How should relationships work in the Sims 4

"SimAlexandria;c-17593875" wrote:
Attraction System: None, keep it exactly like it is. I don't want it in thegame

Add in NON MUTUAL relationships please EA. I want my sims to have crushes that aren't reciprocated, I want my kids to hate their parents during rebellious stages but the parents still love them, etc.

Family that means something... Please change it so that my sims don't mourn the same amoutn of time for their dead child as they do their dead bartender they ordered a drink from one time. It's crazy!

Better extended family relaionships please. My Sim had a new baby at the same time as her older child reached young adult and moved out of the house... Older kid visited EVERY SINGLE DAY. Older kid changed baby sister's diaper, rocked her, visited mum, stayed for dinner, every day, for years. Baby grew up, became a tot, became a child, saw older sister every day of her life but I guess somehow interactions were all done autonomously or through mum, cuz suddenly I wanted her to prank older sister and she had to INTRODUCE HERSeLF FIrst?!?!?!? Ugh. haha!This needs to change

I agree with all of this and this is what I'd like to see too, except the attraction system. I'd like one.

That said though, I just want a basic attraction system. For example, maybe my sim is attracted to red heads. This doesn't mean they can't have a relationship that works fine with a blonde sim, but it will be easier to move that romance bar if the other sim does have red hair. Same for eye colour. Fitness level. Pretty shallow system really but very similar to TS2's turn on's and turn off's. While we are here, maybe in CAS while they are picking the things they are attracted to, maybe there could be a "turn off" of sorts, like maybe they just don't like a sim with the lazy trait. Again, it wouldn't mean that a relationship wouldn't be attainable, but it might be a little harder to keep happy.

Maybe it could come with some sort of toggle in the options menu like celebrities and eco footprints.

I also agree with the OP about gender preferences. I'd like to set that in CAS. It annoys me both ways if my sim is gay, straight or otherwise and they just flirt with who ever... it's immersion breaking. I have some sims that are bi too, and that's fine, but it shouldn't be the default for all sims.