TS4 Lovestruck Positive Thoughts Discussion

From what I’ve seen, loyal trait doesn’t stop them from cheating. They just get a sad moodlet if they do betray their partner. 
They also get a happy moodlet from following the code, if they don’t cheat. My sims have gotten that trait through those self discovery moments. None of my couples have autonomously flirted with anyone else with LS though, it was something I was worried about but now it’s not really a thought.

Oh they get there in no time, I have no doubts 😊

I maybe have too little couples or I rotate so fast that I never had any troubles keeping up the romance, satisfaction and such. 

And as I have my own NPC's , almost all single, I really do not have the worry that unplayed couples have bad romantic relationships.  But we all play so differently, I get the worries totally.

First when the pack game out I was not sure is it for me (like For Rent is not, I still don't own it and not planning on getting it either until bugs sorted, and I never ever get Bust the Dust), but LS is becoming one of my most liked packs. I wanted to mention it, this is LS positive thread after all 💞

Quite a bit of work to be done on Juliette's and Hannah's relationships. Not to worry though. I welcome a challenge.

catloverplayer​ that's the first time I hear about this. However with only 3 trait slots available I don't want to give this trait to every single sim in my game 

Doesn't the loyal trait keep this from happening?

littlebonnieblue wrote:

From everything I've read, there doesn't seem to be a way to turn off this feature in the pack. It would be nice if they would tweak the settings so that if one isn't actively playing a household, they would maintain their own love

This is one of the reasons why I am not getting lovestruck. I like to play with romance between my sims every now and then but don't want to be required to do so all the time. I have time when the focus on other things for weeks (job, raising kids, aspirations, . . . )  and then have a few days with pure romance.

If I plop down a couple in love in the world,  I expect them to stay a couple in love. I am one of those who immediately turned off neighbourhood stories as soon as it was patched in without any regrets. I want households to remain unchanged until I return to them.

I felt similar about some of the features in high school years and went ahead and got the pack anyway. I spend more time with disabling the body hair and social bunny than actually playing high school. I think lovestruck will be similar. I will play more romance because I have to, more than dating because I want to. 

And then there is the elephant in the room: EA seems determined to continue sims 4 indefinitely. How many EP can this game handle before it becomes totally unplayable. This is already the case for some simmers. There are reports of game corruption due to too many lots with too many items in them. That's a sign that this can't go on indefinitely. I don't think it is smart to keep adding more and more and more. I have all EP for sims 1, sims 2 and sims 3 but what if sims 4 reaches 20 EP (might be this year) or 30 or 40 EP? I will have to be more selective what I add to my game. And due to personal preferences this is one of the themes I can skip without too much missing out.

There is still an issue with our own cas sims not showing on Cupid's App.

You can always give them the loyal trait. I recommend Lovestruck. 

littlebonnieblue wrote:

I just can't handle every couple's love turning into an Edward and Juliannna. 

I can understand that. Fortunately I only play four families so it shouldn't be too much of a problem to pop in and make sure things are going okay. It's going to be a big change for me because prior to Lovestruck my couples were rarely romantic. Only whohooing to have babies, no date nights, no affection, etc. Just focused on raising kids, advancing in careers and building skills.

I haven't checked Hannah or Juliette's relationships yet but I almost guarantee neither has a steamy dynamic. 😄

I'll be using the pack mostly with Isabel. She's the only sister without a partner.

I haven't purchased lovestruck. By design, my married and couples in relationships are very committed to each other.  I'm worried that lovestruck would destroy their relationships if I'm not playing them.  I also don't want any of my Sims to be attracted to anyone else except for their spouse or Sim they are in a relationship with.    

This pack does have features that I would like to have in my game; but, I will not risk the committed relationships I've established.  My game is in a good place in this regard.  

From everything I've read, there doesn't seem to be a way to turn off this feature in the pack.   It would be nice if they would tweak the settings so that if one isn't actively playing a household, they would maintain their own love. 

I just can't handle every couple's love turning into an Edward and Juliannna.