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Is there a way to quickly end unwanted romantic relationships?
bruceleroy98
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Even if you ask to be friends, people are still showing up on my romantic list. I don't use cheats. Is there a trick to get rid of them quickly or if not quickly, with some effort and diligence?
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Once they are in your sims romantic relationship panel, they stay there, even if you get the romantic relationship down to nothing (or negative)...as you've observed.
The only way to clear out the (now former) romantic relationship entirely is to get the sims' relationship with each other completely removed (relationship culling). This means both friendship and romantic relationship.
If you use mods, you can do this with MCCC, if you don't, you need to get both friendship and romantic down super low (either through gameplay or the modifyrelationship cheat) and then have the sim's avoid interacting with each other until the games' relationship culling removes them from each other's relationship panel entirely.
Once their relationship has been culled, you can have them greet each other and it will be like they met completely anew.
Note, the sims need to have a lot of other relationships before relationship culling will take effect at all, so if either of them do not know very many people, you will need to change that as well for this method to work. More about relationship culling is available here. It's dated information, but still mostly accurate. Of special note is the various relationship bits that prevent culling. If any of them apply you will need to use cheats to remove them.
Personally, I find it all way too much trouble to try to do without the quick-and-easy solution that MCCC provides.
The Winters family Tree --- My Mods
The Winters family Tree --- My Mods
It runs every night, so if you get the sims below the thresholds for both romantic and friendly, do not have any of the other bits that prevent culling, and both sims know enough other sims (35+ is what it used to be) it should happen overnight. I suggest following the link I gave above and reading that post as well as the one right below it to see what all the other bits are that can prevent culling, as it will never happen if those are present. You will absolutely have to use cheat codes or mods to accomplish what you want in that case.
Or, alternatively, move one of the sims to your gallery and delete them from your game. Then put them back in. This will clear out ALL relationships for that sim though, including family relationships....so it's a drastic measure.
The Winters family Tree --- My Mods
What he said
modify relationship (your sim name) (other sim name) -100 LTR_Romantic_main
it would be great if relationships can be forgotten like sims if you don't spend time with them instead of being stuck with that relationship bar forever there.
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You might get someone there just by accident. My female sim just got slapped from cheating, even she has never made any romantic action to slapper... exept that she is good and friendly sim who had slight positive reaction when her friend flirted to her like weeks ago. Her ex boyfriend didn't react when she kissed her current husband but this random sim raged.
And talking about her husband... he has 3 romantic interests even he is definately not been flirting around so there should be just his wife. And actually one of those is male... well, nothing against those relationships but this spesific sim happens to be straight...
I had just saved game before that slapping incident and will see if I can avoid that, but if not... I guess I let her husband just turn aggressive and we will get fight :D