The Sims 4’s Lovestruck expansion adds swinging neighbors and complex courtships
polygon.comThe Sims 4’s new expansion pack Lovestruck has piqued my interest, and I’ve started a new run in the life simulator game. I thought that the added polyamory options would appear later into a run, after I had settled in and found a sweetheart of my own, but to my surprise the dynamic of the game had immediately changed. If you have other expansion packs installed, like the supernatural or fame-related updates, the events and interactions from these packs can make dating even more complex. My new sim, Elise, moved into a crappy apartment in the big city and immediately became embroiled in non-stop drama.
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I started with the usual tasks: decorating Elise’s new apartment as well as getting her a job as a barista and having her make a few friends. Immediately, the next-door neighbors, a married couple, dropped by. Elise had a great time speaking with them, but I became alarmed when the mood immediately became flirty. This man and his pregnant wife weren’t just welcoming Elise to the building; they wanted her to know they had seen her moving in and really liked her vibes.
Luckily, other neighbors came by, and Elise ended up chatting with a lovely young man named Raj. The mood turned a little flirtatious, and I quickly forgot about Elise’s salacious, married admirers.
Just when I thought things were coming up Milhouse, Raj’s mother called Elise and asked if she could crash at Elise’s place in case of an emergency. Sure, Elise said, always eager to be a helpful host. To my horror, she arrived with Raj. The guy Elise had flirted with at a housewarming party was now her roommate, along with his mom. The two of them lived in the same building, just a floor away! What could have possibly befallen them that made Elise’s one-bedroom apartment an ideal place to crash?
In retrospect, I can only assume this was an extreme courting measure. Perhaps Raj is an adherent to the DENNIS system, or maybe he decided the best way to sell himself as a romantic partner was to be in
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