Men and Flirting

"Arzekial;c-17255533" wrote:

"QueenofMyshuno;c-17255531" wrote:
Yes I have totally noticed how feminine the male flirting is. I think the creators just phoned it in on that one.

I'm happy to hear I'm not the only one that noticed. I mean, how could you NOT notice???

I agree. The man bats his eyes and lurches his head back coyly (honestly it’s not a very real animation for women either). I think the point with all the animations is not to make them real but a kind of fun spin. Look at the kiss passionately animation. It’s over dramatic and funny. I think that’s what the devs were going for. The sims aren’t very realistic imo and weren’t meant to be. (I would have appreciated more realism, but that’s just me.)

you have just made me feel very gay when i realize i prefer feminine flirting dudes to masculine flirting dudes animations.... oh well.

as a side note: i think sims in general should be allowed to flirt like 80s music video ppl just for the sake of cheese

and that includes that male singer overdramatics

"Simmingal;c-17255608" wrote:
you have just made me feel very gay when i realize i prefer feminine flirting dudes to masculine flirting dudes.... oh well.

Nothing wrong with that. However, more options are always nice.

Not everyone likes the same frosting on their cake :)

Edit: Wow, that was a terrible metaphor.

"Arzekial;c-17255499" wrote:

"NoTalent;c-17255487" wrote:
Sexual preference does not factor into how people/Sims would flirt. I think they just used an animation somewhere in-between and called it a day.

Sadly, the days of separate animations for male and female are closing out. People may be upset that their Sim is not feminine enough or whatnot.

The good news is that you can import your own animations!

I know, it's all the same regardless (feminine). We should have an option though.

I think I see what you are saying

You want the differences between how men show affection both subtle and not so subtle with body language and actions.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/actions-speak-louder-than-words-12-ways-men-show-their-love_b_6851744

The animation is bad for both genders. I mean ever who flirts like that in real life? :D

Yeah men do flirt in feminine way, I don't like it.

"Sindocat;c-17255625" wrote:

"Arzekial;d-966722" wrote:
Does anyone else have a problem with how feminine flirting for men is in the game?

Short answer: No.

Long answer: Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

It has never bothered me any more than any other cartoony animation in The Sims.

Okay, so maybe I take the game more seriously than you do. I really like to get immersed in my characters. I like to involve myself in the lives they are living and take every action they do into account.

You see it as a cartoonie simulation. That's fine.

I like to immerse myself in the world, which is why I'm so particular about Sim behavior, and which is why I'm so nit-picky about certain bugs and behavior that doesn't at least somewhat follow real human behavior.

In the cartoonish, utopian world that is TS4, I think it being funny comes before what would be considered realistic. Don't get me wrong, I would also like to make some of my sims manlier or more feminine, independent of gender, but it is such a subjective matter that I can look past in this game.

I have no solution for the flirting issue, but to create more masculine men the walk styles may be an option. I think they are often overlooked.

For me the erotic behavior in the game is not too feminine, but too silly in general. I think everyone needs some more spice here, gay men included.

Honestly I totally get where you’re coming from... okay I mostly get where you’re coming from... but sims 4 is just very cartoonish, you have to take all the animations with a grain of salt.

Edit: now that I think about it, the flirting style doesn’t fit my more masculine sims. There should be more options for how masculine vs. feminine sims act in various situations. Actually it would be a great addition to the gender customization! (Or just a general personality slider)