User blog comment:Smoky000/Why Serana cannot be married/@comment-24651591-20140312225124

The reason people want to marry serana so bad is because ironically, she is the most human out of all the followers. She interacts with the world unlike anyone else. And through out the story of dawnguard you get to know serana on a very deep, emotional and intimate level. She confides in the player, telling you about her issues and that she likes spending time with you. She is the only female character I feel that does this. And as a result, you want to initiate a relationship with her. But unfortunately I don't think it would make sense if Bethesda allowed you to marry her. I mean she's stated that 'after the things she's done she doesn't deserve such a blessing' it wouldn't make sense for her to suddenly go, "ok then, even though I've killed lots of people and pledged my very soul to the single most malevolent and evil daedric prince that there is, I'll just forget about all that I've said and marry you". It wouldn't work. You see even after she's cured that still wouldn't undo the deeds she's done that she's not proud of. HOWEVER, just because she can't be married doesn't mean that Bethesda shouldn't allow for a relationship. I think it would make sense to have a unique dialogue option only with her where the player states something like "well why do we need marriage to be together?" That way, you can be together as partners (boyfriend/girlfriend for less mature players.) and it does make sense as she does show obvious interest. The player gets what they want. And Bethesda manages to keep Her story intact.