Bob and Eliza Pancakes

"Elliandre;c-18063604" wrote:

"ignominiusrex;c-18063247" wrote:
I have never played them, even though I recall Bob and Betty Newbie. But Bob and Betty seemed like a healthier, happier couple even if Bob Newbie was a bit of a slob and an oaf. Whereas Eliza's impression to me is that of a woman in denial who feels helpless to find a better life for herself, living with an ill-tempered slob who doesn't seem to like her much. I played that household for a few minutes and left never to return, with a bad taste in my mouth.

In the world, Eliza seems very intrusive as an NPC. She's everywhere, in everyone's business, yet also has some indefinable pathetic vibe. Anyway I don't blame her for being unhappy, married to that, but I do blame her for continuing to live that way when she has choices.

If I were to take them up again, it would be interesting to see if their relationship can ever be better considering their incompatibility. I might just choose one or the other, and split them up for their own sake.

But in the end, I don't like either of them and couldn't decide in the few minutes I spent on them, which was worse.

Maybe Neighborhood Progression will get them unstuck from their rut? Now that would be fun to see! Maybe they'll start a family, or maybe start seeing other people! That would make me pay attention.

@ignominiusrex Yes, they are set up quite dysfunctional at the start. They are not very likeable at first glance. I find them an interesting couple. I like to swap their traits, add their kids from the gallery, so they start with a teen and toddler which makes it more compelling for them to work out their problems. I like family gameplay so I send them on family camping trips or to the park or beach. I think most people just break them up though. I've never actually broken them up in my game. Actually, I never see Bob around, but I see Eliza a lot working at every festival stall. One time I saw Eliza working in the Glimmerbrook alley as a ghost and I was like, ELIZA??!! Did you die so you could work this magic stall too?? :lol:

LOL That Eliza! She does have to be the bride at every wedding and the corpse at every funeral, doesn't she? :D

Your ideas are inspiring: the challenge of resolving or repairing a bad marriage. It would be like a reality show: "Can You Fix This?" In fact that would be a fun thing to watch on some simmer's youtube channel, or even here on the forums: someone doing relationship surgery on various otherwise incompatible Sims, without changing their traits or in any other way using cheats!