Expanding Romance and Family Management in The Sims 4

📢 Proposal for EA: Expanding Romantic and Family Relationships in The Sims 4

🔹 Overview:

The Sims 4 has made great progress in improving relationship dynamics, but players still face significant limitations in managing large families, multiple romantic partners, secret affairs, and complex family structures. This proposal suggests new features that would enhance romance, marriage, parenting, and social interactions, making relationships in The Sims 4 more dynamic, realistic, and engaging.

🔹 1. Polygamous Marriages and Harem Management

✅ Official polygamous marriages – The ability to marry multiple Sims and maintain official relationships without conflicts.

✅ Harem ranking system – Players can assign different relationship statuses: Primary Spouse, Secondary Spouses, Lovers.

✅ Harem household management – A dedicated interface that displays all romantic partners, their relationship status, and interactions.

✅ Large beds for multiple Sims – Enable Sims to sleep together in beds for 3-6 Sims.

✅ Secret weddings – The option to marry in secret without the relationship being publicly displayed.

✅ Romantic hierarchy – Ability to prioritize partners, where some receive more attention and privileges than others.

🔹 2. Expanded Romance and Relationship Depth

✅ Passion settings – Players can adjust the intensity of romance, keeping relationships passionate over time.

✅ Secret romantic encounters – Sims can meet in private locations such as hotel rooms, parks, private lounges.

✅ Anonymous love letters and gifts – Sims can send romantic gifts or messages without revealing their identity.

✅ Expanded flirting options – More romantic gestures like whispering in the ear, playful teasing, hidden touches.

✅ Love triangles and drama mechanics – If two Sims are interested in the same person, they can compete for affection.

✅ Complex jealousy mechanics – Instead of immediate anger, Sims may develop insecurities, try to win back attention, or seek revenge.

✅ Romantic challenges and tests – Players can initiate loyalty tests or allow partners to flirt to see their reactions.

🔹 3. Secret Affairs and Infidelity System

✅ Discreet affairs – Sims can keep romantic relationships hidden, even from household members.

✅ Fake alibis – Sims involved in cheating can set up false excuses to avoid being caught.

✅ Rumor and gossip system – Other Sims can spread rumors about affairs, affecting relationships and social reputation.

✅ Spy and suspicion mechanics – Partners can investigate potential affairs by checking messages, following their partner, or hiring a detective.

✅ Breakups and revenge interactions – Sims can confront cheating partners, demand apologies, or get revenge by having their own affair.

🔹 4. Advanced Parenthood and Family Expansion

✅ Child Manager – A dedicated menu to track all children, even those living separately, allowing interactions such as sending money, gifts, and invitations.

✅ DNA testing – Sims can discover unexpected parenthood through DNA tests.

✅ Hidden children – The option to keep children a secret from partners or the public.

✅ Custody and child support system – Separated parents can negotiate custody and financial support.

✅ Expanded inheritance system – Players can choose how assets are distributed among children and heirs.

✅ More interactions between parents and children – The ability to influence children’s life choices, offer career advice, or help with school projects.

🔹 5. Expanded Schools and Childcare

✅ Daycare centers for toddlers – Sims can enroll toddlers (ages 1-5) in daycare instead of hiring a nanny.

✅ Different school types – Public, private, elite academies, boarding schools, and homeschooling options.

✅ Parental influence on education – Players can decide if children focus on academics, sports, creativity, or social skills.

✅ More school events and activities – Proms, talent shows, science fairs, sports tournaments, and graduation ceremonies.

🔹 6. Expanded WooHoo and Intimate Interactions

✅ More WooHoo locations – Sims can WooHoo in cars, showers, pools, beaches, movie theaters, and offices.

✅ Improved WooHoo animations – More passionate and varied romantic interactions.

✅ Group intimacy interactions – The ability to engage in relationships with multiple partners simultaneously.

✅ Mood-based romance system – Sims react differently based on their mood, confidence, and previous romantic experiences.

✅ Roleplay and fantasy interactions – Sims can engage in romantic roleplay scenarios that add depth to relationships.

🔹 7. Advanced AI for Relationships

✅ Sims remember past relationships – Ex-lovers may still be interested, hold grudges, or try to reconnect.

✅ Deeper friendship and romance blending – Some Sims may naturally develop romantic feelings for close friends over time.

✅ Breakup and reconciliation mechanics – Sims who separate can choose to remain friends, try again, or become rivals.

✅ Marriage counseling interactions – Sims in troubled relationships can attend therapy or seek advice to fix their issues.

✅ Long-distance relationship system – Sims who live separately can maintain relationships via phone calls, texts, and visits.

📌 Why This Matters:

✔ Provides full control over large families, romantic partners, and secret relationships.

✔ Enhances realism in romance, jealousy, and parenting mechanics.

✔ Expands childcare, school, and parenting interactions.

✔ Makes romance more dynamic and dramatic with love triangles, affairs, and hidden relationships.

✔ Creates new ways to play based on the player’s preferred relationship style.

🔷 8. Expanded Sleeping and Resting Options

✅ Multi-person beds – Sims can now sleep together in large beds, supporting 3 to 6 Sims or more, inspired by royal harems and big family households. This would allow for more diverse living arrangements.

✅ Interactive bed actions – Sims can now chat, cuddle, and give massages while in bed, creating more intimate and relaxing moments.

✅ Group interactions in bed – Sims can engage in group relaxation, bedtime conversations, or family cuddles, making shared sleeping spaces more dynamic.

✅ Romantic interactions in bed – New animations for passionate cuddles, whispering sweet words, and intimate moments to enhance romantic relationships.

This feature would add depth to relationships, realism in large families, and flexibility for different lifestyles.