I'm having trouble with the Confident emotion that seems to override many of the other emotions.
I have a painter who needs to be Inspired but when he completes an excellent painting or a masterpiece then he's Confident for 4 hours. I have a chef that needs to be Inspired but when he prepares an excellent or impeccable dish then he's Confident for 4 hours. My Champion Gamer wins a gaming tournament which makes him confident for four hours. My Sim with the Genius trait makes a plugin, hacks something successfully, or mods a game and he gets Confident for 4 hours. I have a writer that's been working on a Romance novel for years but the Romantic mood keeps getting knocked out by Confident or sometimes Inspired.
And what does the Confident mood make a Sim want to do? Anything social, of course, but most likely a specific interaction from the Romance category like embrace, hug or compliment someone. So, four hours are shot because I haven't found anything that overrides the Confident mood.