Sims Not Working Since January

Emreeseo12​  Okay, so you can play with your Mods folder removed, and the only issue is that the game doesn't appear to pause when your sims travel or ask someone out on a date?  Or am I reading that incorrectly?

Does the game clock reflect the pause though?  As in, if your sims start to travel at, say, 10:14 am, is it 10:14 am (or close enough) when they reach their destination?  Same question for dates.  If not, how far off is it?  Does it help to pause the game for a few seconds before you initiate the date request or travel?  As in, you're about to tell your sim to do this, you pause the game for 10-15 real-time seconds, you let it start running again and your sim immediately does the action.