Same-sex relationship

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Same-sex relationship

A homosexual kiss.


In The Sims series, every Sim is potentially bisexual, as he/she can have a crush on, fall in love with, engage in romantic interactions and have sexual intercourse with a Sim of any gender, provided they are of the appropriate age group(s).

There aren't any premade homosexual couples or families in the series, although some single Sims are lightly implied to be homosexual in their bios. However, all Sims aged teen and above, both premade and player-created, can engage in both heterosexual and homosexual romantic relationships. Players can also create married/joined same-sex couples in Create-a-Sim.

Problems faced by Sims in homosexual relationships

  • In the original The Sims, Sims with a romantic attachment to a same-sex Sim not already a member of their household could not ask that Sim to marry them. They could be invited to move in as a roommate, but there was no differentiation between a same-sex love interest and a platonic friend of either gender. However, since marriage in The Sims was largely informal, the effect on game-play was minimal.
  • Using supernatural means to attract a love interest in The Sims (e.g. the genie in Livin' Large or a love spell in Makin' Magic) would always summon a Sim of the opposite sex, regardless of the Sim's gender preference.
  • The Sims 2 allowed formalised homosexual relationships in the form of Joint Union, identical to heterosexual Sim marriage in everything but terminology, although some players have observed that a Joint Union may yield fewer aspiration points than a Marriage for a Sim with a related want. However, numerous player-created hacks are available that allow same-sex couples to marry in The Sims 2 on the same terms as opposite-sex couples, and in The Sims 3 all couples are able to marry, regardless of gender.
  • None of the games in the Sims series allow homosexual couples to have children that are their biological offspring, although they have always been able to adopt in the same way as heterosexual couples or single Sims. However, in The Sims 2, cheats and hacks can be used to allow a same-sex couple to have a baby that is the biological offspring one of one or both of them.

Possibilities of a homosexual couple

A homosexual couple can adopt, in this case the two parents are considered as fathers (homosexual males) or mothers (lesbian couple). Sometimes the wish "have a baby with [name of Sim]" will appear. In this case the points are earned only for the Sim who made the adoption.

Rumours about "gays" premade Sims

It is rumoured that Gobias Koffi prefers men.

Also, at least one player has loaded the premade female character Constance Shelley in Riverview and found her to have a romantic attachment to another premade female Sim.

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