I've discovered, after 270 hours of "real" play in my main game, that breeding seems to get easier with practice. I've managed to mate villagers who were "too hungry to think about this" or "not feeling well enough for this". Apparently even on the island a good "embrace" is good for whatever ails you...lmao.
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"I have not failed, I have simply found 10,000 ways that won't work." Thomas A. Edison