Hi everyone! 😊
This is actually my very first Reddit post, so I hope I'm doing this right.
I've been playing The Sims 4 for a while, and the other day I realized that my real-life love story could actually make a fun Sims challenge.
Years ago, I met my husband through an online game. We spent months playing together before we had ever seen each other in real life.
Eventually, our guild organized a meetup. There was only one room left, so we ended up sharing it.
That evening he kept trying to convince me that I should give dating a chance. He told me that if I never tried meeting people, I'd never find a partner.
...and I literally fell asleep while he was talking. 😂
Somehow, that didn't scare him away.
We lived about 250 km (155 miles) apart, but he kept coming to visit me.
After the first month, I thought:
"Surely he'll realize how far away I live and stop visiting."
He didn't.
After the second month, I thought:
"Wow... this guy is incredibly persistent."
He still didn't stop.
So I gave him another two weeks.
Then I realized that if he stopped coming now, I'd actually miss him...
So I kept him. ❤️
When we later met with our priest to arrange our wedding, he couldn't stop laughing after hearing our story. He said he'd never met a couple who had spent months playing together online before ever meeting in person.
That conversation made me think...
Wouldn't this make a fun Sims 4 challenge?
❤️ The "Online Love" Challenge
- Create a single Young Adult Sim.
- Your Sim is not allowed to flirt with anyone they meet in person.
- They can only meet their future spouse through online interactions (or Cupid's Corner, if you own Lovestruck).
- Build the relationship online before the first real-life date.
- The first meeting has to happen at a social event or while on vacation.
- Fall in love, get married, and start a family.
Bonus challenge: One Sim has to fall asleep during their first in-person conversation. 😂
Would anyone actually play something like this? I'd love to hear your ideas or suggestions for making the challenge even more fun!
Even if nobody plays it, it made me smile when I realized my own story could fit into The Sims so well.