Board Thread:Skyrim/@comment-11071209-20130710030653/@comment-11344160-20130716010240

UselessArgonianMage wrote: It probably isn't a reference to the lack of greaves, because there are greaves. It is included in the piece called "armour". If it was an easter egg to do with the lack of greaves I would have thought they would have M'aiq the Liar say it, because it is a lie and he ALWAYS makes these references. Why would they change it to a guard saying it? Maiq is the voice of Bethesda. And if what you are saying is correct then that would make it a statement by Bethesda.

It is most likely that it was their intention to make it mean marriage, because these games take a LOT of research. They would have realised and meant its actual meaning. It is exactly a reference to Bethesda removing greaves. Ever heard of a double meaning? In-game, yes, the guard as a character is refering to marraige. Sort of the Nord version of 'ball and chain'. It's also a little wink-wink out-of-game joke from the developers at the same time. M'aiq the Liar isn't the exclusive source of these types of things in Skyrim.