching "V" last night... no way that humans and reptilian aliens could procreate and make a half-lizard baby.

harpies and slug girls will mate with anything that has a di**

ZionAtriedes wrote:

I think the bigger question is the ability of species to procreate. By biological standards, the only species that can impregnate each other are those within the same genus, and only those of the same species can produce fertile offspring. I was actually ranting about that after watching "V" last night... no way that humans and reptilian aliens could procreate and make a half-lizard baby.

Anyways, I actually was going into this while I started writing my latest chapter a couple days ago. Convenient. Gehan humans and Gehan elves were known to procreate, and the offspring were often powerful casters and natural psychics. However, they were usually sterile and plagued with physical problems, and few lived long enough to reach maturity. And that's human-sized elves. I highly doubt a human and a giant pred could ever make a child.

Thats why i said HUMAN SIZED

It's within the realm of possibility for a human and a predator to get married. After all we've seen David and Felecia from timing. And there are probably other cases that I don't know of at the moment.

However, the problem starts when said human and said predator meet usually...

I've posted questions like this consistently throughout my forum experience. I've been wondering this, because marriage is a main influence on the culture of every sentient species. A predator and a prey species marrying could cause a lot of benefits and problems.

Fairies probably have a very tight marriage ceremony actually. they appear to be relaxed and carefree, but remember they do have technology, books, organized magic, etc. mages in general are very tradition-oriented I think.

Archmage_Bael wrote:

I've posted questions like this consistently throughout my forum experience. I've been wondering this, because marriage is a main influence on the culture of every sentient species. A predator and a prey species marrying could cause a lot of benefits and problems.

Fairies probably have a very tight marriage ceremony actually. they appear to be relaxed and carefree, but remember they do have technology, books, organized magic, etc. mages in general are very tradition-oriented I think.

Hmmm. Well, I wouldn't go as far to say "Marriage is important to every sentient species" necessarily, because, it boils down to how civilized said species is. Humans were once nothing but (more primal) animals, and therefor we didn't always have such a system of solidifying relationships ourselves until we could afford to put time into such things. It is my thinking that as far as most Felaryan species are concerned, even with intelligence they simply have more important things to do than worry about marrying.


Fairies are an exception, but please note my figuring of how civilization equates into that.

Warrior3000 wrote:

Hmmm. Well, I wouldn't go as far to say "Marriage is important to every sentient species" necessarily, because, it boils down to how civilized said species is. Humans were once nothing but (more primal) animals, and therefor we didn't always have such a system of solidifying relationships ourselves until we could afford to put time into such things. It is my thinking that as far as most Felaryan species are concerned, even with intelligence they simply have more important things to do than worry about marrying.

I stopped where you said "it boils down to how civilized said species is"

that's like saying the native amercains dont have marriage rituals because they're "less civilized" than us. It has no relevance to how civilized a species is, because a culture is a way that a species lives, everything they do from the food they eat, to how they socialize...everything.

Trust me, I take cultural anthropology. I hear this stuff all the time in class, it's just the way things are.

Archmage_Bael wrote:

Warrior3000 wrote:

Hmmm. Well, I wouldn't go as far to say "Marriage is important to every sentient species" necessarily, because, it boils down to how civilized said species is. Humans were once nothing but (more primal) animals, and therefor we didn't always have such a system of solidifying relationships ourselves until we could afford to put time into such things. It is my thinking that as far as most Felaryan species are concerned, even with intelligence they simply have more important things to do than worry about marrying.

I stopped where you said "it boils down to how civilized said species is"

that's like saying the native amercains dont have marriage rituals because they're "less civilized" than us. It has no relevance to how civilized a species is, because a culture is a way that a species lives, everything they do from the food they eat, to how they socialize...everything.

Trust me, I take cultural anthropology. I hear this stuff all the time in class, it's just the way things are.

Then perhaps my wording was off. Is, "It depends upon how concerned said species is with said things." any better?

In a place where you're unlikely to make it ten feet out your door unless you're super prepared for the most unlikely assualt from a predatory creature, marriage would honestly be the last thing on my mind. As such, I find it difficult to wrap my head around the concept of such creatures as Nagas and the like having any real interest in putting aside time for it. Who is to even say such a concept is important to them in the first place? Most animals just mate for the sake of reproduction without any real bonding occurring beyond the fact that they're aiding one another in continuing the species.

Oh, and native americans were part of the human species as a whole, yes? Therefor, they fall into line under my new wording, and perhaps even the old depending upon how you interpreted that. Predators = Not human, therefor they do not have the same value system as us, nor necessarily the time to even devote to such things.

a response to everything you said would basically be "then that just makes marriage all that more vital".

Marriage/mating is an essential part to nature, lest you forget.

Archmage_Bael wrote:

a response to everything you said would basically be "then that just makes marriage all that more vital".

Marriage/mating is an essential part to nature, lest you forget.

But you seem to be stating that sex and marriage are one in the same. Untrue. A response to this could be: "Hit it and quit it."


See what I mean? There is a difference between intercourse for the simple sake of reproduction and marriage, which denotes some kind of deeper emotional bond.

that kind of relationship is mostly prevalent in sentients, like humans. maybe dolphins, they sex each other up for fun, but other than them, that's the only case i know of non-sentient beings doing that.

Bonobo chimpanzees. Absolute deviants. The Sodomites and Gomorrans of the animal world.

However, one could argue that both chimpanzees and dolphins are at least semi-sentient. They do show some very advanced cognitive processes. Nowhere near ours, of course, but still. It depends on where you draw the line of "sentience". Some might group canines, felines, and pigs into that exclusive little club.

Claire (dridder) marries a Naga and they create the ultimate race. Thats the ending to my story lol

true story.

Once again: the ability to create fertile offspring is in question. Or even sterile offspring.

Actually, I think interspecies romance would be very interesting. For some reason, I can't seem to help thinking that there would be a crapload of trust there... Being married to a woman who could kill you with a stern glance would take both extreme nerves and complete assurity that she wouldn't do so.