SirBloodLust
Member
This sounds like a joke, but what is the difference between a wife and a housecarl?
(Mjoll is charming, would make a good wife, but that was never an option. Aela the hotness, I mean huntress, is also alluring, and could make a fine den.)
The difference between a housecarl and your wife "spouse"
Housecarl will only live in one house and can't move to any other house your spouse can move with you.
Your spouse will cook for you.
Your spouse will occasionally surprise you with a gift.
Your spouse will set up a store "somewhere" and earn a cumulative 100 gold or more a day for you.
You can buy and sell items to your spouse.
Also sleeping near your spouse will give you the resting bonus "Lover's Comfort", allowing skills to be improved 15% faster for eight hours