headwig1935ā relationship decay does seem to be more frequent now. I use the Beloved reward trait to stop that happening because I found I just couldn't keep up with it and phonecalls aren't enough to maintain those relationships. But if you have High School Years, using Social Bunny is a good way to max friendships quickly by spamming friendly interactions on there. I don't use it much, just to boost relationships then shut it down once maxed (because getting told "you look like a shaved llama" by a loving friend or relative is not only unrealistic but it's just plain mean!) š¦š„ŗ
If you haven't used that cheat before it's Testingcheats true then traits.equip_trait trait_Legendary (this does affect console achievements for console players btw). Or you might already know you can just complete the Friend of the World aspiration to earn the trait. That can be done a bit quicker with the Friendly Introduction reward trait for 2000 points. To be honest I just use the cheat code for every Sim I create now because maintaining all those relationships is a bit too much like hard work for me!