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Question for you all: I know that if you are in a romance with someone (notably Jaheira) and then you kick them out of the party, the romance terminates...correct?

What if you kick her out before the romance initiates? Can you then have her rejoin and establish a romance as normal? Or is kicking them out once all it takes to lose that opportunity for the rest of the game?

I have another question, too...say I kick Jaheira out right at the beginning of the game, then go hook up with Aerie for a while and then change my mind. I kick Aerie out and go get Jaheira instead. Assuming the Aerie Romance variable is now 3 (I kicked her out, after all) is it possible to now romance Jaheira instead? (I know there's a patch for concurrent romances, but that's not what I want...I just wondered how far the variables let you change your mind in this game).

From the Romancing FAQ:

If Aerie, Viconia or Anomen are kicked out of the party, and rejoin again within three days, the romance will remain active. Beyond three days, if the romance is in the normal stage (JaheiraRomanceActive = 1), it will end. If it is in the committed stage (JaheiraRomanceActive = 2), it will remain active. For Jaheira, the romance will terminate as soon as she is kicked out of the party (it is possible to kick her out and keep the romance active early on in the romance, but this is a bug that may soon be fixed - don't rely on it!). If any of the romance characters leave the party voluntarily for quest reasons, the romance will be unaffected.

Thanks Sojourner!

One more quick question--does that mean if I kick Jaheira out before any romance has initiated, it is "terminated" anyway? Or does the Jaheira immediate-termination only apply after it has reached the committed stage (JaheiraRomanceActive=2)?

I just tell what happened to me... no technical details (Sojourner looks by far better informed than me about these)

Game 1: kicked Jaheyra out before starting romance. Found her again outside the harper's building, she initiaded dialogue and was more than eager to rejoin the party. Picked her up.
Romance started and proceeded well 'til the "happy ending" (and we lived happily ever after)

Game 2: kicked Jaheira out after some 2 or 3 romance dialogues (never intended to pick her up again, I don't want to romance the same girl every game!)
Found her again outside harper's building... She initiaded dialogue, but it wasn't a request to join... It was the next scheduled romance dialogue! And she was OUT of the party!
Fun

I guess this could be the bug Sojourner was talking about.
By any means, I'd say that immediate-termination happens only in committed stage.
(I could add that you would most likely notice when it happens... she says something like "You will never see me again", IIRC)