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Since there are no defined family ties or [[Family relationships#The Sims|family relationships]] in ''The Sims'', the option to get married is not available to Sims who already live together. Players can stage marriage ceremonies between Sims who live together, but the "Propose... Marriage" interaction won't be available because they're already considered part of the same family.
 
Same-sex couples (or twoTwo friends of the same sex) can ask one another to "Move In" if they do not already live together. Whether the other Sim accepts depends on their mood, their relationship, and the quality of the other Sim's house. The Sim who moves in will take on the family name of the Sim who proposed, even if the two are simply good friends. (This is unavoidable, as Sims in ''The Sims'' do not, properly speaking, ''have'' surnames.)
 
Marriage in ''The Sims'' is an event, not a condition. So, while Sims cannot get a divorce, a Sim who has married into one family can marry out of it and into another family. If the partner of the Sim who is changing households has a relationship with the proposer, that relationship will drop. Also, if the relationship between two Sims in a family is low enough, they can choose the Attack option and fight each other. Which Sim wins depends on their Body skill. The Sim who loses may choose to move out, and if they do, they will never be seen in the game again.
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The other (and more "traditional") way to get married is to have a [[#Throwing a wedding party|wedding party]]. This is basically like a normal party, only the Sims are expected to get married. The wedding arch may or may not be used. The difference between normal parties and wedding parties is that every guest will be in their formal clothes, and any guest invited will show up even if they have a low relationship with that Sim.
 
===Joined Union===
[[Image:Joinedunion.jpg|thumb|235px|A same-sex couple after their wedding]]
 
Marriages between two Sims of the same sex are referred to as "Joined Union" in ''[[The Sims 2]]'', although a Wedding Party is still called a wedding party. A Joined Union is the alternative to a marriage available for same-sex couples.
 
Like a regular wedding, when two Sims of the same gender are in love, they can get first engaged and then enter a union (with or without a wedding party). If the Sim to be joined is not living with his or her partner yet they will move in as soon as the wedding ceremony is over. Again, the Sim who initiates the interaction is the one whose last name both parties to the union will take.
 
Joined unions provide fewer [[aspiration]] points than marriage. However, a hack available at [http://www.simbology.com www.simbology.com] allows same-sex partners to enter marriages with the same titles, wants and fears as with opposite-sex partners: [http://www.simbology.com/smf/index.php?topic=14.0 Same Sex Mods]
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===Being left at the altar===
There is a chance that a Sim getting married could get "left at the altar", even though Sim weddings do not involve altars. When this happens, one Sim will hesitate while the marriage is taking place, and then run away, leaving the other Sim behind. This could happen if one of the Sims is having an affair or has a [[Wants and Fears|fear]] of marrying their partner. It might also happen if the two Sims don't have a strong enough [[relationship]].
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When a couple (whatever gender combination it may be) consisting of two Sims who have their separate offspring that are in a romantic relationship with the other, after marrying, their children still see each other as Boyfriend/Girlfriend, but cannot perform romantic acts on one another as they are now step-siblings. They can only perform romantic acts when their parent/step-parent dies or their parents divorce.
 
Also note that in ''The Sims 3'', unlike in ''The Sims 2'', there's no distinction between same and opposite-sex marriages. The amount of Lifetime Happiness is the same for both kinds of couples when they go steady, get engaged and finally get married. Further, in the family tree of same-sex couples it shows their spouse as either their husband or wife, the same as it does for opposite-sex couples.
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== Throwing a wedding party ==
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