Sarah Morgan is the head of operation for Constellation in Starfield. She first meets you during The Old Neighborhood quest and becomes available to talk afterward. To romance Sarah in Starfield and then later propose to her for marriage, you need to at least find two artifacts. Once you find the artifacts, new dialogue options with Sarah become available and you start earning her approval for your actions.
There are several options for a romantic companion in Starfield but this guide will focus on Sarah’s likes and dislikes as they will allow you to get closer to her.
In a pure Bethesda fashion, you need to raise her approval rating beyond a limit to start the romance. Once you manage to woo Sarah enough, you need to complete a couple of quests to finally tie the knot with her.
Romancing Sarah in Starfield
Before you can begin romancing Sarah in Starfield, you must recruit her. To recruit Sarah, play the game until you reach the lodge. This is one of the first areas you visit in the game. During ‘The Old Neighborhood’ quest she’ll ask to become a temporary companion. After you complete the mission, you’ll have the option to recruit her and eventually romance and marry her.
We will divide this section into parts you need to follow to have a successful relationship with Sarah Morgan. Before proceeding any further, ensure you always select the [Flirt] option whenever it appears while talking to Sarah. This is extremely important to further the romance quest with Sarah in Starfield.
How to increase Affinity with Sarah in Starfield
Likes and dislikes of companions and crew members in Starfield play an important role as they earn you their approval or disapproval. If you do something that a specific NPC is fond of, this will make you more attractive in their eyes. Approval acts as a level-up or points system. The more approval you earn from her, the better your chances of being successful with Starfield Sarah romance.
Sarah’s Likes (to increase Affinity)
As an upstanding member of society and the torchbearer of justice for Constellation, Sarah’s likes and dislikes are pretty obvious in the game. She likes people with a strong sense of justice and integrity.
Being faithful towards Constellation is also a positive in her eyes. Sarah likes peaceful resolution to conflicts in Starfield and straightforward answers. Sarah is also fond of exploration and inquisitive responses to her queries.
Sarah Dislikes (to decrease Affinity)
The things Sarah absolutely dislikes include lying, stealing, robbery, and a violent approach towards others. If you want to nuke your chances to romance Sarah in Starfield, just kill someone.
During a side quest where you try to join a faction Ryujin Industry, you will come across a violent character. Killing him will make Sarah disapprove of your actions. However, if you manage to calm him down with a persuasion check, this will get you multiple approval points from Sarah.
How to complete Sarah’s romance quest
Once you earn enough approval from Sarah via your actions, she will accept you as a friend. At this point, she will open up about her past and ask you to accompany her on the mission “In Memoriam”. If you accept this quest, you can no longer swap Sarah as she will become your permanent companion until the quest ends.
Go with Sarah to the MAST District in New Atlantis and talk to her senior officer. Once she gets the permission, travel with her to Cassiopeia 1 planet inside ETA Cassiopeia star system. Follow the markers to reach the abandoned facility.
Talk to Sona and she will ask you to collect 10 dog tags. Nine can be collected from various graves in the woods, but to find the last one you need to defeat the Greater Silverfish mini-boss in Starfield.
Once you get all 10 dog tags, return to Sona and hand them over. Convince Sona to leave with you and Sarah. Now go back to Sarah and talk to her. Once the [Flirt] option pops up select it.
Now you need to talk to Sarah twice in the Embassy district and New Atlantis Docks. Both times select the [Flirt] options. This will give you an option between [Friendship] or [Romance]. Select Romance to start the relationship with Sarah in Starfield.
What to do if Sarah Rejects you?
In some cases, if you profess your feelings towards Sarah, she’ll reject you by saying that she knows you have feelings for her, but she’s not ready to get close to anyone right now.
When this happens, you won’t be locked out of romancing completely. Just continue to have her as your companion, ensure you’re doing everything that earns approval to increase your affinity with her, and avoid any actions and choices that may upset her. Additionally, when she’s around do not criticize the United Colonies.
Also, don’t do this very early on as you need to complete the mission ‘In Memoriam’ before romance becomes available with her. Try again after completing a few quests and she will come around. If she rejects you, you can also keep her as a friend and decide not to pursue her.
How to Marry Sarah in Starfield
Keep earning approval and progressing with Starfield Sarah romance and she will once again present you with another option. Sarah will tell you that she wants to marry you. At this point, select the [Commitment] option from the dialogue box to take your relationship to the next level. However, your marriage with Sarah is dependent on another side quest in Starfield.
In order to marry Sarah, you need to accept the “Commitment: Sarah Morgan” side quest. Accompany her to the beach where you will get married in the presence of her mother. This will unlock Starcrossed achievement for you in the game. This will also maximize your bond with Sarah Morgan in the game and you will get a few additional dialogues as a reward.
It is important to note that Sarah can be romanced and married even if you play as a female character, additionally, your romance with her will not carry over to New Game+ in Starfield.
Furthermore, you can romance and marry her even after you’ve reached the main ending of the game. Just make sure not to go into NG+ straight away.
Should you Pick Sarah or Andreja in Starfield?
In Starfield, there are over 20 individual companions that you can recruit. Out of these 20+ companions, you can only marry one of four: Sarah, Andreja, Barret, and Sam.
Since Sarah and Andreja are both from Constellation and are the only two female companions you can marry, choosing between the two can be a tough proposition, and who you should pick boils down to your own personal preference.
Sarah is more authoritative and has a Rank 4 in Aerodynamics, making her an excellent pilot while her Rank 3 in Laser Weapons makes her an excellent gunman.
Andreja on the other hand is more adept at stealth with a Rank 4 in stealth and Rank 1 in Theft. She is also better at using Energy weapons.
While you can romance multiple people in Starfield, you can only marry one per playthrough. So, while you will be able to romance both you can only pick one.
In the mission ‘High Price to Pay’, either Sarah or Andreja can die based on your choices. We recommend marrying whoever skills you prefer then choose to save them in this quest.
It’s also important to note that you can romance all four companions at the same time without negatively affecting any relationship but as we established above, only marry one.
