Lifetime want

Introduced in The Sims 2: University, a Sim's Lifetime Want (or LTW) is a special want that represents the Sim's ultimate goal or something that would make their life "complete".
Children and toddlers do not have Lifetime Wants. After a child (or a PlantSim toddler) grows up, and their aspiration is chosen, they will receive a randomly selected Lifetime Want. As a rule, the Lifetime Want will not be selected until:
#One of the Sim's wants is fulfilled.
#The player saves, exits to the neighborhood screen, and returns to that household.
Lifetime Wants tend to be very difficult to complete during a Sim's natural lifetime. When one is fulfilled, a Sim will receive a very large amount of aspiration and influence points. Once a Sim has fulfilled a Lifetime Want, they will receive another Lifetime Want.
Without the FreeTime expansion pack, Sims who achieved a Lifetime Want will also receive a permanently platinum Aspiration bar. This in turn causes that Sim to have a permanently platinum mood and reach perma-platinum status.
If the FreeTime expansion pack has been added, the first Lifetime Want realized by a Sim will contribute to that Sim's Lifetime Aspiration score, but will not create perma-plat status unless the Sim is close to maxing out their Lifetime Aspiration Meter. It will, however, max out the Sim's aspiration bar, and cause that platinum aspiration to decay very slowly.
==List of Lifetime Wants==
A Sim's Lifetime Want is based on their aspiration. For example, a Sim with the Family aspiration will tend to have a family-related LTW, such as having a specific number of children or grandchildren, whereas a Sim with the Fortune aspiration will tend to want to earn a certain amount of money during their
lifetime.
If FreeTime is installed, selecting a secondary aspiration for a Sim will not change the Lifetime Want, but will make the Lifetime Wants for the secondary aspiration available if the player uses a cheat or mod that allows the LTW to be reselected. If the player selects a secondary aspiration before a Sim's Lifetime Want appears, the randomly selected LTW may be one of those for the secondary aspiration. Also, if a Sim with a secondary aspiration fulfills his or her LTW, the next LTW may be related to the secondary aspiration; for example, a Family Sim with Romance as a secondary aspiration may start out with the LTW of graduating three children from college, but after that is fulfilled, they
may get the LTW of woohooing with twenty different Sims.
University had Lifetime Wants to reach the top levels of the Artist, Natural Science, Paranormal, and Show Business careers, but later expansion packs "stepped" on these. They can be restored through the use of mods.
Images	Lifetime Want 	Aspiration 	Aspiration Points	Influence Points	Game Dialog/Description 	EP
 	Reach Golden Anniversary 	Family 	25,000 	10,000 	Your Sim wants to celebrate a golden anniversary with their chosen spouse. When this want is fulfilled, this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. Make sure to keep the two Sims' lifetime and short term relationship scores high, and watch out for the temptations of cheating. 	
 	Graduate 3 Children from CollegeThis Lifetime Want requires University and is not carried forward.	Family 	25,000 	10,000 	This Sim has a lifelong dream to see several of their children graduate from college. When this want is fulfilled, this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. To help children get into college and graduate, first make sure they study to prepare for college, and then continue going to class and completing college assignments. Look in the Relationship Panel to see which Sims are your Sim's children. 	
 	Marry Off 6 Children 	Family 	25,000 	10,000 	Sims love a wedding, and this Sim's lifelong dream is to marry off this many of their children! When this want is fulfilled, this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. Look in the Relationship Panel to see which Sims are your Sim's children. To have your Sim's child get married, select either of the happy couple and click on the other to choose "Propose" and then "Marriage". 	
 	Have 6 Grandchildren 	Family 	25,000 	10,000 	Some Elder Sims measure life by how many grandchildren they have. When this want is fulfilled, this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. To get this many grandchildren, your Sim's children will need to spend a lot of time Trying for a Baby, or will need to Adopt several Sims. Look in the Relationship Panel to see which Sims are your Sim's children. 	
 	Raise 20 Puppies or Kittens 	Family 	25,000 	5,000 	This Sim has a life long desire to raise this many adorable, cute puppies and kittens! When this want is fulfilled this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. To raise puppies or kittens, obtain them through adoption or breeding, then take care of them and nurture them until they grow into adults! 	
 	Earn §100,000 	Fortune 	25,000 	10,000 	This Sim has a lifelong dream to earn an unbelievably large amount of money in their lifetime. When this want is fulfilled, this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. 	
 	Own 5 Top-Level Businesses 	FortunePopularity 	25,000 	None 	This Sim has a life long desire to own this many Top-Level Businesses! When this want is fulfilled this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. To improve the Rank of your Sim's businesses, build the Customer Loyalty Stars of your Sim's customers. You can see how many more Stars your Sim's Businesses need by looking in the Business Information panel in the Business Tracker. 	
 	Have 6 Pets Reach the Top Career Level 	Fortune 	25,000 	5,000 	This Sim has a life long desire for this many pets to reach the top level of their career! When this want is fulfilled this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. To have your Sim find a job for a pet, click on a Newspaper or Computer and choose "Find Pet Job for ..." for the pet you want to start working. Keep them in a good mood and make good decisions and eventually they will rise to the top! 	
 	Max Out 7 Skills 	Knowledge 	25,000 	10,000 	Your Sim has a lifelong dream to maximize their skills in this many areas. Different objects build different skills; you can see which skill an object builds by looking at the object's description in the Buy Catalog. 	
 	Have 20 Simultaneous Best Friends 	Popularity 	25,000 	10,000 	Your Sim has a lifelong dream to build a huge network of Best Friends. Free up enough of your Sim's time to build lifetime relationships with this many Sims to above 50, and then work to keep them there. When this want is fulfilled, this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. 	
 	Have 20 Simultaneous Pet Best Friends 	Popularity 	25,000 	5,000 	This Sim has a life long desire to have this many simultaneous pet best friends! When this want is fulfilled this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. Your Sim will have to work to maintain high relationships with all these pets. You can check the relationships by looking at the Relationship Panel. 	
 	Have 20 Simultaneous Lovers 	Romance 	25,000 	10,000 	Your Sim's lifelong dream is to have this many Lovers at one time. To have all these Lovers at once, spend the time to keep lifetime relationships with these Sims above 70 at the same time. When this want is fulfilled, this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. 	
 	WooHoo with 20 Different Sims 	Romance 	25,000 	10,000 	This Sim has a lifelong desire to WooHoo with this many Sims! When this want is fulfilled, this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. To do this in one short Sim lifetime, make the time to build relationships with all these Sims high enough to make those WooHoos possible. To have your Sim do a WooHoo with another Sim, you'll need to get both Sims into a Hot Tub or a Double Bed. Then click on the other Sim and choose "Cuddle" and then "WooHoo".	
 	Have 50 1st Dates 	Pleasure 	25,000 	5,000 	There are plenty of Sims in the Sea and this Sim has a lifelong dream to catch this many of them. To achieve this, make sure your Sim is out meeting new Sims and getting to know them well enough to ask them out. Click on a Sim select "Ask... On Date" to get started. When this want is fulfilled this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. 	
 	Have 50 Dream Dates 	Pleasure 	25,000 	5,000 	This Sim has a life long desire to have this many Dream Dates! When this want is fulfilled this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. To have your Sim ask another Sim on a Date, just click on that Sim and choose "On Date" under the "Ask..." interaction. Build the Date Score all the way up to "Dream" status by doing things both your Sim and their date like to do. 	
 	Eat 200 Grilled Cheese Sandwiches 	Grilled Cheese 	25,000 	5,000 	Grilled Cheese! Grilled Cheeese! GRILLED CHEEEESE!!!!! 	
 	Become Hall of Famer 	FortunePopularityRomance 	25,000 	10,000 	This Sim has a lifelong dream to be the best in the Athletics career. When this want is fulfilled, this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. Make sure this Sim is in the Athletic career track and is building the right skills and making friends in order to get promoted. Look at the Job Panel to see how many friends and which skills are needed for promotion. 	
 	Become Business Tycoon 	Fortune 	25,000 	10,000 	This Sim has a lifelong dream to be the best in the Business career. When this want is fulfilled, this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. Make sure this Sim is in the Business career track and is building the right skills and making friends in order to get promoted. Look at the Job Panel to see how many friends and which skills are needed for promotion. 	
 	Become Criminal Mastermind 	FortuneKnowledge 	25,000 	10,000 	This Sim has a lifelong dream to be the best in the Crime career. When this want is fulfilled, this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. Make sure this Sim is in the Crime career track and is building the right skills and making friends in order to get promoted. Look at the Job Panel to see how many friends and which skills are needed for promotion. 	
 	Become Celebrity Chef 	PleasurePopularityRomance	25,000 	10,000 	This Sim has a lifelong dream to be the best in the Culinary career. When this want is fulfilled, this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. Make sure this Sim is in the Culinary career track and is building the right skills and making friends in order to get promoted. Look at the Job Panel to see how many friends and which skills are needed for promotion. 	
 	Become Captain Hero 	FamilyPopularity 	25,000 	10,000 	This Sim has a lifelong dream to be the best in the Law Enforcement career. When this want is fulfilled, this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. Make sure this Sim is in the Law Enforcement Career track and is building the right skills and making friends in order to get promoted. Look at the Job Panel to see how many friends and which skills are needed for promotion. 	
 	Become Chief of Staff 	FortuneKnowledge 	25,000 	10,000 	This Sim has a lifelong dream to be the best in the Medical career. When this want is fulfilled, this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. Make sure this Sim is in the Medical career track and is building the right skills and making friends in order to get promoted. Look at the Job Panel to see how many friends and which skills are needed for promotion. 	
 	Become General 	Popularity 	25,000 	10,000 	This Sim has a lifelong dream to be the best in the Military career. When this want is fulfilled, this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. Make sure this Sim is in the Military career track and is building the right skills and making friends in order to get promoted. Look at the Job Panel to see how many friends and which skills are needed for promotion. 	
 	Become Mad Scientist 	Knowledge 	25,000 	10,000 	This Sim has a lifelong dream to be the best in the Science career. When this want is fulfilled, this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. Make sure this Sim is in the Science Career track and is building the right skills and making friends in order to get promoted. Look at the Job Panel to see how many friends and which skills are needed for promotion. 	
 	Become Mayor 	Popularity 	25,000 	10,000 	This Sim has a lifelong dream to be the best in the Politics career. When this want is fulfilled, this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. Make sure this Sim is in the Politics career track and is building the right skills and making friends in order to get promoted. Look at the Job Panel to see how many friends and which skills are needed for promotion. 	
 	Become Professional Party Guest 	PleasureRomance 	25,000 	10,000 	This Sim has a lifelong dream to be the best in the Slacker career. When this want is fulfilled, this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. Make sure this Sim is in the Slacker career track and is building the right skills and making friends in order to get promoted. Look at the Job Panel to see how many friends and which skills are needed for promotion. 	
 	Become Mogul 	FortunePopularity 	25,000 	10,000 	This Sim has a lifelong dream to be the best in the Entertainment career. When this want is fulfilled, this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. Make sure this Sim is in the Entertainment career track and is building the right skills and making friends in order to get promoted. Look at the Job Panel to see how many friends and which skills are needed for promotion. 	
 	Become Game President 	FortuneKnowledge 	25,000 	10,000 	This Sim has a lifelong dream to be the best in the Game Development career. When this want is fulfilled, this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. Make sure this Sim is in the Game Development career track and is building the right skills and making friends in order to get promoted. Look at the Job Panel to see how many friends and which skills are needed for promotion. 	
 	Become Space Pirate 	FortuneKnowledge 	25,000 	5,000 	This Sim has a lifelong dream to be the best in the Adventure career. When this want is fulfilled, this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. Make sure this Sim is in the Adventure career track and is building the right skills and making friends in order to get promoted. Look at the Job Panel to see how many friends and which skills are needed for promotion. 	
 	Become Education Minister 	FamilyKnowledge 	25,000 	5,000 	This Sim has a lifelong dream to be the best in the Education career. When this want is fulfilled, this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. Make sure this Sim is in the Education career track and is building the right skills and making friends in order to get promoted. Look at the Job Panel to see how many friends and which skills are needed for promotion. 	
 	Become Game Designer 	KnowledgePleasure 	25,000 	5,000 	This Sim has a lifelong dream to be the best in the Gamer career. When this want is fulfilled, this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. Make sure this Sim is in the Gamer career track and is building the right skills and making friends in order to get promoted. Look at the Job Panel to see how many friends and which skills are needed for promotion. 	
 	Become Media Magnate 	KnowledgePopularity 	25,000 	5,000 	This Sim has a lifelong dream to be the best in the Journalism career. When this want is fulfilled, this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. Make sure this Sim is in the Journalism career track and is building the right skills and making friends in order to get promoted. Look at the Job Panel to see how many friends and which skills are needed for promotion. 	
 	Become The Law 	FortunePopularity 	25,000 	5,000 	This Sim has a lifelong dream to be the best in the Law career. When this want is fulfilled, this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. Make sure this Sim is in the Law career track and is building the right skills and making friends in order to get promoted. Look at the Job Panel to see how many friends and which skills are needed for promotion. 	
 	Become Rock God 	PopularityRomance 	25,000 	5,000 	This Sim has a lifelong dream to be the best in the Music career. When this want is fulfilled, this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. Make sure this Sim is in the Music career track and is building the right skills and making friends in order to get promoted. Look at the Job Panel to see how many friends and which skills are needed for promotion. 	
 	Become City Planner 	FortuneKnowledge 	25,000 	5,000 	This Sim has a lifelong dream to be the best in the Architecture career. When this want is fulfilled, this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. Make sure this Sim is in the Architecture career track and is building the right skills and making friends in order to get promoted. Look at the Job Panel to see how many friends and which skills are needed for promotion. 	
 	Become World Class Ballet Dancer 	FortuneKnowledge 	25,000 	5,000 	This Sim has a lifelong dream to be the best in the Dance career. When this want is fulfilled, this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. Make sure this Sim is in the Dance career track and is building the right skills and making friends in order to get promoted. Look at the Job Panel to see how many friends and which skills are needed for promotion. 	
 	Become Prestidigitator 	FortuneKnowledge 	25,000 	5,000 	This Sim has a lifelong dream to be the best in the Entertainment career. When this want is fulfilled, this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. Make sure this Sim is in the Entertainment career track and is building the right skills and making friends in order to get promoted. Look at the Job Panel to see how many friends and which skills are needed for promotion. 	
 	Become Head of SCIA 	FortuneKnowledge 	25,000 	5,000 	This Sim has a lifelong dream to be the best in the Intelligence career. When this want is fulfilled, this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. Make sure this Sim is in the Intelligence career track and is building the right skills and making friends in order to get promoted. Look at the Job Panel to see how many friends and which skills are needed for promotion. 	
 	Become Hand of Poseidon 	FortuneKnowledge 	25,000 	5,000 	This Sim has a lifelong dream to be the best in the Oceanography career. When this want is fulfilled, this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. Make sure this Sim is in the Oceanography career track and is building the right skills and making friends in order to get promoted. Look at the Job Panel to see how many friends and which skills are needed for promotion. 	
==Removed Lifetime Wants==
These lifetime wants used to be available in the corresponding expansion packs, but they were later removed in the newer ones. Then, they only exist in the game strings with the icons. The Lifetime Wants from University include reaching the top of college careers, but premade adults cannot achieve them. The Lifetime Wants from Pets are the same wants as the existing Lifetime Want, but with different variables.
Images	Lifetime Want 	Aspiration 	Game Dialog/Description 	EP
 	Have 6 Children Joined 	Family 	Sims love a wedding, and this Sim's lifelong dream is to see this many of their children joined! When this want is fulfilled, this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of their lifetime. Look in the Relationship Panel to see which Sims are your Sim's children. To have your Sim's child get married, select either of the happy couple and click on the other to choose "Propose" and then "Joined Union". 	
 	Have 6 Children Abducted by Aliens 	Knowledge 	This Sim has a lifelong dream for his or her children to understand cosmic mysteries. When this want is fulfilled, this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. Look in the Relationship Panel to see which Sims are your Sim's children. 	
 	Become Cult Leader 	KnowledgePopularity	This Sim has a lifelong dream to be the best in the Paranormal career. When this want is fulfilled, this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. Make sure this Sim is in the Paranormal career track and is building the right skills and making friends in order to get promoted. Look at the Job Panel to see how many friends and which skills are needed for promotion. 	
 	Become Ecological Guru 	Knowledge 	This Sim has a lifelong dream to be the best in the Natural Science career. When this want is fulfilled, this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. Make sure this Sim is in the Natural Science career track and is building the right skills and making friends in order to get promoted. Look at the Job Panel to see how many friends and which skills are needed for promotion. 	
 	Become Icon 	Popularity 	This Sim has a lifelong dream to be the best in the Show Business career. When this want is fulfilled, this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. Make sure this Sim is in the Show Business career track and is building the right skills and making friends in order to get promoted. Look at the Job Panel to see how many friends and which skills are needed for promotion. 	
 	Become Visionary 	Romance 	This Sim has a lifelong dream to be the best in the Artist career. When this want is fulfilled, this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. Make sure this Sim is in the Artist career track and is building the right skills and making friends in order to get promoted. Look at the Job Panel to see how many friends and which skills are needed for promotion. 	
 	Have 10 Pets Reach the Top Career Level	Fortune 	This Sim has a life long desire for this many pets to reach the top level of their career! When this want is fulfilled this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. To have your Sim find a job for a pet, click on a Newspaper or Computer and choose "Find Pet Job for ..." for the pet you want to start working. Keep them in a good mood and make good decisions and eventually they will rise to the top!	
 	Have 15 Pets Reach the Top Career Level	Fortune 	This Sim has a life long desire for this many pets to reach the top level of their career! When this want is fulfilled this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. To have your Sim find a job for a pet, click on a Newspaper or Computer and choose "Find Pet Job for ..." for the pet you want to start working. Keep them in a good mood and make good decisions and eventually they will rise to the top!	
 	Have 10 Simultaneous Pet Best Friends 	Popularity 	This Sim has a life long desire to have this many simultaneous pet best friends! When this want is fulfilled this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. Your Sim will have to work to maintain high relationships with all these pets. You can check the relationships by looking at the Relationship Panel. 	
 	Have 15 Simultaneous Pet Best Friends 	Popularity 	This Sim has a life long desire to have this many simultaneous pet best friends! When this want is fulfilled this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. Your Sim will have to work to maintain high relationships with all these pets. You can check the relationships by looking at the Relationship Panel. 	
 	Raise 10 Puppies or Kittens 	Family 	This Sim has a life long desire to raise this many adorable, cute puppies and kittens! When this want is fulfilled this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. To raise puppies or kittens, obtain them through adoption or breeding, then take care of them and nurture them until they grow into adults! 	
 	Raise 15 Puppies or Kittens 	Family 	This Sim has a life long desire to raise this many adorable, cute puppies and kittens! When this want is fulfilled this Sim will achieve Platinum Aspiration for the rest of his or her lifetime. To raise puppies or kittens, obtain them through adoption or breeding, then take care of them and nurture them until they grow into adults! 	
==Player Tips & Tricks==
*Theoretically, it is possible to have any individual Sim complete all of the Lifetime Wants without breaking the rules of the game, though this would take a fair amount of effort and liberal use of Aspiration rewards. This would also require some luck; for example, "Reach Golden Anniversary" can only be accomplished by elders, and elders cannot reach the top of a new career.
*When a child Sim grows up, the player has to pick their Aspiration, but their Lifetime Want won't be shown right away. In order to see it, the player has to a) fulfill one of the Sim's wants, or b) save, go to the neighborhood screen, and return to that household. The neat thing is that a player who doesn't like the Lifetime Want a Sim is given can go right back to the neighborhood screen (without saving) and return to the household to get a different Lifetime Want. This is a cheat-free way to pick Lifetime Wants.
*Children generally do not have Lifetime Wants, and in most cases a child or toddler with an LTW is a sign of a problem in the neighborhood. It could be a sign of corruption, usually involving the child incorrectly inheriting another Sim's wants data, or too many Sim wants data trees being accidentally created by the game and being used instead of one generated specifically for the child.
**Downtownie children from the Nightlife expansion pack, and several child Sims from Desiderata Valley, are pre-created with lifetime wants. This is not a sign of neighborhood corruption, and is no cause for alarm.
==Notes==
fr:Désir sur le long terme
nl:Levenswens (De Sims 2)
ru:Мечта всей жизни (The Sims 2)
es:Deseos de toda la vida (Los Sims 2)
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