Sometimes it happens that the relationship comes to an impasse. There are no quarrels, scandals and broken dishes, but the atmosphere of alienation is depressing. And there is not even a reason for negativity, because no cheatings, no betrayals! So... Is there any way to end such a relationship in a friendly way or quality arrange a divorce? I can't believe EA didn't provide such an option.

I've had sims break up without any drama before, but only when the long-term relationship value between them dropped low enough. I'm sure it was below 40, which is the threshold for Friend, but it was probably closer to zero. The sims kind of shrugged and moved on; they didn't even have negative moodlets afterwards.

Sara_Darkees wrote: ↑

December 5th, 2023, 9:51 pm

Sometimes it happens that the relationship comes to an impasse. There are no quarrels, scandals and broken dishes, but the atmosphere of alienation is depressing. And there is not even a reason for negativity, because no cheatings, no betrayals! So... Is there any way to end such a relationship in a friendly way or quality arrange a divorce? I can't believe EA didn't provide such an option.

As you already know, my idea of a "dead" relationship is exactly the opposite, when peace and harmony no longer reign, a negative relationship is unbearable, but hey, it depends on your taste xD
When I've seen that two sims didn't "fit", it's only happened to me a couple of times since I've been playing, but they had a very positive relationship, I knew it bad to make a petty breakup interaction without it being relevant, so I've always thought about the wonderful Master Controller to pass the relationship to "ex boyfriend" or "ex whatever", and then I gave them the relationship with a value of about +30, that's what "well, we're stuck, let's move away and let everyone do their part, good luck"....curiously, I ended up resuming the same relationship with the same sims after about 3 weeks, and they were more in love than ever xD
It is a trick that does not seem like cheating, because it is simply an option that the original game does not have and should have it.

puzzlezaddict, I know it works, but then when the characters are just in love. If we are talking about a stable relationship or marriage, then... It's much more serious. Well, it seems that I'll have to imagine that if not love, then cold calculation lives in their marriage, where everyone benefits, and that is why they do not disperse. I hate using cheats when it's not necessary, like getting a stuck sim out. Ehh, how much easier it would be now to find a lover in the closet of his passion, at least there would be a reason for a quarrel

Sara_Darkees, this frustrates me too. I want an amicable, "let's just be friends" that's not a "mean" interaction. I know that "let's just be friends" can maintain a high relationship if you have sims who are non-committal or who have charisma skill and can "smooth recovery" their way out of it, but I wish it were a general option for when the romance fizzles out (or if there never seems to have been any romance) and they would like to end a relationship peacefully. I don't always want exes to hate each other. Especially if they have kids and will be co-parenting.

As of now I use cheats to remove the "heartbroken" moodlet and sometimes change the relationship level, and I'm glad that cheats make it possible, but I wish it were an in-game option.