My sim had a daughter and then married a woman that wasn't her mom. When my sim married her, she and his daughter originally had the "step-parent/step-child" relationship, but it's somehow disappeared now and I don't know how to get it back. And now the daughter is attracted to her step-mom's nephew, who should be considered her cousin, but since the game doesn't think they're related, it happened.Is it possible to add a step-parent relationship using cheats? relationship.add_bit can only add parent relationships. I'd rather not get my sims divorced and re-marry them, but I will try it if there's no other option.

@AuroraCelery In real life they would not be considered family either so a romantic interest would not be off the table. However if you prefer them not to be romantically involved use the interaction "Ask to be only friends". And do not perform any romantic interactions with them in the future.

@AuroraCeleryAlthough, I created a daughter for Kara, got Kara and Lena married again, and Kara's daughter and Lena's daughter didn't become "step-sisters". Not sure why not if the relationship bit is there.

@Psychotps and @AuroraCelery , "Best Little Boo"! 😃:eahigh_file: Mommy Dearest is a reference to the classic Hollywood actress Joan Crawford . About 35 years ago her adopted daughter Christina Crawford wrote a tell-all book about growing up with Joan for a mother, and later it was made into a Movie starring Faye Dunaway . Joan was not portrayed in a good light. 🤨As for relationships, depending on your culture and where you live in the world, different cultures have different definitions on what constitutes "family". Some don't count anything but the closest blood relatives, while others count cousins like brothers, and even count more distant in-laws as close relatives! I guess if there is no other way to fix the relationships to you likening, you might just have to imagine they come from a culture that views things differently. 😇

I'm not sure it's possible. Sims only seems to take into account blood relations. You should be able to test this by making the step-mother her actual mother by setting the relationship bit. See if that cools off the romance with the girl's cousin. If it does, then I'm not sure what you can do. You can leave it like that, or wait for EA to add marriage relations to the romance restrictions.

@jpkarlsenit's attraction using a mod, sims 3-style, not the in-game romanceI'd still like for her step-mom to actually be considered her step-mom, even if it doesn't do anything about her cousin

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AuroraCelery
6 years ago
@Psychotps if you do, I'd like to know what you find out!
Psychotps
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
Learn something new all the time...
Turns out, "Step" parents don't exist in the game. I never bothered to check. I had Kara Danvers move in with Lena Luther and Lena's daughter Lindsay. :eahigh_file: Kara and Lena got married, but Kara never became Lindsay's step-mother. Romance options with her new "step-daughter" were still there, it just wasn't labeled as "Step". The only option I had was for Kara to "Adopt as care dependent" Lindsay. Even then, the romance options were still there.
I searched the relationship bits, and the only "step" I found was for step-brother or step-sister. Nothing for step-mother or step-father.
If your game has "step-mother", then it's provided by a mod. You'll have to check with the mod creator to see why it isn't working properly.
Psychotps
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
@AuroraCeleryAlthough, I created a daughter for Kara, got Kara and Lena married again, and Kara's daughter and Lena's daughter didn't become "step-sisters". Not sure why not if the relationship bit is there.
AuroraCelery
6 years ago
@Psychotps huh, weird. I don't know why I remember there being a step-parent relationship bit, I guess I have bad memory, haha.
I do wish there was one, though.
Psychotps
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
@AuroraCelery It does seem to be an oversight. A minor one tho. Especially since they have step-sisters, grandmothers, cousins, and dozens of others. It wouldn't have taken much to add it. Look at all the relationship bits there are now? Mommy Dearest, Passive Parent, Super Siblings, "Best Little Boo"??? (I'm serious, that last one is actually in there)
PugLove888
Hero (Retired)
6 years ago
@Psychotps and @AuroraCelery , "Best Little Boo"! 😃:eahigh_file: Mommy Dearest is a reference to the classic Hollywood actress Joan Crawford . About 35 years ago her adopted daughter Christina Crawford wrote a tell-all book about growing up with Joan for a mother, and later it was made into a Movie starring Faye Dunaway . Joan was not portrayed in a good light. 🤨
As for relationships, depending on your culture and where you live in the world, different cultures have different definitions on what constitutes "family". Some don't count anything but the closest blood relatives, while others count cousins like brothers, and even count more distant in-laws as close relatives! I guess if there is no other way to fix the relationships to you likening, you might just have to imagine they come from a culture that views things differently. 😇
simgirl542
Seasoned Ace
6 years ago
It should still say step-dad on the family tree.

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