Quote Originally Posted by YD23 View Post
Usually the game knows when you need more family members so it will bombard you with marriage proposals and adoption candidates. If it thinks you have too many you'll see these proposals a lot less.
Myself I only adopt exceptional men (great traits/ancillaries/etc). I wouldn't really worry about running out of generals/family members if I were you. :)
Besides, if you need more generals, just create an allied state government in a city and recruit all the generals you want.
Cheers mate, that's good to know :-)