Re: Why do my Sims "chat with" way to much?

I have posted about this before and I am getting tired of this happening in my game but I would like to know why my Sims need to socialize every single second of the game. I understand that Sims are social by nature but when it affects their well being, that is a little excessive. They will only stop long enough to barely take care of their needs. If ANY need is in the red they will ignore it and have to go and talk to another Sim. 

And again, I shouldn't have to intervene every 2 seconds to give them something else to do because it gets a little difficult in a multi Sim house. I have plenty of things for them to do. TV's, stereo's, computers, gaming rigs, etc. I also shouldn't have to turn off free will to prevent this as the game should be smart enough to handle the basic needs of the Sims. I have even tried to use the "Needs No One" reward trait as it says "Sims never need to socialize". Once I gave a few Sims this reward trait they will "Get Water" excessively now. So either it's not what I think it is or it's broken, and speaking of broken:

I really believe with every patch something gets broken even more than the game already was. Gameplay gets worse with every single patch. Up until a few patches ago, the Sims weren't this chatty. Ever. I am really starting to get annoyed with this game. This game shouldn't be this broken (and not just for this issue, several other things are broken in the game) but unfortunately, it is. 

I know it isn't my CC. I have removed the folder on several occasions and the issue still persists. Most of my CC is just hair and clothing anyway. I am seriously thinking on abandoning the game because all it does lately is frustrates me. 

So if anyone has any ideas other than "give them other things to do" or " it's a normal part of the game" I would like to hear them.