Conflicts in Romance

[Sonshine]

I can't think of anything else to call this. I'm *trying to get a couple romantically involved, but it seems that no matter what I do, it *always* goes negative. I've tried giving them both the romantic trait, all positive traits and it just will not go. Does anybody have any ideas?

[scoed]

Check there sexual orientation in CAS.

[Sonshine]

Would it have anything to do w/the fact that he is alien?

[scoed]

No. With the new pack sims can be assigned in CAS a sexual orientation. If a man hits on a straight man he will be rejected for example. The normal bi is the default but it is a thing now. Make sure both of your sims are sexually compatible.

[Sonshine]

This is definitely weird! I made sure that  they both had the opposite gender orientation and they both have romantic traits now, and it *still* fails!! I tried removing all of my mods and they still get double negatives when I try any romantic option.

[scoed]

What are their sentiments? Certain sentiments can make gains impossible. If they have no negative sentiments, I am at a loss. I would delete the localthumbcache and repaired the game. Sometimes that fixes glitches. Sorry I can't investigate more for you but mandatory overtime is keeping me off of Sims. I haven't heard of a bug like that. Early aging, glitches curved walls and incest are the only bugs I heard of from the new patch.

[scoed]

I was able to get some sims time in. I spent hours trying to replicate your issue. Unfortunately I was not able to. I looked on EA Answers HQ and found nothing remotely recent. Maybe I missed something. @Sonshine if it isn't a sentiment or sexual orientation issue I am at a loss as to the cause. I highly think it has to be a sentiment or a random glitch.

[Sonshine]

I'll take a look at the sentiments and see what happens.

I feel for you having to work so much IRL. I'm retired now, but remember well!

[Sonshine]

OK, I think I *might* have found the problem. He  has no ID at all. Maybe that's why nothing is working b/c the game can't read him? I just checked the alien child as well and he also has no ID! I'm wondering if all aliens have no id? I'll ask over at the official forum.

[Sonshine]

I finally decided to try to work up their friendship relationship to the best friends point. Interestingly, now the romance actions work! I've never had to have my sims be best friends before now! Now maybe they can get married eventually.

Now it seems like they have to be at the very max of the relationship to have any romantic relations. : / I tried when they both came home from work and as usual, it was awkward.   There must be some kind of code within his character that I can't see.

[scoed]

Hmm. Thanks for the udate.