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Re: I need a way my sims do not flirt at all autonomosly, unflirty trait no works

@Anammaga   Hello!  First of all, I am very sorry for your loss. :-( 

Unfortunately, when sims have a significant romance (pink) bar, they will flirt with each other.  I agree with you that it is too much most of the time.  Even with autonomy turned off, my sims will choose romance / flirty topics frequently when talking to each other.  It is, as you said, the way the game works.  You mentioned trying to give your sims the unflirty trait.  I wonder if you have tried the likes / dislikes feature.  I tested this in my game.  This did not stop the flirtations but they did not flirt as much.  Just as a warning though, if you have your sims dislike flirtation and they flirt with each other autonomously, they will lose friendship and romance points.  You can use friendly interactions to rebuild the friendship bar and romance interactions for affection and physical intimacy to rebuild the romance bar.

If you would like to try this, perhaps first use the game options to "Save As" to create a new save for testing.  That way if you don't like the outcome, you can always go back to your current save.  I used the Save As option and named the new save Flirt Dislike Test.  If you like the outcome, you can always rename the save from the Main Menu when you click Load Save.

In the lower right of your game screen, click on the simology panel, scroll to Likes And Dislikes, and then click on Enter Create a Sim.

This will take your household into CAS and automatically load the Likes / Dislikes menu.  Click on Conversation Topics and then select the Frown icon for Flirtation.

Do this for both of your partnered sims.  Then click the check mark in the lower right to go back into the game.  Have your sims talk to each other and see how the interactions go.  Again, your sims may still try to flirt and, if both of them dislike flirtation, they will lose friendship / romance points.  However, the friendship / romance bars can be rebuilt using non-flirt interactions.  I hope this helps!

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  • simsplayer818's avatar
    simsplayer818
    Hero
    2 years ago

    @Anammaga I'll just start by saying I'm also so sorry to hear about your loss.

    I was looking through your comments to see if you have the same issue I'm having with parents being flirty while in conversation with the children and then getting more and more flirty. I'm adding the bug report here for you so you can take a look at other players reports and see if you think it applies to you too.

    https://answers.ea.com/t5/Bug-Reports/OPEN-Sims-excessively-flirt-with-others-no-Loyal-Trait/m-p/12412473#M244666

    So if you think this game bug applies to you, you can add a reply if you want to.

    I've had to stop parents from chatting to each other while talking to the kids, so the breakfast and dinner tables are chat free if both are home. The conversation became so flirty that it became an Awkward Conversation every time. Also, despite not having flirty items around them they get flirty boosts from everything. One mother became incredibly flirty from the fridge and then was chatting with her child and getting more flirty. It was beyond cringe inducing. There was even a teddy bear image for one flirty moodlet which really made me feel sickened to be honest. I've added a couple of images for you.

    In the meantime I'm going to try that tip from @JonaO703 who always gives awesome advice 😁.

    I've had to just keep couples separate while chatting to anyone else because once they chat to each other it just gets overheated. The Romance Festival has become a no go area for couples because everyone does it and it can have lasting effects on happy relationships. Actually, any festival can be problematic as random Sims join in couples conversations. When my couples go on dates now I send them somewhere secluded and remote, like The Bluffs or a deserted Sulani island so they don't flirt with everyone and fall out with each other.

    I'm particularly annoyed that flirty effects were added to my favourite cherry blossom trees. I had a garden full of them before I realised that had happened. Now I can't use them in households with kids. A family barbecue turned incredibly awkward! 🌸

  • Anammaga's avatar
    Anammaga
    2 years ago
    @simsplayer818 Thank you. After reading you, I think I have this bug too. Their conversation is mostly flirt, or at least most of the time, repeat and repeat the same. Talk to children or others in flirty mood, supposedly because the other is in the room. The weird thing is they flirt even when they are not in a flirty mood. When the couple talks with someone else the conversation becomes awkward or offensive, like there is a kind or jealousy or something else. I don't go anymore to the romance festival, because if they drink something they say something flirty to anyone and the line suddenly is completely full, weird when it took me time to fill both living in the same house. That is as weird as when my played sim goes to a place and in one second without introducing him becomes a good friend or trusted friend of someone else. I guess the random thing takes more flirty options than all the other ones. It's annoying for me, I have to delete de action any time I can, but it's frustrating. I stopped playing with that household and took another. Now I don't play with couples for a while. I gonna check out the page you added. Thank you again.