Do your sims have lifestyles like your own, or different?I've noticed my sims often get the People Person lifestyle, while I'm a Close-Knit kind of lady myself. I do think I play my sims a lot more social, outgoing and friend-oriented than I am in real life! (Though to me, close-knit means family relationships plus like 3 very good friends, so that might already be too many people for Close-Knit in Sims.)I have one sim who has the Loves Outdoors trait, but due to her many hours spent practicing the piano, has earned the Indoorsy lifestyle. I can relate. I love the outdoors but life circumstances keep me indoors much of the time. She often gets a moodlet "Fine?" from being comfortably used to the indoors while also having the wish to get outside. I can REALLY relate to that one.

Indeed! A combination of the “Loves Outdoors” trait and the “Indoorsy” lifestyle is something both my current sim and I share. My job is mostly computer based although I’m required to be a “People’s Person” on certain days per week ( which he is too). I’m quite happy spending my time indoors, but if I don’t get my outdoors fix at least once a day I’ll turn into a restless madman.I’m like a dog who needs to be taken for a walk. All my main sims are pretty similar to me, although I do create many opposites too. My game needs drama. (I don’t need more drama in RL ?).

My sims tend to focus on their jobs, skills and hobbies, don't go out much unless their job or aspiration requires it, and rarely have meaningful relationships beyond their own household, especially not romantic ones. This usually results in any mixture of the Indoorsy, Sedentary, Happy Single, Close Knit and Workaholic lifestyles (or all of them, because my game doesn't seem to understand that it's supposed to draw the line at three), and apart from Workaholic, yes, that describes me fairly well.

My sims are all different. I randomize traits and aspirations and then I have a mod that adds on likes and dislikes so that rounds them out. Then I try to play them according to their personality.

I try to make my Sims as different to myself as possible for the interest and challenge, but some preferences constantly sneak through. It's quite a good way to engage in self-reflection, I find. :)

Almost all my sims get people person and single and loving it (even some who are not single seem to keep it). For people person the requirement is way too low in my opinion, just three sims and even family counts. I really try to make my sims have different lifestyles, but those two mentioned are hard for me to avoid.I'm absolutely not a people person myself, I have basically no good friends aside of family (though by sim standards I still would be a people person for having good relationship with my family and partner).

Your sims' lifestyles and your own?

27 Replies

BettyNewbie1
5 years ago
No, but that'd be nice!
CAPTAIN_NXR7
Legend
5 years ago
Indeed! A combination of the “Loves Outdoors” trait and the “Indoorsy” lifestyle is something both my current sim and I share.
My job is mostly computer based although I’m required to be a “People’s Person” on certain days per week ( which he is too).
I’m quite happy spending my time indoors, but if I don’t get my outdoors fix at least once a day I’ll turn into a restless madman.
I’m like a dog who needs to be taken for a walk.

All my main sims are pretty similar to me, although I do create many opposites too. My game needs drama. (I don’t need more drama in RL ?).
GrumpyGlowfish
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
My sims tend to focus on their jobs, skills and hobbies, don't go out much unless their job or aspiration requires it, and rarely have meaningful relationships beyond their own household, especially not romantic ones. This usually results in any mixture of the Indoorsy, Sedentary, Happy Single, Close Knit and Workaholic lifestyles (or all of them, because my game doesn't seem to understand that it's supposed to draw the line at three), and apart from Workaholic, yes, that describes me fairly well.
MstyBL95
5 years ago
My sims are all different. I randomize traits and aspirations and then I have a mod that adds on likes and dislikes so that rounds them out. Then I try to play them according to their personality.
KaraGaelford
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
I try to make my Sims as different to myself as possible for the interest and challenge, but some preferences constantly sneak through. It's quite a good way to engage in self-reflection, I find. :)
simsimsere
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
Almost all my sims get people person and single and loving it (even some who are not single seem to keep it). For people person the requirement is way too low in my opinion, just three sims and even family counts. I really try to make my sims have different lifestyles, but those two mentioned are hard for me to avoid.

I'm absolutely not a people person myself, I have basically no good friends aside of family (though by sim standards I still would be a people person for having good relationship with my family and partner).
KaraGaelford
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
How do you get the opposite of single and loving it, it almost seems default?
simsimsere
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
"Kironide;c-17884919" wrote:
How do you get the opposite of single and loving it, it almost seems default?

One of my sims is close to getting hungry for love. I've made her watch a lot of romance on TV.
Bluebell23456
5 years ago
Depends. I like to have a cast of characters to play with usually, but obviously the things I value personally inform the virtues and vices of my Sims. I never make any completely like me, but I never aim to either.
KaraGaelford
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
Thanks, I'll do that.

"musteni;c-17884926" wrote:
"Kironide;c-17884919" wrote:
How do you get the opposite of single and loving it, it almost seems default?

One of my sims is close to getting hungry for love. I've made her watch a lot of romance on TV.