Stop walking away...
You know.. it is rude when you are trying to get your Sims to have a conversation, go on a date, or have an outing with friends and the other Sims or your own Sim just decides to walk away while another Sim is talking to you. I would like to think many of us here are civilized enough to not walk away when someone is talking with us unless... they were being rude or argumentative... or say... your stove is on fire! LOL.
Sims always used to hang around and enjoy a good conversation, even with Sims they just met or didn't always agree with a topic. In the previous series of 2 and 3, the only times they would walk away and leave is when the other sim or our own Sims needs were low like sleep, needing to use the bathroom, or hunger... provided your Sim was a bad host and didn't invite them in for a meal. Even then, some Sims hung around a bit too long and peed themselves or passed out from sleep depravation. Now, I can appreciate loyalty... but that's a bit extreme.🤭
In our Sims 4 games, our Sims are acting like a little child who wonders off... oooh! What's that shiny object over there. Help!!! It's bad enough they are always on their phones... but to just leave in mid conversations 😬 Kind of hard to build/retain relationships of any kind that way.