Thank you both..after 3 days he died without receiving any marriage offers,just like the woman before.I chose not to adopt from the new generation because i lost all my money again(after he died)...so I deleted the app...I will continue playing on my tablet(had 2 different games on 2 devices)..Tablet is working fine caring for 4th generation now.I will reinstall app in a few days and try again..it was just faster to pull out my phone and play no matter where i was during the day...thank you for all your help..will let you know when i reinstall app on my phone..thanks again.....PS what is that orange thing sitting next to the trash can, it says they need to do something first,what??