Romantic (social type): Difference between revisions

'''Romantic''' (Known as '''Act Romantic''' in ''The Urbz: Sims in the City'') is a type of [[social typeinteraction]] that has appeared in The Sims era games along with [[Mean (Social type)|Mean]] and [[Friendly (Social type)|Friendly]]. In the era of ''[[The Sims era]]'', Romance socials can only be used by Adults[[adult]]s. As of ''[[The Sims 2]]'' and [[The Sims Stories]], Teens[[teen]]s through Elders[[elder]]s can use Romance socials, though some may not be available to teens. In ''[[The Sims 3]]'' and ''[[The Sims Medieval]]'', all Romantic socials will change the STC{{clarify}} to Romantic (flirty/very alluring/extremely irresistible).

One advantage of Romance socials is that they can be used to make aSims loverbecome lovers. If the romance social ends the[[Relationship#The Sims|relationship]] is at or over 70{{Vgversion|TS}}<ref>This presumes the single-scale relationship bar used in the original release of ''The Sims''.</ref>{{Vgversion|TSC}}{{Vgversion|TSBO}} or 60{{Vgversion|TU:SITC}} when the romance social ends, the relationship is changed to a lover. If youthe getrelationship goes further onthan this, youthe Sims will Proposebe able to thepropose other Sim canand get [[Marriage#The Sims|married]].

Romantic socials are used to build a romantic relationship. Romantic socials will only work if the Sim has 40% of the relationship or if the SimSims isare friends, but some traits will affect this. LikeAs in earlier games, Romantic socials are used to get a romantic relationship, and latereventually marriage, between betwo marriedSims. The [[Flirty]] and [[Hopeless Romantic]] traits are useful for the Romantic socials. If the Sim is a Human, [[Vampire]], [[Imaginary Friend]] (turned real) or a ghost and gets the "extremely irresistible" STC, the player can "Try for baby" with a Sim that is a different gender.

However, one disadvantage of using romance socials is that cheating can occur. If the cheating occurs, it can usecause a Sim to lose 50 relationship points{{Vgversion|TS}}{{Vgversion|TSC}}{{Vgversion|TS:BO}}{{Vgversion|TU:SITC}}. In ''The Sims 2'' and ''The Sims Stories'', about 100 points can be lost. In ''The Sims 3'' and ''The Sims Medieval'', it can cause youthe Sims to use lose some relationship when using romance socials. In ''The Sims 3'', the [[Unflirty]] trait can decrease the effectiveness of Romance socials.

Romance socials (unless if you are making a lover or want to be married) are not recommended for general socialization with other Sims, [[Friendly (Social type)|Friendly]] and Funny socials are more useful for this.

Cheating can be prevented in ''The Sims 3'' if the Sim has the LTR[[Lifetime reward]] '''No Jealousy'''.