The Sims 4: How To Use The Sexual Orientation Options
The Sims 4's game-changing free update drops have added complex layers of customization to the already sprawling roster of options. Alongside the High School Years expansion pack, the EA team rolled out the sexuality hotfix update that, for the first time in Sims history, allows you to set your Sim's sexual orientation and ascertain that of your NPC crush.
Related: The Sims 4 High School Years: How To Survive High School
Before plucking up the courage to hit on someone, try to suss out whether their interests match your own. Here's a guide to the sexual orientation system and how to use it for realistic gameplay.
If you're making your Sims from scratch in the Create-A-Sim menu, you can edit their gender and sexuality preferences in the gender panel to the left of the basic information window when you add a new Sim to the household.
The preferences are split into three categories.
If you're playing in Live Mode, or wish to edit your Sim's preferences further down the line — such as when a child ages up to teen-hood or if you're no longer open to exploring your attractions — you can edit these by clicking on a mirror and selecting "Change Sim".
This will open your Sim in Create-A-Sim, so you can simply make the necessary changes in the gender panel.
Butterflies swirl in your stomach as you stand before your crush, the love of your swooning teenage life, and ask them out to Prom.
Alas, you walk away with your heart in pieces and an Embarrassed moodlet to boot, since your crush isn't into you that way at all. Bummer!
To avoid this happening, there are two ways to ascertain the romantic and physical interests of NPCs in The Sims 4:
When your Sim discovers the preference of another Sim, it will show up in their Sim Information
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