Do sims just walk away while you’re conversating?

I deal with this all the time. My sims also have like, the worst attention span or maybe sims that mine talks to do. Sometimes they walk away then the action disappears. It's real annoying, this is why I turn off autonomy for my own sake.

Yep! It's so rude! :D Even other Sims in my household do this, so during their conversations I switch between them constantly to make sure they don't go running off suddenly.

Yes, I do and I think it's a matter of traits, they just don't have any in common. Sometimes the discussion goes so well I have to cut it short. Next time, I'll go check the sims's traits into the family manager. I'm almost sure it has something to do with the traits.

There are also the sim that are simply on their way to work.

I think it is partially based on trait compatibility, as well as social need vs. other needs and probably also how good of a relationship the sims already have. My Sims have friends that will stand around and do nothing but chat for half a day and others that scurry about doing other things within just a few interactions.

What else is on the lot to interact with and the traits and/or mood the sims have that make them like doing certain things probably factor in as well. My Sims have one friend that if we get together to go work out (the gym) always shoots straight for the punching bags which are in a different area than the other workout equipment where most of the sims go. Sims seem to have preferences... lol

Yes. Sims are so rude sometimes! I usually have to keep their pending actions about 4 deep so they are less likely to walk away with interactions in the queue.

OMG, yes. I often stack interactions in the queue because of this. But members are right that it doesn't always help. Ask To Hang Out often helps, if it's a Sim I have bumped into out and about. But when we're at the house, it doesn't apply, and indeed, often isn't even available. "I invited you over, would you just hang out with me, for Plumbob sake?" "No, my dear husband, get OFF the computer, we need to talk." I do use the SCAM part of MCCC to disable autonomy on most objects in the houses I play most. But I'm never quite sure if that leads to more idling in place. I suppose it definitely does for Sims I'm not controlling atm. I guess that's what the devs go through, too. "People hate that Sims stand around talking all day..." Tries to fix the issue. "Oh, now they run away in the middle of the convo...aargh!"

Yeah, I guess I always thought it was because they had to get to work or school, or to get to sleep or pee.

In fact, after 1000+ hours of playing I’m pretty sure that’s what it is. I could be wrong but that’s what I always felt it was anyways

Yeah same in my game. Sometimes, when they finally stop going away, they look at each other for hours without any interaction. So annoying lol

I find it funny how rude they are. XD

It's nice to had Sims are not mindless robot but had their own will, to make game more fun, otherwise it's all too easy. I do feel a annoying sometime but in the end, my sims let them go, and try next time or other day if's my sims want or need friend with that sims to hang out, maybe sims had to go somewhere busy. It's would be something wrong if within household you control, but I had no problem if is sims doing that outside of household you control but can't control over other sims that are not part of your household you control over currently.