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Too many boys!
Simtown15
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I recently started the Simerican Settlers Challenge. I created two sims to play and places down others from the gallery. My founders had a son and, around the same time, two boys and two girls were born in the town (with MCCC). “Perfect! I’ll marry him off to one of the girls!”
Soon after, my founders got pregnant again, with another boy (according to MCCC). Unfortunately, of the other four sims who were also pregnant, they were ALL having boys. Once the babies are born, the town will have EIGHT baby boys, but only TWO baby girls!
I have a few solutions in mind, but each one has some... complications.
1. Marry the boy to the older girl- Due to the age gap, the girl may be too old for him. In addition, in the old days, older men often married younger women, not the other way around.
2. Cheat the gender of my sims’ baby- I usually don’t like cheating, especially since I’m playing a challenge.
3. Cheat the genders of a few of the other sims’ babies- Again, I’d prefer not to cheat.
4. Wait until more sims get pregnant- This may take a while because a lot of sims got pregnant at once and I have the lifespan set to long, and with MCCC, sims don’t get pregnant with a baby already in the household. (There’s currently just one non-pregnant couple without a baby, but a pregnancy with them could result in yet another boy.)
5. Add a few families with girls later on- I hate CAS, especially since I need to download lots of CC to properly dress my sims for the time period and still have variations in the townies’ clothing.
6. Add one family with quadruplet girls- Again, I hate CAS.
7. Have the second son be gay and enter a forbidden romance with one of the boys- I’m not sure how this would play out, but seeing as it’s still the 1850s, he would probably be disowned by his family, and that seems sad.
8. Have him remain a bachelor for life- I like my sims to get married and have lots of kids.
So, what do you think I should do?
Soon after, my founders got pregnant again, with another boy (according to MCCC). Unfortunately, of the other four sims who were also pregnant, they were ALL having boys. Once the babies are born, the town will have EIGHT baby boys, but only TWO baby girls!
I have a few solutions in mind, but each one has some... complications.
1. Marry the boy to the older girl- Due to the age gap, the girl may be too old for him. In addition, in the old days, older men often married younger women, not the other way around.
2. Cheat the gender of my sims’ baby- I usually don’t like cheating, especially since I’m playing a challenge.
3. Cheat the genders of a few of the other sims’ babies- Again, I’d prefer not to cheat.
4. Wait until more sims get pregnant- This may take a while because a lot of sims got pregnant at once and I have the lifespan set to long, and with MCCC, sims don’t get pregnant with a baby already in the household. (There’s currently just one non-pregnant couple without a baby, but a pregnancy with them could result in yet another boy.)
5. Add a few families with girls later on- I hate CAS, especially since I need to download lots of CC to properly dress my sims for the time period and still have variations in the townies’ clothing.
6. Add one family with quadruplet girls- Again, I hate CAS.
7. Have the second son be gay and enter a forbidden romance with one of the boys- I’m not sure how this would play out, but seeing as it’s still the 1850s, he would probably be disowned by his family, and that seems sad.
8. Have him remain a bachelor for life- I like my sims to get married and have lots of kids.
So, what do you think I should do?
Too many boys! 73 votes
Marry the older girl
13%
10 votes
Cheat the gender of my sim’s baby
0%
Cheat the gender of another sim’s baby
5%
4 votes
Wait for more pregnancies
8%
6 votes
Add several families with girls
15%
11 votes
Add one family with quadruplet girls
1%
1 vote
Gay forbidden romance
41%
30 votes
Boy remains a bachelor
5%
4 votes
Other (please specify)
9%
7 votes
0
Comments
On topic, I say either have marry the older girl or go for that gay forbidden romance!
Anyway, I was thinking that if, historically, the men generally marry younger women, waiting it out for a few pregnancies might not hurt. By that reckoning, while that could mean waiting a while, the girl would still be younger and with a lifespan set to 'long', it might not matter too much. Plus, it means you can avoid CAS if you hate it.
Seven may not necessarily lead to getting disowned by the family. In the 19th century non romantic friends of the same gender could be very close and exchange touches, embraces etc. without it being seen as gay. So they could hide their relationship's exact nature for a long time.
Plus, if they live at the frontier where few or no women are available it is even better. Sailors, cowboys, explorers and lumberjacks woohooing wasn't exactly condoned, but it happened a lot. Only a very few of those pairings were actually in love.
When the oldest two of my scientist's children moved out, he was abducted a few times and came back pregnant twice. Both are boys.
or I suppose it would be fun to make them gay too
or perhaps cause few tragedies...
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Besides, even if you didn't actually write the story of it out (though it would be awesome if you did!) the story of that getting played out, if only in your own head, would be very cool!
I have loved the stars too truly to be fearful of the night.
Ha'aheo, e hoʻomau i kō kāua aloha, kau a kau.
@KiniHokulani you're most welcome! Do you mind if I ask what the name means? It seems like something that would have meaning to it? Well other than the fact that it means a lot to you, yourself, of course!
I have loved the stars too truly to be fearful of the night.
Ha'aheo, e hoʻomau i kō kāua aloha, kau a kau.
A few thoughts:
As it's a challenge, I wouldn't use cheats, particularly since you've said you aren't personally comfortable with it.
With respect to #1, if your concern is historical accuracy, this shouldn't be a significant concern. Yes, it was more common throughout history for older men to marry younger women. However, there were always exceptions to the rule, and it was not unheard of to happen the other way around. I had a great-great-great aunt who, in her late thirties, married a man in his early twenties. (He was a Union soldier from New York, and while fighting in the Civil War, fell in love with her, proposed, and ended up settling down with her in the south. It was apparently quite the scandal.) Or, if you're into Outlander, you could think of it as a Jamie & Claire situation. You could always wait until they are a bit older, and see how they hit it off. If they don't, then you would still have the option to add a CAS family or families with more girls.
As for the second son, I would make him gay. If your concern is historical accuracy, you have to remember that while being out was usually not possible in the way that it is now, for most of history gay couples did openly live together, just as "bachelors" or "spinsters" sharing a household. Sometimes it was an open secret in the community, sometimes their neighbors and families were genuinely clueless/naive, but basically people turned a blind eye to those relationships. So you could make that a part of the challenge for that sim... have a committed relationship without engaging in romantic interactions around other people, or only around sims you designate as sympathetic/open-minded. Of course, you could always opt to make it an "alternate history" (I mean, it's already "Simerica", it's an alternate history as it is), and just have it not be an issue.
You could also just see who both sons are naturally drawn to. Maybe the first son is gay, the second son connects with the older sim neighbor girl, and the first son adopts one of the second son's kids to continue the legacy. (Not sure what the rules of this challenge are.)
I agree with this.
That's not a thought-balloon, Wade. ...Or is it?