I've basically been playing the Sims for the last 12 hours, so at this point I have multiple Sims with a few different aspirations*. Some have been completed just fine, while others have been stuck and seemingly impossible to complete.
The two I'm struggling with at the moment are the Novelist one and the Soulmate one. The novelist is saying my Sim has to publish three best sellers--however he's published literally over a hundred books and not one has been a best seller, or had any kind of designation like that at all. I got him the extra creative reward, made sure he was inspired while he wrote, tried writing only mood specialized books to see if that was enough of a boost--but writing a best seller, a hit, a miss, all the stuff you had on the Sims 3 doesn't seem to be even part of this game. You just publish and that's it. Has anyone figured this out?
The other goal I have to meet is in the soulmate aspiration. My Sim has to apologize to her spouse while her spouse is angry. I have literally destroyed their relationship, brought it back, and destroyed it again getting the spouse angry and having my Sim apologize. The only option that ever comes up is something like "smooth apology" which I do, but it doesn't satisfy the goal. Anyone dealt with this either?
Last thing--all of my babies look horrifying. They're like the size of children but bent into the shape of a baby. Is this happening to anyone else?
*I don't remember all the new terminology, please excuse my use of words like aspirations and rewards!