Bless her! Bonnie at Heroine-Sheik just wrote an entry called "Friends and Lovers (in The Sims 2)." From Ms. Ruberg's piece: "Every person you 'socialize' with first becomes your friend, then levels up to be your lover. Is this just a version of human relationships that s been oversimplified for the sake of simple gameplay?" The idea of friends leveling up into lovers made me crack a grin, if not for the wording, but also for the reality.

Friends and Lovers (in The Sims 2) [Heroine-Sheik]

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