Romance:Arranged Marriage: Sim doesn't "stick"?
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Ok so I read it and it says "Arranged Marriages will not proceed if any other gating condition that would normally stop a marriage exists between the two sims." I suppose that is what you're referring to: that arranged marriage will not make them get married if they don't already satisfy the conditions for marriage.
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Not entirely related, but I had a tremendous amount of fun recently getting two game/SP generated inactives who were clearly (to me) perfect for each other to move forward with a relationship by playing matchmaker on them -- informally I mean. My sims kept inviting them over for dinner together, went on group outings with them, made sure they were invited to parties and made incessant use of things like Convice To on them. And I did park them in an Arranged Marriage just to stop SP from coupling them up with others.
I think if I hadn't finally stepped in and made the poor couple playable, they would have ended up as mortal enemies. I was trying way too hard. But it was still a lot of fun. I've released them from my rotational control, they are happily married now and the second baby is on the way. I can't wait for their kids to be old enough to play with my sims' kids some day.
I think if I hadn't finally stepped in and made the poor couple playable, they would have ended up as mortal enemies. I was trying way too hard. But it was still a lot of fun. I've released them from my rotational control, they are happily married now and the second baby is on the way. I can't wait for their kids to be old enough to play with my sims' kids some day.
@igazor that is adorable.
In my situation with the three couples it is kind of a mess that I have to detangle. As far as the first couple that doesn't know each other, they are both dating other people. The girl is dating a playboy who is all wrong for her and the guy is dating a nice girl but I still don't want him with her. The second couple I have in mind is actually the nice girl in the first couple and this guy friend of hers who used to be her roommate. The third couple, that is already together in an "open relationship" of sorts...I won't be surprised if they never get married.
So I plan to do what you do, in a way. I'll try to "nudge" them together so that they come together more naturally instead of forcing them together. Maybe I'll make set the first couple to know each other and see if they become friends over time, while creating a bit of discord in their current relationships, putting them on the path towards a breakup.
I actually have some romantic messes to watch with my actives as well. I go back and forth between two different households; a week at one, then a week at the other. In the one household, the teenage boy is best friends forever with another teenage boy and is best friends with some cute girl that he is kind of into. The problem is that the cute girl is dating his BFF. So now the teenage boy that I play is involved with a different girl that he really likes. Except she has several romantic interests, one of whom is another friend of his, who lives in the other household I play. This other friend (not the BFF from earlier) has several romantic interests of his own. And now the first teenage boy's little sister is interested in him.
Basically, the teenage boy's girlfriend and his little sister's future boyfriend are romantic interests. Unlike the situation with the inactives, I don't plan to change a thing in this situation with my actives. They got themselves in this mess, and I want to see what drama ensues.
In my situation with the three couples it is kind of a mess that I have to detangle. As far as the first couple that doesn't know each other, they are both dating other people. The girl is dating a playboy who is all wrong for her and the guy is dating a nice girl but I still don't want him with her. The second couple I have in mind is actually the nice girl in the first couple and this guy friend of hers who used to be her roommate. The third couple, that is already together in an "open relationship" of sorts...I won't be surprised if they never get married.
So I plan to do what you do, in a way. I'll try to "nudge" them together so that they come together more naturally instead of forcing them together. Maybe I'll make set the first couple to know each other and see if they become friends over time, while creating a bit of discord in their current relationships, putting them on the path towards a breakup.
I actually have some romantic messes to watch with my actives as well. I go back and forth between two different households; a week at one, then a week at the other. In the one household, the teenage boy is best friends forever with another teenage boy and is best friends with some cute girl that he is kind of into. The problem is that the cute girl is dating his BFF. So now the teenage boy that I play is involved with a different girl that he really likes. Except she has several romantic interests, one of whom is another friend of his, who lives in the other household I play. This other friend (not the BFF from earlier) has several romantic interests of his own. And now the first teenage boy's little sister is interested in him.
Basically, the teenage boy's girlfriend and his little sister's future boyfriend are romantic interests. Unlike the situation with the inactives, I don't plan to change a thing in this situation with my actives. They got themselves in this mess, and I want to see what drama ensues.