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Relationship in The Sims Social works just like on other Sim games, we need to interact with them to increase relationship or decrease it.
How does it work:
First of all, our Sim must have a neighbor in the game, which make us able to interact with him/her by visiting them or ask them over. You can add neighbor by clicking 'Invite' or 'Add Neighbor', and send request to your friends.
Do interactions by clicking on Sim.
If you do a friendly interaction, it will increase the relationship bar.
If you do a mean interaction, it will decrease the relationship bar.
If you do a romantic interaction, it's actually considered as friendly interaction, but sometimes it could be rejected too.
Each time you do a social interaction, it gives you various number of Social Points .
Example, for the very first time, your neighbor will be a total stranger, but by greet/interact with him/her will make both Sims acquaintances with each other.
You can make a friendly status by always doing friendly interaction, mean status by always doing mean interaction, and romantic status by always doing romantic interaction.
Each time a relationship bar is empty or full with a Sim, the player will get new relationship status, which may need confirmation (the other player is free to accept or deny it) or not.
Each relationship status will unlock special interactions between the two Sims.
When the player's Sim does not visit other Sims for awhile, the relationship bar will decrease.
Interactions
Relationships are built or destroyed by interactions (as mentioned above).
There are different types of interactions:
Friendly
Friendly interaction has talk bubble logo on its button. It will increase the relationship bar. Few examples of friendly interactions:
Apologize
Tell Story
Find Common Interests
Shoot The Breeze
Break The Ice
Gossip
Chat
Polite Chit-Chat
Talk About Weather
Show Appreciation
Talk About Weather
Joke Around
Giggle Together
Share Your Worries
Share Your Happiness
Discuss Work
Compliment
Share Private Joke
Friendly Hug
Joke Around
Express Fondness
Chew the Fat
Talk About Art
Talk About Cooking
Talk About Writing
Talk About Music
Reminesce
Ask About Day
Tell Story
Emphatize
Pose for Photos
Friendly interaction could be done on items too. Few examples of friendly interactions on item:
Watch TV Together (TV)
Clean (any dirty items)
Repair (any broken items)
Write Appreciation Note (typewriter)
Show Off Skills (some skill items)
Get Your Funk On (keyboard)
Revive Plants (any withered plants)
Serve Tapas (stove)
Make Bed (bed)
Slide Together (pool)
Jump Together (beanbag)
Paint Portrait (easel)
Water Plants (any plants from shop)
Dance Together (radio/stereo)
Play Great Music (guitar)
Say Hi! To Friends (camera)
Lounge Together (gazebo)
Mean
Mean interaction has devil logo on its button. It will decrease the relationship bar. Few examples of mean interactions:
Insult
Imply Mother as Llama
Insult Haircut
Revive Old Argument
Laugh At Hairstyle
Argue
Ask For Money Back
Provoke
Sneer
Insult Home
Petty Jab
Insult Outfit
Mean interaction could be done on items too. Few examples of mean interactions on item:
Make Prank Call (telephone)
Mess up Bed (bed)
Place Whoopee Cushion (chair/sofa/couch)
Pee on Plot (garden plot)
Paint Mean Portrait (easel)
Mock Dancing (stereo/radio)
Place Fish (bed)
Place Fake Spider (toilet/dresser)
Retune the Stereo (radio/stereo)
Retune the Channels (TV)
Steal Food (fridge)
Mock Playing (guitar)
Boil Cabbage (stove)
Rearrange Keyboard (computer)
Romantic
Romantic interaction has love logo on its button. It will decrease the relationship bar. Few examples of romantic interactions:
Flirt
Give Flowers
Flatter
French Kiss (special interaction)
Je T'aime (special interaction)
Voulez vous WooHoo avec moi (special interaction)
Compliment Appearance
Swap Numbers
Confess Attraction
Flirty Joke
Talk About Future
Massage
Kiss
Shy Kiss
Whisper Sweet Nothings
Romantic Kiss
Ooh lala
Cheesy Lines
Romantic interaction could be done on items too. Few examples of romantic interactions on item:
Massage (bed/couch/sofa)
Shower Together (shower)
WooHoo (bed/shower/bathtub)
Sneaky WooHoo (special interaction)
Quickie (shower/bathtub)
Write A Love Letter (typewriter)
Write A Naughty Poem (special interaction)
Perform Love Song (keyboard)
Play with Feeling (keynote)
Croon sweetly (microphone)
Trim Bush (any bush from shop)
Swing Together (swing)
Cuddle (sofa/couch)
Bounce around together (gazebo)
Snuggle (beanbag)
Personality Exclusive
Personality exclusive interaction only can be done with specific personality.
Athlete - Show Off Skills (on some skill items, romantic interaction)
Creative - Air Kiss (romantic interaction)
Villain - Pick Pocket
Socialite - Toast to Health (friendly interaction)
Rocker
Romantic - Recite Poetry (romantic interaction)
Introvert - Introspect (romantic interaction)
Tycoon
Quest Related
Quest Related interactions are interactions that available because needed for quest (a task on it). It can fall into any of the other three categories of interactions, such as the "Bah Humbug!" interaction being mean or the "Give Holiday Gift" interaction being friendly, etc.
Relationship Status
Sims can have different relationship status with another Sim. It can be either friends, enemies, or lovers, as mentioned above.