A Suitable Husband

[delablake]

If he's too old, I reject the offer. No use for old geezers without proper armour and virility.
Otherwise, I take nearly everyone - give him a tutor, put him in a city with good educational system, let him stew there for 10 years ...very often I get a quite decent governor, sometimes even a general. If he still remains a complete failure, he might be used for border patrol duties including the toils of building watchtowers and forts or for banzai-charges against rebel stacks. (Yes, I like role-playing with FMs). I think it is quite nice to have a stack of replacement rulers in case the older generation kicks the bucket en masse. Plus I get the feeling that the requests for marriage drop significantly if you reject suitors too often. But when I can afford it, i.e. I have enough pure-blooded FMs, I usually reject only the first offer, if the guy is a complete loser, and normally, the next suitor is of better quality. But I NEVER NEVER accept anyone who is disloyal: Might be an enemy in disguise...

[julius_caesar_the_first]

But I NEVER NEVER accept anyone who is disloyal: Might be an enemy in disguise...

But as far as I know the loyalty trait only appears a turn after you accept a suitor. It only appears automaticly for sons coming of age.

[Cute Wolf]

@julius_caesar_the_first
I once got 107 years old, KH general (the one with Spartans)... just save the game when he is 65, exit EB, play EB the next day, load the savegame, and he will be wandering out until he reach 90 and more (but most dies at 93 or 94).....

but now I roleplay the 80++ generals the soft way.... they will govern a peaceful, mostly remote heartlands or islands, with all their retinues are given away for their nice, young grandchild (roleplay to tutoring the youngsters)...... that shares the very same city...... (for the purpose of inhibiting sudden revolt when they passed away)

[seienchin]

In EB I also never get a suitable husband, but I always take the dull ones, because they can become great supervisors or generals. By the way my oldest general in Vanilla got 98. The makedonian Faction leader you start with. In Eb I never got one past 64.
You just cant move generals around cause they always get tired or on his deathbed etc.. I guess it shortens their live span