I feel like it’s a sort of Schrödinger’s cat situation. They have no orientation until you ask them… but when you ask them it locks in. If I use the ask about woohoo preferences option or push too far before I’ve flirted enough to get an NPC interested, my Sim will learn they’re not interested and that becomes a permanent orientation. But if I don’t ask, and just do a whole bunch of low level flirt, ask risqué question, etc. until they’re flirty, then their orientation turns into whichever gender my current Sim is.
So…just stop asking about Sims’ orientations? If you don’t ask it doesn’t block you. 🤷🏼♀️
