The Sims 4 Lovestruck Romance Dynamics explained

The Sims 4: Lovestruck introduces several layers of complexity to romance and intimacy. From adding an online dating app to changing the way Sims socialize with each other, your characters can now go beyond mindlessly flirting until they find someone they click with. Romance dynamics take this a step further by determining how two Sims in a relationship behave.

What are Romance Dynamics in The Sims 4 Lovestruck?

Lovestruck‘s romance dynamics determine how your Sims interact with their romantic partners. Romance dynamics behave much like Growing Together’s family dynamics in that they change your Sims’ social interactions, with the focus on your romantic encounters rather than familial and friendship ones.

In short, romance dynamics lets you decide if one of your couples leans toward physical intimacy, friendly gestures, or even frequent arguing. While it isn’t necessarily a be-all and end-all preference, it adds an element of realism, especially since not all relationships are full of happiness.

There are two ways to develop romance dynamics between two Sims: you can either set their dynamic in the Create-a-Sim screen when you create them or wait until they naturally develop a dynamic through their interactions. Typically, sticking to one or two romantic socialization types will let you pick specific dynamics quickly, but keeping things autonomous can still lead to them, too.

All Romance Dynamics in The Sims 4 Lovestruck

The Sims 4: Lovestruck features four romance dynamics that impact how two Sims in a romantic relationship communicate and interact. While some encourage physical intimacy, others introduce arguments and unhappy interactions. Below is every romance dynamic and what they do.

• Steamy: Your Sims’ relationship will focus on physical intimacy like hugging, kissing, and WooHooing.
• Wholesome: Your Sims’ relationship will have an equal focus on friendly and romantic interactions.
• Strained: Your Sims’ relationship will have more arguments and unhappy interactions mixed in with their romantic gestures.
• Unpredictable: Your Sims’ relationship will randomly switch between each dynamic type, occasionally arguing, becoming steamy, or having wholesome interactions throughout their time together.

In other words, if your two Sims are always hugging and kissing each other whenever they walk into the same room, you’ll likely develop a steamy dynamic between them. Similarly, if they have frequent disagreements and arguments, they have high odds of creating a strained or unpredictable dynamic. Lastly, mixing in romantic and friendly interactions will naturally lead to a wholesome dynamic.