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What does the Romantically Reserved trait do in The Sims 4?

Romantically Reserved trait

Romantically Reserved is a personality trait from Lovestruck, for Teen to Elder Sims. Its strongest own moodlet is Honoring Myself (Confident +2, 2.33 hours). Friendship gains ×1.5. Cheat: traits.equip_trait trait_RomanticallyReserved.

The Romantically Reserved trait is a personality trait in The Sims 4 Lovestruck pack. You can give it to human Sims who are Teens, Young Adults, Adults, or Elders.

This trait changes how fast your Sim builds relationships. It multiplies friendship gains by 1.5 and romance gains by 0.5. It also gives Sims 3 trait moodlets and factors into the tests for 2 interactions.

  • PersonalityLovestruck
  • Teen to ElderAges
  • 3Moodlets of its own
  • 4Traits it conflicts with

Romantically Reserved moodlets

Weight is how hard a moodlet pulls toward its emotion. Times are in Sim minutes and hours.
MoodletEmotionWeightLasts
Honoring MyselfConfident22.33 hours
Unwanted AdvancesTense21.67 hours
Romantic YearningTense11.75 hours

See every moodlet with its weight and length in the Sims 4 moodlets list.

Hidden effects

The trait carries hidden effects. Multipliers stack: two ×1.2 effects make ×1.44.

  • Friendship gains ×1.5
  • Romance gains ×0.5

What the Romantically Reserved trait unlocks

2 interactions test for this trait, among them: Discuss Dating Standards, Express Desire to Move Forward.

Traits that conflict with Romantically Reserved

A Sim can't have Romantically Reserved together with these traits:

Romantically Reserved cheat

Open the cheat console with Ctrl + Shift + C and type the line. It works without testingcheats. It gives the trait to the Sim you control (how traits.equip_trait works).

  • traits.equip_trait trait_RomanticallyReserved
  • traits.remove_trait trait_RomanticallyReserved

What the Romantically Reserved trait changes in play

Your Sim makes friends faster with a 1.5 multiplier on friendship gains. Romance builds slower because the trait applies a 0.5 multiplier to romance gains. These hidden multipliers stack with other effects in the game.

The trait includes 3 moodlets that pull your Sim toward specific emotions. Honoring Myself gives a Confident boost with a weight of 2 for 140 Sim minutes, or 2.33 hours. Unwanted Advances adds a Tense moodlet with a weight of 2 for 100 Sim minutes, or 1.67 hours. Romantic Yearning also makes your Sim Tense, adding a weight of 1 for 105 Sim minutes, or 1.75 hours.

The game also checks for this trait in the tests for 2 interactions. Those interactions are Discuss Dating Standards and Express Desire to Move Forward. This trait does not have any always-on moodlets, moodlet replacements, or career pay bonuses.

Who it suits, trait conflicts, and cheats

This trait suits human Sims from the Teen stage through the Elder stage. You cannot combine it with the Unflirty, Outgoing, Romantic, or Lovebug traits. If your Sim has one of those traits, you cannot pick Romantically Reserved.

You can pick this trait in Create a Sim if you own the Lovestruck pack. You can also add or remove it in Live mode using the cheat console. Press Ctrl + Shift + C on PC or Cmd + Shift + C on Mac to open the box.

Type traits.equip_trait trait_RomanticallyReserved to add the trait to your active Sim. Type traits.remove_trait trait_RomanticallyReserved to take it away. You do not need to turn on testingcheats true for these commands.

Questions

Which pack has the Romantically Reserved trait in The Sims 4?

The Romantically Reserved trait comes with the Lovestruck pack. It is a personality trait for human Sims.

How does the Romantically Reserved trait affect relationships?

Sims with this trait gain friendship faster and romance slower. It multiplies friendship gains by 1.5 and romance gains by 0.5.

What traits conflict with Romantically Reserved?

Romantically Reserved conflicts with Unflirty, Outgoing, Romantic, and Lovebug. Your Sim cannot have Romantically Reserved alongside any of those traits.

What is the cheat for the Romantically Reserved trait?

Open the cheat console in Live mode and enter traits.equip_trait trait_RomanticallyReserved to add it. Enter traits.remove_trait trait_RomanticallyReserved to remove it, without needing testingcheats true.

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