Its not about keeping your sims faithful, its about having them turn down advances of other sims (which they usually don't) especially if they are in a flirty mood or the other sim is.
My married sim turned down the advances of his former girlfriend. They never actually became boyfriend and girlfriend, but they were lovebirds.
Same. When I'm playing my married or partnered sims they always turn down other sims flirts. They waggle their finger and make a 'uh huh' noise. Then the flirty sim cringes and usually walks away.
It's when I'm rotated away that the damage happens.
I'm a girl who likes to play with boys, what can I say...
“Instead of putting players in the role of Luke Skywalker, or Frodo Baggins, I'd rather put them in the role of George Lucas.”Will Wright.
Its not about keeping your sims faithful, its about having them turn down advances of other sims (which they usually don't) especially if they are in a flirty mood or the other sim is.
My married sim turned down the advances of his former girlfriend. They never actually became boyfriend and girlfriend, but they were lovebirds.
Same. When I'm playing my married or partnered sims they always turn down other sims flirts. They waggle their finger and make a 'uh huh' noise. Then the flirty sim cringes and usually walks away.
It's when I'm rotated away that the damage happens.
In my game it seems to depend on how high the relationship is between the married Sim and the one doing the flirting. My coupled Sims will reject flirts from Sims they aren't friends with, but if they are best friends with another Sim then they may accept romantic interactions, especially if they are in a flirty mood. For example, my main Sim's wife was generally the faithful sort, but she developed a high friendship with her young adult step son who lived with the family; he had the romantic trait so was always flirting with her, and eventually they developed a romantic relationship because of it. I ended up having to make the step son move out so he wouldn't destroy my Sim's marriage. :P
"It's like there's a pink elephant in the room and no one's allowed to talk about it."
I've suggested a Faithful purchase reward trait; a Sim with that trait will reject any Flirty or Romantic interactions from Sims who aren't their primary partner (boyfriend/girlfriend, engaged, spouse), and a major hit to the Friendship level with any Sim who tries. Also a return of the "just be friends" interaction to totally get rid of romantic relationship with other Sims.
I love this idea so much! And as a reward trait, it wouldn't take up space in the sim's personality slots. This is so needed.
I feel your pain. I, too, play a game where my couples remain faithful. I've been playing Sims since 2005, which isn't as long as some, but it's still quite awhile. In that time, I've only had five divorces. One, just to see what happens, but the children of the divorcing couple cried so much it broke MY heart. After that, I didn't seek to break my couples up. However, when they behaved autonomously in a very untoward manner, I'd step in and put the kybosh on their relationship. My singer Sim couldn't find love — at least not with someone faithful. He'd get engaged, invite her over for a family Gift Giving Party and what would she do? Flirt audaciously with his brother-in-law RIGHT in front of my Sim? I responded by removing her from the game. She went into "time out" (bin). Later on, when he finally DID get married, I guess he made his bride a mother too soon. She kept putting their newborn out on the front lawn at night IN THE POURING RAIN. This she did autonomously. And, no, there was not trait or routing issue I could detect, anyway.
She did this three times in all. Each time my singer Sim would return from his gig to find his little son crying pitifully. I had them fight over it, after he'd rescued the baby. I guess they fought bad enough the second go-around, because when she placed the infant on the front lawn again at night in the rain, I had my singer Sim race home after his gig to rescue his son. Again, the couple fought. This time the "break up" interaction popped up in the menu. I hesitated, thought about it, and realized she was endangering the baby. So rather than lose him to the Social Worker, my singer Sim broke up with his wife. It was the honorable thing to do. I quickly went into Edit Town and moved her into an apartment, so she couldn't take the baby with her. He caught flack from his friends for the break up, but I sent him to sue for slander and he won. Besides, he had sole custody of the child.
See, this is why I love Sims 3 because things like this actually happen. Sims can talk bad about other sims, they can sue for slander, and they actually get angry with other sims and don't hug them 5 seconds later.
Considering we are talking about Nancy Landgraab here, Im going with "what do you mean another? she has NEVER been faithful!"
Well never in my game at least.
i normally dont have the same issues as every one else but i do feel like relationship wise they should take a page from the sims 2 and 3 when it come that type of things like relationships and marriage even friendships
Ok I will preface this in saying I find the picture - funny - BUT and this is a big but, it also drives me nuts.
As some of you know my big pet peeve has never been toddlers, isn't...well whatever else - its how unfaithful Sims are and soooo easy to woohoo despite their relationship status. It wasn't so long ago that Sims didn't even react to cheating Sims despite standing in the same room until Maxis patched it...then patched it again...then added jealousy trait for good measure.
However none of that stopped Sims from jumping from bed to bed like their playing a "cheat on your spouse" version of the lava game.
So ya I'm a little annoyed that they post this image with yet ANOTHER soon to be unfaithful wife about to break her marriage vows for the valentines patch.
You'd think for valentines they'd focus a little more on romance with your partner - not romance your gardener when your husbands back is turned...
I swear Maxis has a thing for unfaithful wives and cheating husbands...
I mean is VALENTINES!
Sigh...please make Sims more faithful Maxis, its in your power to code...at least if their relationship bar is full and their soulmates, otherwise theres something depressing in the message your sending.
Valentines....I mean really?
The image was meant to convey that she loves that she can now hire a Gardener.
Thank you @SimGuruDrake for clarifying. Although I'm sure it won't matter to some.
Its not about keeping your sims faithful, its about having them turn down advances of other sims (which they usually don't) especially if they are in a flirty mood or the other sim is.
My married sim turned down the advances of his former girlfriend. They never actually became boyfriend and girlfriend, but they were lovebirds.
Same. When I'm playing my married or partnered sims they always turn down other sims flirts. They waggle their finger and make a 'uh huh' noise. Then the flirty sim cringes and usually walks away.
It's when I'm rotated away that the damage happens.
I think this less to do with cheating and more to do with the fact S4 keeps deleting relationships. Is it cheating when you don't remember you have a spouse, :P
No, but seriously, I've come back to households to find they all have forgotten each other
I see no one's noticed Nancy is drinking Cupid Juice, which makes you flirty.
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Its not about keeping your sims faithful, its about having them turn down advances of other sims (which they usually don't) especially if they are in a flirty mood or the other sim is.
My married sim turned down the advances of his former girlfriend. They never actually became boyfriend and girlfriend, but they were lovebirds.
Same. When I'm playing my married or partnered sims they always turn down other sims flirts. They waggle their finger and make a 'uh huh' noise. Then the flirty sim cringes and usually walks away.
It's when I'm rotated away that the damage happens.
I think this less to do with cheating and more to do with the fact S4 keeps deleting relationships. Is it cheating when you don't remember you have a spouse, :P
No, but seriously, I've come back to households to find they all have forgotten each other
ouch!
I'm a girl who likes to play with boys, what can I say...
“Instead of putting players in the role of Luke Skywalker, or Frodo Baggins, I'd rather put them in the role of George Lucas.”Will Wright.
In my game Nancy gave birth to twins that were not her husbands... And let's just say they had a much different skin-tone... Odd he didn't question it at all, raised them as his own
I know some of you have argued as one poster did that people are simple (even the smart ones) and easy to seduce, but its a lot more complicated then that, even if the results are not.
We might be mammals and everything that biology involves but we are also humans with a far greater and more complex makeup (including emotions) then any other mammals. For example humans who have been hurt have taken their own lifes or those who hurt them and NO OTHER species on THIS PLANET (mammal or otherwise) has the emotional complexity to respond for such reasons. Love and companionship means something to humans.
Fact of the matter is people in long loving relationships via statistics LIVE longer and happier lifes. Single and alone in old age? More likely to have mental and physical health issues with shorter lifespans. Theres always exceptions sure but...
The power of love benefits humanity a lot more then the power of betrayal, hate and anger which are inherently destructive.
I got your point but SimGuruDrake did say that 'The image was meant to convey that she loves that she can now hire a Gardener' and so that made the render not really about Nancy being unfaithful etc.
I'm a girl who likes to play with boys, what can I say...
“Instead of putting players in the role of Luke Skywalker, or Frodo Baggins, I'd rather put them in the role of George Lucas.”Will Wright.
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Same. When I'm playing my married or partnered sims they always turn down other sims flirts. They waggle their finger and make a 'uh huh' noise. Then the flirty sim cringes and usually walks away.
It's when I'm rotated away that the damage happens.
“Instead of putting players in the role of Luke Skywalker, or Frodo Baggins, I'd rather put them in the role of George Lucas.”Will Wright.
In my game it seems to depend on how high the relationship is between the married Sim and the one doing the flirting. My coupled Sims will reject flirts from Sims they aren't friends with, but if they are best friends with another Sim then they may accept romantic interactions, especially if they are in a flirty mood. For example, my main Sim's wife was generally the faithful sort, but she developed a high friendship with her young adult step son who lived with the family; he had the romantic trait so was always flirting with her, and eventually they developed a romantic relationship because of it. I ended up having to make the step son move out so he wouldn't destroy my Sim's marriage. :P
I love this idea so much! And as a reward trait, it wouldn't take up space in the sim's personality slots. This is so needed.
See, this is why I love Sims 3 because things like this actually happen. Sims can talk bad about other sims, they can sue for slander, and they actually get angry with other sims and don't hug them 5 seconds later.
2. The Sims 3
3. The Sims 4 (5 years later its decent)
4. The Sims 1
Well never in my game at least.
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Thank you @SimGuruDrake for clarifying. Although I'm sure it won't matter to some.
“Instead of putting players in the role of Luke Skywalker, or Frodo Baggins, I'd rather put them in the role of George Lucas.”Will Wright.
True.
I think this less to do with cheating and more to do with the fact S4 keeps deleting relationships. Is it cheating when you don't remember you have a spouse, :P
No, but seriously, I've come back to households to find they all have forgotten each other
ouch!
“Instead of putting players in the role of Luke Skywalker, or Frodo Baggins, I'd rather put them in the role of George Lucas.”Will Wright.
Good spotting, I kinda did notice that but was too busy thinking about how I could use the gardeners.
“Instead of putting players in the role of Luke Skywalker, or Frodo Baggins, I'd rather put them in the role of George Lucas.”Will Wright.
Now if only we can get sprinklers in the next stuffs pack
Saying "not to be rude", then blatently being rude does not excuse rude behavior.
We might be mammals and everything that biology involves but we are also humans with a far greater and more complex makeup (including emotions) then any other mammals. For example humans who have been hurt have taken their own lifes or those who hurt them and NO OTHER species on THIS PLANET (mammal or otherwise) has the emotional complexity to respond for such reasons. Love and companionship means something to humans.
Fact of the matter is people in long loving relationships via statistics LIVE longer and happier lifes. Single and alone in old age? More likely to have mental and physical health issues with shorter lifespans. Theres always exceptions sure but...
The power of love benefits humanity a lot more then the power of betrayal, hate and anger which are inherently destructive.
“Instead of putting players in the role of Luke Skywalker, or Frodo Baggins, I'd rather put them in the role of George Lucas.”Will Wright.
One picture won't send the human race into a downwards spiral of unfaithfulness towards their partner.