No Option to Become Engaged/Marry After Graduation

[nothingbutsims]

I have done this in the past and it has always worked, and maybe I did it a little differently this time but you would think it would still work.  Anyway, Adam falls in love in college but does not get engaged.  Graduates from college, moves out and invites his lover over to his new home while she is still a YA.  He proposes that she "Move In" which she does and she then grows to an adult.  Now there is no option to "Propose Engagement".  They are 100/100 in their relationship.  They can woohoo til the cows come home and even have children, but there is no option to propose engagement/marriage.

Did I do something wrong this time or is this a quirk in Uni?  I think normally I have them get engaged in college, but for some reason I didn't this time.

[Ancient Sim]

I read about this yesterday, apparently it's probably due to the fact that the former YA still has one or more YA flags.  Have you checked in SimPE to make sure she's a pure adult?  The easiest way to solve it is to probably go into SimPE and tick the married boxes, then give them both the memories of having got engaged and married.  You can also change her surname to his in SimPE (or vice versa) if you want to.

[nothingbutsims]

I'll give that a try.  Thanks!

[baratron]

You can also change her surname to his in SimPE (or vice versa) if you want to.

Not directly related, but how do you change surnames in SimPE and get them to "stick"? After editing their DNA, I tried to edit the Singles' girls surnames to reflect their parentage, but although I saved the files, in the game they are still called So-and-So Singles. Was I supposed to hit "Commit" somewhere like you do with the DNA & relationship changes?

[reggikko]

You can also change her surname to his in SimPE (or vice versa) if you want to.

Not directly related, but how do you change surnames in SimPE and get them to "stick"? After editing their DNA, I tried to edit the Singles' girls surnames to reflect their parentage, but although I saved the files, in the game they are still called So-and-So Singles. Was I supposed to hit "Commit" somewhere like you do with the DNA & relationship changes?

Yes, in SimPE, you must commit every change for it to stick.

[Zythe]

Was I supposed to hit "Commit" somewhere like you do with the DNA & relationship changes?

Yep. Always commit.

[nothingbutsims]

Yes, I was able to change the surname and make it stick.  Strange thing though, in SimPE, I made sure that boxes were checked for being engaged, married and that their relationship was as a spouse, commited the changed and exited SimPE.  When I played the family, there was THEN an option to "Propose Marriage", no Engagement first, just went right to Marriage.  Anyway, my couple is now married with a memory of that at least.

Thanks for the help!

[ZephyrZodiac]

Shows it always pays to finish college!

[baratron]

Yes, in SimPE, you must commit every change for it to stick.

Well, what I was really asking was "where is the Commit button on that screen?", as the reason I hadn't committed the change was because I couldn't find a button to do so (so I assumed there wasn't one) - but it's a moot point now because there's a new version of SimPE with a new flashy GUI, and the Commit button is on the far right hand side, in the same place on every screen. It's Version 0.44 - I guess it was just released.

[nothingbutsims]

Shows it always pays to finish college!

I agree, but don't you find Uni to be a bit [*yawn*] boring to play for any length of time?  I guess if I don't have to play a sim through college, I'll take the easy way out.

[ZephyrZodiac]

I think it's because it's based on the American system!  In the British system, you'd only have exams at the end of each year, so you could just have either three or four years at college, which would be a bit quicker than 8 semesters!  I tend to find the first 4 semesters aren't so bad, but then you have another 4 still to go!   Definitely "yawn"!  So the Knowledge sims I speed up with the clock, but the party animals I let them have parties.  I also take them Downtown a lot, to earn money and (Romance Sims) for Public Woohoo, and that uses up a lot of time!