With 45 Villagers roaming around Pelican Town and beyond in Stardew Valley, there’s a lot to remember when it comes to trying to get their hearts up. One of the best ways to increase your relationships is by giving gifts, but there’s a lot to remember on that front too.
Of these 45 Villagers, there are 12 who can eventually be married, six male (Bachelors) and six female (Bachelorettes). Rather than guessing and potentially landing yourself in a social faux pas, or worse having your pixel beau end up hating you, keep reading for everything you need to know in order to woo your favorite Villager.
Universally loved gifts in Stardew Valley
Some gifts will be loved by most Villagers (there are limited exceptions and I will note them if they apply in this case) and are guaranteed to give 80 points towards a relationship with them:
- Golden Pumpkin
- Magic Rock Candy
- Pearl
- Prismatic Shard
- Rabbit’s Foot
Exceptions:
- Haley hates Prismatic Shard
- Penny hates Rabbit’s Foot
Universally hated gifts in Stardew Valley
When given as gifts to almost any villager (again, I’ll note exceptions if they apply to the Bachelors or Bachelorettes), these gifts are guaranteed to decrease your friendship with them by 40 points:
| All Bait | All Fossils | All Trash | All Monster Loot |
| Artifact Trove | Bug Steak | Carp | Copper Ore |
| Crab Pot | Dragon Tooth | Drum Block | Energy Tonic |
| Error Item | Explosive Ammo | Fairy Dust | Flute Block |
| Grass Starter | Green Algae | Golden Coconut | Hay |
| Iron Ore | Journal Scrap | Monster Musk | Muscle Remedy |
| Oil of Garlic | Poppy | Qi Seasoning | Radioactive Bar |
| Radioactive Ore | Rain Totem | Red Mushroom | Sap |
| Sea Urchin | Seafoam Pudding | Seaweed | Secret Note |
| Slime Egg | Snail | Strange Bun | Sugar |
| Torch | Treasure Chest | Void Mayonnaise | All Warp Totems |
| White Algae |
Exceptions:
- Maru loves Radioactive Bar
- Penny loves Poppy
Bachelors favorite gifts in Stardew Valley
| Bachelor | Loved gifts | Hated gifts |
| Alex | All universally loved gifts Complete Breakfast Salmon Dinner | All universally hated gifts Holly Quartz |
| Elliot | All universally loved gifts Crab Cakes Duck Feather Lobster Pomegranate Squid Ink Tom Kha Soup | All universally hated gifts Amaranth Quartz Salmonberry Sea Cucumber |
| Harvey | All universally loved gifts Coffee All Pickles Super Meal Truffle Oil All Wines | All universally hated gifts Coral Nautilus Shell Rainbow Shell Salmonberry Spice Berry |
| Sam | All universally loved gifts Cactus Fruit Maple Bar Pizza Tigerseye | All universally hated gifts Coal Copper Bar Duck Mayonnaise Gold Bar Gold Ore Iridium Bar Iridium Ore Iron Bar Mayonnaise Pickles Refined Quartz |
| Sebastian | All universally loved gifts Frozen Tear Obsidian Pumpkin Soup Sashimi Void Egg | All universally hated gifts All artisan goods All eggs (except Void Eggs) Clay Complete Breakfast Farmer’s Lunch Omelet Piña Colada |
| Shane | All universally loved gifts Beer Hot Pepper Pepper Poppers Pizza | All universally hated gifts Pickles Quartz |
Bachelorettes favorite gifts in Stardew Valley
| Bachelorette | Loved gifts | Hated gifts |
| Abigail | All universally loved gifts Amethyst Banana Pudding Blackberry Cobbler Chocolate Cake Pufferfish Pumpkin Spicy Eel | All universally hated gifts Clay Holly |
| Emily | All universally loved gifts Amethyst Aquamarine Cloth Emerald Jade Ruby Survival Burger TopazWool | All universally hated gifts Fish Taco Holly Maki Roll Salmon Dinner Sashimi |
| Haley | All universally loved gifts (except Prismatic Shard) Coconut Fruit Salad Pink Cake Sunflower | All universally hated gifts All fish Clay Prismatic Shard Wild Horseradish |
| Leah | All universally loved gifts Goats Cheese Poppyseed Muffin Salad Stir Fry Truffle Vegetable Medley Wine | All universally hated gifts Bread Hashbrowns Pancakes Pizza Void Egg |
| Maru | All universally loved gifts Battery Pack Cauliflower Cheese Cauliflower Diamond Gold Bar Iridium Bar Miner’s Treat Pepper Poppers Radioactive Bar Rhubarb Pie Strawberry | All universally loved gifts (except Radioactive Bar) Holly Honey Pickles Snow Yam Truffle |
| Penny | All universally loved gifts (except Rabbit’s Foot) Diamond Emerald Melon Poppy Poppyseed Muffin Red Plate Roots Platter Sandfish Tom Kha Soup | All universally hated gifts (except Poppy) Beer Grape Holly Hops Mead Pale Ale Piña Colada Rabbit’s Foot Wine |
