You cannot get your spouse to do the work. Your wife will simply walk around the island and shop (so I've heard), or if you are playing a a girl, your husband will go to where he used to work and calls your work your "cute little farming thing".
You can however, a year after they are born, get your child to help you. they will offer to help and what they do is collect eggs, milk cows, or water and harvest crops. You can find what they collect in the shipping bin, and you'll receive a report on their progress at 4 pm.
No. Your spouse can not ride horseback, unless you are just playing a mini-game.
I believe it is when you become better acquainted with him, or after you get a spouse.
Keep your spouse happy and two seasons after your married you or your wife will get pregnant.
You will know because an event happens. Your character and her spouse will go to the Doctor's Office and find out you are going to have a child. If you haven't gotten that scene then your character is not pregnant.
Get 10 hearts from your spouse and then one season after that you will be told by the clinic that you or your wife is pregnant. then a while after that you will have a child. Go to hmhelper.blogspot.com with questions and/or email him questions at hmhelper@gmail.com
In Harvest Moon Magical Melody your spouse will move in with you, but he will only move in to your first house, So your spouse did move in with you.
Typically the spouse will inherit the property of a deceased spouse. A will may assign things to other beneficiaries. Consult a licensed attorney in the state in question.
You can't. He/She will always sleep in your bed.
No. He or she will sleep in the same room as your character and her spouse.
Ducks will come to it after a storm, and then your spouse will ask you if you want to keep them. :)
You have to wait 3 months for a baby.
You'd have to be more specific on which harvest moon game it is, but to save the cost of the time, On harvest moon tree of tranquility, (and I believe animal parade) you have to wait about 2 months, (after your married) Ex. Married on the 24 of spring, pregnancy will occur on 24 of fall. Now for games like Harvest Moon Ds (and most others for the DS system) You have to keep your spouse happy for like two months, or a year (Dun Dun Duh) which is easy since you just talk to them everyday, Now for like Harvest Moon Save the homeland, You cant get married. If your perhaps playing harvest moon boy and girl (originally back to nature) Then you just gotta wait, for harvest moon awl, and awl (girl version), and let not forget awl se, it'll happen after the 2nd chapter begins. Now for Game boy advance friends of mineral town and girl version you just gotta keep your spouse happy, (I know its like totally a chore now). That's all I can think of, hopefully this long answer provided you with one!