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Expanded Romance: Crushes
coraltheo
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I originally got this idea from one of the game fixes that happened a while ago where kids were sometimes getting flirty, but children actually can have crushes, as can other sims. I know we don't have the trait system that was presented in Sims 2, but as in flirty interactions, the player can mark out who they intend their sim to "notice."
For the main sim (the one with the crush)
* It can happen for all age ranges between child to elder
* The sim with the crush can have a desire to talk about that sim to friends of family
* When in proximity to the target sim (the "crushee") the main sim can get clumsy, socially awkward, have flirty interactions (like current sims do where they pose, or do that flirty wave thing they do)
* A sim can have a crush on their own range or the next age range up: a child can have a crush on their teen babysitter, a teen can have a crush on a young adult. This would be a totally innocent interaction, nothing gross.
* When around the target sim, they can exhibit behaviors and have moodlets where they can become temporarily clumsy, dazed, self-assured (to use some of the moodlets and behaviors that already exist).
* The main sim can become jealous if the target seems to have a crush on another sim: they can become sad or angry if they witness the target sim either having a crush on or being flirty with (depending on the range) another sim.
* Friends (or siblings) can tip off the target sim - either in a positive way (whisper "Hey, I think XXX likes you") or in a negative way (for child and teen crushes, they can sing that "XXX and XXX sitting in a tree..." song, or whisper "Hey, I think XXX likes you" and snicker maliciously)
* Crushes between child sims (behaviors like pulling hair, picking on sim, teasing, giggling)
For the target sim
* The target sim may or may not be aware of the crush. They can live life as usually, or they can suspect and show signs of wonder ("I wonder if he/she likes me"), be receptive, be creeped out, or totally and completely against it
* Depending on their awareness, they can either exhibit behaviors where they will either be friendly and say hello autonomously, attempt to overhear conversations, behave in a way that makes them noticeable (particularly if they might be receptive or wondering whether the main sim has a crush)
* If the crush breaches the age gap, they can have a conversation with the main sim ranging from "maybe when you're older" to "you're just too young" to something maybe more creeped out or mean depending on the target's traits
For both
When either the crush has fizzled out, has turned into an actual relationship (teens and older) the sims can reminisce about the crush. For relationships, the conversation can lead to more "flirty" interactions (for the appropriate age groups), humor, or a form of embarrassment that is NOT like the killing kind - well, unless the reminiscer has a mean or evil trait.
Where this might fit in might be families (assuming this might bring in more realistic interactions with children and teens) or as a valentine's day pack or patch.
For the main sim (the one with the crush)
* It can happen for all age ranges between child to elder
* The sim with the crush can have a desire to talk about that sim to friends of family
* When in proximity to the target sim (the "crushee") the main sim can get clumsy, socially awkward, have flirty interactions (like current sims do where they pose, or do that flirty wave thing they do)
* A sim can have a crush on their own range or the next age range up: a child can have a crush on their teen babysitter, a teen can have a crush on a young adult. This would be a totally innocent interaction, nothing gross.
* When around the target sim, they can exhibit behaviors and have moodlets where they can become temporarily clumsy, dazed, self-assured (to use some of the moodlets and behaviors that already exist).
* The main sim can become jealous if the target seems to have a crush on another sim: they can become sad or angry if they witness the target sim either having a crush on or being flirty with (depending on the range) another sim.
* Friends (or siblings) can tip off the target sim - either in a positive way (whisper "Hey, I think XXX likes you") or in a negative way (for child and teen crushes, they can sing that "XXX and XXX sitting in a tree..." song, or whisper "Hey, I think XXX likes you" and snicker maliciously)
* Crushes between child sims (behaviors like pulling hair, picking on sim, teasing, giggling)
For the target sim
* The target sim may or may not be aware of the crush. They can live life as usually, or they can suspect and show signs of wonder ("I wonder if he/she likes me"), be receptive, be creeped out, or totally and completely against it
* Depending on their awareness, they can either exhibit behaviors where they will either be friendly and say hello autonomously, attempt to overhear conversations, behave in a way that makes them noticeable (particularly if they might be receptive or wondering whether the main sim has a crush)
* If the crush breaches the age gap, they can have a conversation with the main sim ranging from "maybe when you're older" to "you're just too young" to something maybe more creeped out or mean depending on the target's traits
For both
When either the crush has fizzled out, has turned into an actual relationship (teens and older) the sims can reminisce about the crush. For relationships, the conversation can lead to more "flirty" interactions (for the appropriate age groups), humor, or a form of embarrassment that is NOT like the killing kind - well, unless the reminiscer has a mean or evil trait.
Where this might fit in might be families (assuming this might bring in more realistic interactions with children and teens) or as a valentine's day pack or patch.
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It would be cute if children could give candy or cards to their crushes. Teens could offer to help their crush with homework or invite bowling so that they have a public place to drop some hints.