How do you find a partner for your sims?

I just use CAS just because I enjoy it. Rarely do I go for a townie because for me, that'll take away a chance for me to create another sim. Having said that, one of my earliest sims did find a random townie to make his wife. He's a criminal, evil, baddest of the bunch, but somehow charming too. I'd have him go to lots and cause trouble, being mean to everyone, starting fights and creating all around chaos. Well one lady was interested in him despite the rest of the bar all seething with rage at that point. I think he was mean to her a few times too :sweat: Romance blossomed easily, so I had them get together and they ended up with 5 children pretty quickly (he has a secret 6th child too). He occasionally strays from his wife, but he's a very dedicated father.

The rest of the time, I create a sim, dump them in a town and have them meet randomly while they're out and about. I do mean random, no facilitating meetings, invites to the same clubs and parties or introducing one to the other. If they take too much work to get together (it happens), then I'll create another and let the other one find someone else. It doesn't usually take long.