Romantic (social type)
- For the aspiration in The Sims 2 and The Sims Stories, see Romance.
- "Romantic" redirects here. For for the GBA aspiration, see Romantic (GBA aspiration).
Romantic (Known as Act Romantic in The Urbz: Sims in the City) is a social type that has appeared in The Sims era games along with Mean and Friendly. In The Sims era, Romance socials can only be used by Adults. As of The Sims 2 and The Sims Stories, Teens through Elders can use Romance socials. In The Sims 3 and The Sims Medieval, all Romantic socials will change the STC to Romantic (flirty/very alluring/extremely irresistible).
| Game | User Sim | Target Sim |
|---|---|---|
| The Sims |
Adult |
Adult |
| The Sims 2 onwards | Teen | Teen |
| The Sims 2 onwards | Young Adult, Adult, and Elder | Young Adult, Adult, and Elder |
Advantages
The Sims Era
One advantage of Romance socials is that they can be used to make a lover. If the romance social ends the relationship at or over 70[TS][TSC][TSBO] or 60[TU:SITC], the relationship is changed to a lover. If you get further on this, you will Propose to the other Sim can get married.
The Sims 2
The Sims 3 and The Sims Medieval
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 Sim is friends but some traits will affect this. Like earlier games, Romantic socials are used to get a romantic relationship and later be married. 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.
Disadvantages
- See also: Affair
However, one disadvantage of using romance socials is that cheating can occur. If the cheating occurs, it can use a Sim to lose 50 relationship points[TS][TSC][TS:BO][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 you to use lose some relationship when using romance socials. In The Sims 3, the Unflirty trait can decrease the effectiveness of Romance socials.
As The Sims did not sort the socials, players were unsure of what socials were Romantic. The Sims 2 and The Urbz: Sims in the City resolved this problem by categorizing the socials so players know what socials are romantic.
Romance socials (unless if you are making a lover or want to be married) are not recommended for general socialization with other Sims, Friendly and Funny socials are more useful for this.
Cheating can be prevented in The Sims 3 if the Sim has the LTR No Jealousy.