Same-sex relationship: Difference between revisions

In  ''[[The Sims 2 (PSP)|The Sims 2]]'' for PSP, it is very difficult, if not impossible, to complete the game without forming romantic relationships with both male and female Sims. This is because one of the main ways of generating currency and furthering quest objectives in the game is by revealing secrets, around 1 in 5 of which are only accessible after attaining a Level 4 romantic relationship with a new character. Interestingly, jealousy does not seem to play a role in this spin-off, and the player character is actively encouraged to form romantic attachments with literally every Sim they encounter to unlock all secrets in the game.

If ''[[Into the Future]]'' is installed, couples can travel to the hospital in  [[Oasis Landing]] and pay §5,000 to engineer a baby together that will be the biological child of both, regardless of the sexes of the parents. This was the first time in [[The Sims Series]] that same-sex couples have been able to have biological children. Aside from the genetic resemblance, engineering a baby still functions more like an adoption than a pregnancy, in that the child arrives instantly and there is no gestation period or option to carry the baby like in a natural pregnancy (even if one or both of the parents are female).

In  ''[[The Sims 4]]'', all young adult, adult, and elder Sims can  [[adopt]] by using the interaction "Household... Adopt", which will cost them §1,000. If the Sim who calls the adoption agency is married, their partner will be considered the co-parent of the adopted child, and will receive a line on the family tree.

** In ''[[The Sims 4]]''  any couple, regardless of sex, can have children.

* Some spin-off games with story modes which allow the player to choose a spouse for their character  are sometimes reported as only allowing opposite-sex relationships in order to complete the game. However, most games do allow the player to choose a same-sex partner and still complete the story objectives, though the game usually promotes an opposite-sex relationship in story mode if it needs to demonstrate the mechanics of attraction, for example.

* Using [[testingcheatsenabled]], the [[InSimenator]], or [[Package editor#SimPE|SimPE]] in ''[[The Sims 2]] ''allows players to view Sims' degree of attraction to both genders, which determines how likely they are to accept or reject a romantic advance from a Sim of that gender. Players have commented that several Sims show a preference for their own gender, often despite being involved in an opposite-sex romantic storyline - this is particularly prevalent in [[Veronaville]] , where most of the pre-made males have at least some romantic interest in their own gender. The most commonly cited example is that of [[Kent Capp]], who has a preference for males at the beginning of the game, despite an implied budding romance with [[Bianca Monty]]  and being the subject of  [[Titania Summerdream]]'s crush. A lesser known example is [[Jason Cleveland]], who also has a preference for males, despite being married to [[Marissa Cleveland]] at the start of the game.

* [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/TheSims TV Tropes] mentions several characters who often seem to be considered to be gay by players, including the abovementioned Pascal Curious and Nervous Subject,  [[Beau Broke]] and [[Frances J. Worthington III]], and [[Ripp Grunt]], who seems often to be regarded as bisexual and romantically interested in both [[Johnny Smith|Johnny]] and [[Ophelia Nigmos|Ophelia]].

* In ''[[The Sims 2: University]]'', the Friends household consists of [[Mitch Indie]] and [[Max Flexor]], whose bio contains ambiguously suggestive statements about how they might "discover" new things about their friendship now that they live together. A similar thing happens with the family bio for  [[Blaise Kindle]] and [[Alma Drill]] in ''[[The Sims 3: Ambitions]]'', and in addition players have noted that their shared bedroom consists of two single beds pushed together to look like a double bed at first glance, perhaps implying that their relationship is intentionally set up as a possible romance. Both pairs of friends may randomly roll wants for romantic interactions together, a further indication that this may have been deliberate.

* The [[Prima Official Game Guides|Prima Official Game Guide]] for ''[[The Sims 2]]'' base game features a comic strip-style tutorial chapter revolving around  the lives of three [[CAS]] Sims living in [[Pleasantview]]. One storyline involves a married female [[Romance]] Sim engaging in an affair with [[Nina Caliente]], who is also shown to be involved with [[Don Lothario]]. Based on this, some players choose to regard Nina as bisexual, despite the fact the game guides are not really considered official.

* ''[[Urbz Comix]]'' feature the character [[Anna Kissed]], who explicitly states that her romantic preference is for women when rejecting the advances of [[Urangoo McBain]], and  is implied to be romantically involved with [[Kiki Blunt]].