I've never played with premades much, except to marry them into my Sim's family. But I did enjoy their backstories and I grew attached to them. I became even more attached to them after I started playing Sims 4.
In Sims 4, because they don't have any depth to them, I've deleted all of the premades and replaced them with re-creations of Sims 2 premades. My houses are full of Sims 2 premades and townies. Because of the way the game works, they still don't have quite the same depth and humor to them, but I like them better.
