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Even though most townies and NPCs start with a neutral gender preference, they may still autonomously be attracted to Sims of the opposite gender, but the chances are lower than for Sims who have a preference for that gender.
 
In general, the size of a Sim's preference for (or against) a gender affects how stable that preference is, rather than how strong it is. For example, a Sim with a -10/20 male/female preference isn't more attracted to females than one with a -1/2 preference.<ref>NoteThese thatare raw scores as used by the game. For ''The Sims 2'', SimPE displays gender preferences ason decimalsa scale of -10.0 to 10.0, rounded to the nearest tenth, instead of the displaying the raw score. For example, it displays the raw scores -10/20 as -0.1/2.0.</ref> However, the first Sim's preferences will not be significantly affected if a male flirts with them once or twice, while the second Sim's will be.
 
Gender preference affects some gameplay mechanics. In ''[[The Sims 2: Nightlife|Nightlife]]'' and later expansion and stuff packs for ''The Sims 2'', Sims only show attraction and [[chemistry]] for Sims of their preferred gender, and only Sims of the preferred gender will be considered when a Sim uses the "Scope Room" self-interaction -- though the gender preferences of the Sims being scoped will not be considered. This means that Sims with a neutral preference cannot use "Scope Room", but can be scoped. If a Sim has the same positive preference for both genders, the gender of the last Sim they interacted with romantically will be used.<ref>While it is not likely that this will happen in normal gameplay, it is possible.</ref> In ''[[The Sims 3: Generations]]'', when a Sim throws a bachelor/bachelorette party, the gender of the [[Entertainer#The Sims 3: Generations|entertainers]] will be based on the gender preference of the host.
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