It is one of the most nonsensical game design choices I have ever seen. Anyone can come up and interfere on your date, death and anything in between, but I have to introduce myself to that person? My student goes to school and has a timed quest to learn about the new school because I chose to join that day, but I have to spend time introducing myself to the principal, even though I've been attending school for days/weeks? If introductions didn't take forever, time out randomly and often autonomously draw every sim in the near vicinity into conversation and extend the interaction, perhaps it would be bearable. As it is, it's tedious and frustrating.
