
Sims only needed to kiss three times in a row to make a baby in early versions of the game, but that’s evolved over the years.

One thing that’s been true the entire time I’ve been playing is that, within the Sims canon, sex is never visible. Now, as an adult, I have it passively installed on my computer the way you might still have Angry Birds somewhere on your phone-it might not get opened this year, but it’s nice to have it just in case. In high school, I’d quietly play on weeknights instead of doing my homework. If we were to break my life into two parts, the part labeled “Sims player” would be longer than “non Sims player.” In middle school, friends would ask to come over so they could create versions of themselves and their crushes.
