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'''Gender preference''' is a feature of a [[Sim]]'s personality. It governs which [[gender]] a Sim, [[Free will|acting autonomously]], may choose to interact romantically with.
Gender preference was introduced in ''[[The Sims 2]]'' and carried forward into ''[[The Sims 3]]''. In ''The Sims 2'', it operates on a scale of -1000 to 1000, which [[SimPE]] represents as -10.0 to 10.0, rounded to the nearest tenth.<ref>The raw scores can be viewed with the Status...My Status option on the [[InSimenator]] machine or with the third-party program TS2 Enahancer.</ref> In ''The Sims 3'', it uses a signed, 32-bit integer.<ref>[http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php?PHPSESSID=6a32f982104db727552d3d46ce14e04f&topic=16469.msg474869#msg474869 J. M. Pescado at More Awesome Than You!]</ref>
Each Sim who is a [[teen]] or older has a set gender preference that is defined by the averaged total of all their romantic interactions with other Sims. For instance, if the majority of a Sim's romantic interactions have been with females, that Sim will have a preference for females, and vice versa, if the majority of the Sim's romantic interactions have been with males. Gender preference is fluid; a Sim's gender preference scores gradually change as they engage in romantic interactions with other Sims. Enough interactions can change a Sim's preference for a gender from negative to positive, or vice versa; e.g., a female Sim with a preference towards females who repeatedly has romantic interactions with male Sims may develop a preference for males. It is possible to influence the gender preference of [[townie]]s and uncontrolled Sims by performing minor flirt interactions such as checking them out or whistling at them. Players with ''[[The Sims 2: University]]'' should note that autonomous flirting by an [[Mascot#The Evil Mascot|evil cow mascot]] ''will'' affect the the gender preference of the Sim being flirted with.
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Newly created Sims, whether freshly out of [[Create a Sim|CAS]], or newly created townies, have a neutral gender preference, unless they are created as spouses. <!-- I have observed this in TS2, but am assuming it also applies in TS3. --> Most pre-made Sims have a neutral or nearly neutral gender preference; they either have no preference for either gender, or no preference for one and a slight preference for the other. In [[Nervous Subject|rare cases]], a pre-made Sim may have a slight preference against one gender, but no preference toward the other. At least in ''The Sims 2'', Sims who are born in-game or are [[Adoption|adopted]] start their teen [[Life stages|stage]] with a neutral gender preference.
Even though most townies and NPCs start with a neutral gender preference, they may still autonomously show attraction to Sims of the opposite gender, but the chances are lower than for Sims who have a preference for that gender.
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