Suddenly Gay Sims

I found Bella and Mortimer hating each other when I loaded the lot for the first time in a while, because Mortimer had a romantic relationship with a male sim (I don't remember who). It was kinda funny, but I was really surprised, because it never happened before in my game. Bella was absolutely mortified (pun intended), she couldn't sleep in the same bed as Mort even. :D

Well I have a mod now and it has a gender preference option ....so if I start them on a preference it seems they kind of stay with it. I'm not keeping track really though. I play my sims and if I want them to be gay they are gay if straight they are straight and if they like either sex.. well they do.
I didn't mind what they did before but wasn't really aware of any change lately.. other than it seems they are more likely rejected on attempting to flirt early on. I like that change... makes it more challenging for serial romantics.
This title makes me think of "Suddenly Seymour" been singing it for two days. My family is not amused... hehe.. thanks.

If this is just about the whims sims are rolling, I don't see why this is an issue.

They have lots of whims that might not fit the story you are creating (such as buy a 1x1 pool, or research Vampire Lore, etc.) and when they get these types of whims, they can be easily deleted (and I do). So why when they roll a whim to flirt with someone you didn't want them to, suddenly, this whim is somehow more meaningful and ruins the story you have in mind?

Johnny Zest is definitely gay in my game. Sometimes he's bi, but he definitely prefers dudes when it comes to marriage and long term relationships. Then again I find straight people really boring lol so none of my sims are usually straight. Most are bi and a few gay.

In much the same way that the Sims don't have to deal with racism and such, I feel like they're not as restrictive (self or societal) as we real humans are in their preferences either. I like to believe they like or dislike another Sim based on who that Sim is, personality wise and with compatibility and all that, in a more genuine sense, rather than full of unwarrented biases and things out of the Sim's control.

In my mind, a Good trait Sim might not like a Hot-Headed Sim, because they have a tendency to be angry and yell at others. And not because they wear an ugly colored hat or they have a certain skin or something like that. How gender specific can Sims really be when aliens impregnate male Sims and no one bats an eye? :D

I dunno, sims seem to just RANDOMLY flirt. It wouldn't be so bad if you know some of these sims weren't married or seeing someone and not having the non-commital relationship. Either way needs to be toned down a bit, all well and fine but my sims dad had flirted with her husband for NO apparent reason. That's like reallllly weird and right in front of her.

And her salad.

Most, if not all, of my sims are bi.

"TheGoodOldGamer;c-16401271" wrote:
How gender specific can Sims really be when aliens impregnate male Sims and no one bats an eye? :D

I agree with the entire comment. Although when I began reading the last sentence I thought it would end slightly differently "How gender specific can Sims be when they have no genitals?" Same difference though.

Anyway, I feel like the topic has shifted somewhat from the delightful notion of sudden gayness to Sims flirting constantly with anyone, anytime. This is not the case at all in my game. Sure, when I rotate back to a household with married Sims, one or both them may have another romantic interest, but I find that very lifelike, to be honest. IRL people in relationships flirt too. That does not mean they act on it or escalate it further. If it bothers me in the game, I just have them meet and "Ask just to be friends".
I just wonder why it seems to happen so frequently for others. I take my Sims out a lot to bars, karaoke bars and restaurants. Where does this flirting occur?

"fadingaudio;c-16401211" wrote:
Johnny Zest is definitely gay in my game. Sometimes he's bi, but he definitely prefers dudes when it comes to marriage and long term relationships. Then again I find straight people really boring lol so none of my sims are usually straight. Most are bi and a few gay.

So, let's take this post as a starting point of what the discussion should really be about I think:

I am well aware that some of the Sims are straight, like Don Lothario, who is very, very straight. I'm okay with that. But lately, all of my Sims have been rolling wants to flirt with members of the opposite sex. I'm talking Summer Holiday, Elton John, even George Michael. I draw the line at Pete Burns. Pete is not allowed to be straight in my game, not now, not ever. Is this a glitch any of you are experiencing, or some secret Sims conspiracy?

In short, this discussion isn't about gay or straight and if you love a completely gay or straight community, live your dream. The problem I take it, is that it's imposed on the player and some people would like variety. Like in, you know, real life?

Actually I haven't noticed any whims for flirting in my game with specific sims, that could be a glitch being so common or not don't know, I wish we could control it a bit more at least.
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This happened in my game without mccc, now since Don is non-committal and has no friendship or anything with Eliza this didn't actually bother me. See when Bob was working out Don would train him and I didn't realize you built a relationship with your trainer just by training so one day he was slim and they were the best of buds, never flirted before obviously then before he finishes his drink surprise. It would be nice if some sims were restricted like they wouldn't flirt unless you initiated it, like when trying to give the extended family a relationship.
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Like this I didn't even notice until his wife got upset again without mccc though I didn't see who started it so I blamed her sister and cut her out from the family because I love Adam. Lol.