Please tell me these elements will somehow be a part of ESO. Despite being somewhat thinly-executed in Skyrim, they were at least implemented none the less, and were a significant part of my immersion and enjoyment. Housing with saved items left out of containers most of all, as it lent to the reality of a real word you lived in.

Is there any word on whether or not these elements may make it into the game?

There's marriage, but only between players. The rest won't be in the game, or at least not on launch.

yes this and the trade system need Player/guild houses/caves so can only hope.

This is an MMO, these are systems the players would have to do themselves. Get with a group of people and pretend they're your kids. Problem solved.

This is connected to housing etc I believe.
However I do believe that will one day be implemented, it's just do much Elder Scrolls

Yeah, I think that marriage between players is the best thing, I mean it would be weird if you had 100 instanced marriages with the same NPC. I'm really stumped about the housing . . . so many people have suggested solutions, but I don't know . . . I do want housign though.

hehe yes just as the companions you had in star wars...

I would expect housing to be added after launch. I would also expect it to be instanced housing estates.

Housing is an MMO staple nowdays.

Yeah, Sleeping on the couch is just what i need after a long day of clearing out some dungeon full of were-nymphs.

Housing is something what they've mentioned.. I suppose its kinda considered atm. Cyrodill guild keeps are kinda houses, you need to ugprade them, protect them etc.

Houses will be added at some point post launch. This was mentioned in one of the Dev's interviews. There will not be any real information until its being added. Remember they are working on 10 updates already. So it can be somewhere in one of those ten.