How often do your sims go on dates

Honestly I forget they're even an option after my Sims get married. I do dates before marriage but then I become too busy managing the next generation. If Sims 4 had open world, I'd probably do dates more often.

They're not really as enjoyable as Nightlife's dates. What's worse is that you're stuck in one place until the date ends

It all depends on my mood, but all dates are kept at my sim's home. I got so irritated with having some third party come in want to be that third wheel. Can I say Awkard?

As many times as it takes to unlock all the experimental food recipes.

"sennawales;c-16840087" wrote:
As many times as it takes to unlock all the experimental food recipes.

Just finished this collection for the first time today, felt good

I really love the date feature and after getting the Dining Out pack it's become a stable feature in almost (there have been and are a quite a few exceptions though for various reasons) all my Sims' social lives. Although, I don't always take them to a restaurant. I know I can't finish all the requirements for a successful date (like ordering a meal and such) but for me it's not a deal breaker.

For instance, my married gay couple have a favorite bar they prefer to go to (and also a favorite restaurant too). My now married and insane, no sorry, erratic Sim preferred parks and gyms to meet Sims. She didn't really go on dates, per se, but she and her husband have gone on a date or two at a restaurant after they got hitched and I have even seen them eating at one when I have had other Sims on a date. Some of my younger Sims like teens and some YAs prefer the nightclubs and bowling alleys.

I also take them on an unofficial dates, or more accurately having my Sims just hang out and get to know one another. I have a great park for that and I love the cafés. Or I did until the buying from the barista broke that is. I solved it by putting a nice cozy café in Willow Creek park and just hire a barista as needed. Meeting in a bar and even the bowling alley is great. I even have two clubs (one for elders and another for teens) where Sims can get to know each other for other reasons than sharing hobbies and helping each other advance for work.

My sims usually go on a date once they have met and are in the friend romantic stage, that's the only time they do go on one

> @MilwayLang said:
> I don't like to wait for the loading screen and the goals either.. but if another sim from a different household asked me to go on date I'll accept them

I don't like waiting on the loading screen either, mine takes very long and my laptop's not the best.. so when I do go to another destination it takes a bit of time to play smoothly. I preferred the way the world worked in sims 3

Using the Dating Event in game sometimes. But I use a mod that have a "rabbit hole dating" that I started using today.

I'd like to have them go more often, but since I play with households of 6-8 people at any given time, the fact that I basically have to freeze the other 5-7 members of my household just to send one on a date pretty much ruins it for me. Not to mention coming back to all of them with randomized motive levels (which messes up whatever schedule you have them on)! To be honest if I do send my sims on dates when I come home I just cheat everyone's needs so at least they're all on some kind of schedule again. I know it helped reduce the lag but I REALLY miss how in Sims 3 you could send one of your sims out and still control everyone at home too. Heck, I'd even be happy if they just made it so the sims you leave behind stay asleep while the one sim leaves at night, instead of waking up halfway through the night.

The goals don't bother or deter me, they're ridiculously easy, especially if your sim has any kind of relationship with the other sim established already.