What do you do in The Sims that you really need to stop doing, but keep coming back to?

I avoid playing what I consider difficult aspirations and careers. I have procrastinated at playing Jungle Adventure, Get Famous and Island Living. Why? Because I can't seem to be able to wrap my mind around what it takes to play them.

"sofasim;c-17140187" wrote:
I keep making new sims with backstories and future plans to have them stay single or try out serial dating aspirations etc. but as soon as this sim falls in love I abandon all my plans and have them start a family. Suddenly I'm playing the family life with way too many kids. 10/10 always happens!

this describes me exactly. one time i wrote out a whole background story for my sim before even making her, and then none of it ever actually came into play.

Staying up too late just to finish a sim week or see what the sex of a baby is.

Having little glitchy things in my game caused by cc, and instead of taking the time to try to find out which cc is causing the glitch, I just go download a bunch more cc.

-Making all of my sims look the same
-Giving my sims the same traits. Even with the trait randomizer I usually randomize until I get traits that I want. The most I've branched out was having an unflirty sim and even then I don't consider that a bad trait like some others do. She just wasn't focused on romance like all my other sims
-Making all of my sims find "the one" as soon as possible and never having them date anyone else. I love romance in this game way too much for someone who isn't very romantic irl.
-Never having my sims socialize. Usually their only friends end up being their siblings and their significant others.
-Turning autonomy off and micromanaging everyone

Romancing every sim I get from the gallery that I find attractive..

My Sims often end up glitched because of some unfixed bug. Like, right now, my Don is displaying the behavior of two fame quirks he no longer has. Thanks a lot, Maxis. Because that takes away a lot of the fun.

Things that I myself is blame for are kids, for instance. It's funny to expect kids, but when they are there, I usually regret the whole thing.

Also, a lot of the things other people describe here, also happens to me.

@SheriSim57

"SheriSim57;c-17116264" wrote:
I have a big rotation, and most of my families/ households are fairly different as far as jobs and living conditions go. I get attached to my sims though and have aging off and rarely turn it on.... there is always the next expansion, gamepack or stuff pack I want them to be able to experience... lol. And because I do not play each family equally some have high skills in a lot of things. Also I tend to make sure most (at least the cook in the family) of my sims watch the cooking channel on tv till it is maxed.

Same ?

I have to curtail restarting a game save from scratch just because I want my Sims to experience a new pack from the beginning. At least this go-around, I'm restarting my Global Superstar to try a few different strategies to get him noticed by the Accolades. And, after quite some time I'm finally back playing with my Ancestral game save, which meant I had to restart. Plus, we now have the off-the-grid lot trait, which makes 18th century living a tad more realistic.

I start by making friends, be social, go to clubs and party... Then I always end up focusing exclusively on the family and never leaving the house until friends and family of origins forget about my sims entirely.... doesn't help that I use all the weapons in my arsenal to keep visitors away (lot traits, cowplants and mods)