Trait conflict

Trait conflict describes a situation where a character (e.g. a Sim, pet, Plumbot, Servo) cannot have a particular trait, because they already have another trait that conflicts with it. Traits that conflict are often considered "opposites" of each other, such as the evil trait conflicting with the good trait.
Trait conflict can also be used to describe a situation where two characters have traits that oppose one another. If one character exhibits actions or behaviors based on a conflicted trait, a character with an opposing trait may react negatively to it, harming the relationship between the two characters.
Under no currently known circumstances can conflicting traits be given to a Sim, not even with NRaas Master Controller.
==The Sims 3==
If an incompatible trait is learned, relationship will be decreased slightly. Using a social whose trait prevents the social from working, for example a joke about work on a workaholic or "Talk about Computers" on a technophobe, will learn the trait and may decrease the relationship if that trait has a conflict. The "Observant" lifetime reward can cause conflicting traits to be learned when the Sim starts to socialize with that Sim. Vampires' ability to read minds may cause them to learn conflicting traits faster.
If a Sim has more than one trait that results in a conflict and they share traits as well, both positive and negative interactions will occur.
===List of trait conflicts in The Sims 3===
====Traits with no conflicts====
*Adventurous
*Ambitious
*Angler
*Bookworm
*Born salesperson
*Diva
*Dramatic
*Eccentric
*Frugal
*Gatherer
*Genius
*Great kisser
*Green thumb
*Handy
*Insane
*Irresistible
*Kleptomaniac
*Loves the cold
*Loves the heat
*Mooch
*Natural cook
*Neurotic
*Never nude
*Night owl
*Over-emotional
*Perfectionist
*Photographer's eye
*Star quality
*Unstable
*Vegetarian
*Vehicle enthusiast
*Virtuoso
*Workaholic
====Traits with one conflict====
*Absent-minded (Perceptive)
*Artistic (Can't stand art)
*Athletic (Couch potato)
*Bot fan (Technophobe)
*Brooding (Excitable)
*Childish (Dislikes children)
*Clumsy (Natural born performer)
*Commitment issues (Hopeless romantic)
*Computer Whiz (Technophobe)
*Daredevil (Coward)
*Disciplined (Couch potato)
*Eco-friendly (Hates the outdoors)
*Evil (Good)
*Family-oriented (Dislikes children)
*Friendly (Mean spirited)
*Good (Evil)
*Good sense of humor (No sense of humor)
*Heavy sleeper (Light sleeper)
*Hopeless romantic (Commitment issues)
*Hot-headed (Grumpy)
*Hydrophobic (Loves to swim)
*Inappropriate (Proper)
*Light sleeper (Heavy sleeper)
*Loves the outdoors (Hates the outdoors)
*Loves to swim (Hydrophobic)
*Lucky (Unlucky)
*Mean spirited (Friendly)
*Neat (Slob)
*No sense of humor (Good sense of humor)
*Nurturing (Dislikes children)
*Perceptive (Absent-minded)
*Rebellious (Schmoozer)
*Sailor (Hates the outdoors)
*Savvy sculptor (Can't stand art)
*Schmoozer (Rebellious)
*Snob (Easily Impressed)
*Socially awkward (Charismatic)
*Supernatural skeptic (Supernatural fan)
*Unflirty (Flirty)
*Unlucky (Lucky)
====Traits with two conflicts====
*Avant garde (Can't stand art, Easily impressed)
*Brave (Coward, Loser)
*Charismatic (Loser, Socially awkward)
*Excitable (Grumpy, Brooding)
*Flirty (Unflirty, Shy)
*Grumpy (Excitable, Hot-headed)
*Loner (Party Animal, Social butterfly)
*Loser (Brave, Charismatic)
*Natural born performer (Coward, Clumsy)
*Party animal (Loner, Shy)
*Proper (Slob, Inappropriate)
*Slob (Neat, Proper)
*Social butterfly (Loner, Shy)
*Supernatural fan (Coward, Supernatural skeptic)
====Traits with three conflicts====
*Animal lover (Dog person, Cat person, Equestrian)
*Cat person (Animal lover, Dog person, Equestrian)
*Couch potato (Athletic, Technophobe, Disciplined)
*Dislikes children (Family oriented, Childish, Nurturing)
*Dog person (Animal lover, Cat person, Equestrian)
*Easily impressed (Can't stand art, Snob, Avant garde)
*Equestrian (Animal lover, Cat person, Dog person)
*Hates the outdoors (Loves the outdoors, Eco-friendly, Sailor)
*Shy (Flirty, Party animal, Social butterfly)
*Technophobe (Computer whiz, Couch potato, Bot fan)
====Traits with four conflicts====
*Can't stand art (Artistic, Easily impressed, Savvy sculptor, Avant garde)
*Coward (Brave, Daredevil, Natural born performer, Supernatural fan)
==The Sims Medieval==
Relationship is no longer decreased when an incompatible trait is learned. On the other hand, learning the shared trait will no longer increase relationship either. Social effectiveness from traits are same as The Sims 3.
==The Sims 4==
Trait conflict returns in The Sims 4. Like The Sims Medieval, there are no relationship changes from learning about a trait conflict or compatibility. However, Sims with conflicting traits will have a harder time getting along. Grouch is currently the trait with the most conflicts in the series, with 9 conflicting traits.
===List of trait conflicts in The Sims 4===
Trait 	Conflicts	Conflicting traits
Active 	1 	Lazy
Adventurous 	1 	Lazy
Bro 	1 	Grouch
Child of the Islands 	1 	Child of the Village
Child of the Village 	1 	Child of the Islands
Clumsy 	1 	Maker
Erratic 	1 	Wise
Goofball 	1 	Snob
Jealous 	1 	Lovebug
Kleptomaniac 	1 	Good
Loves Outdoors 	1 	Squeamish
Loyal 	1 	Noncommittal
Overachiever 	1 	Lazy
Paranoid 	1 	Outgoing
Rancher 	1 	Lazy
Skeptical 	1 	Macabre
Ambitious 	2 	Freegan Lazy
Cringe 	2 	Proper Wise
Family-Oriented 	2 	Hates Children Noncommittal
Foodie 	2 	Freegan Glutton
Hates Children 	2 	Childish Family-Oriented
Foodie 	2 	Freegan Glutton
Insider 	2 	Grouch Loner
Macabre 	2 	Cheerful Skeptical
Maker 	2 	Clumsy Lazy
Materialistic 	2 	Freegan Generous
 Neat 	2 	Lazy Slob
Romantic 	2 	Romantically Reserved Unflirty
Socially Awkward 	2 	Outgoing Party Animal
Childish 	3 	Evil Hates Children Snob
Evil 	3 	Childish Generous Good
Gloomy 	3 	Cheerful Hot-Headed Party Animal
Glutton 	3 	Foodie Generous Squeamish
Hot-Headed 	3 	Cheerful Gloomy Wise
Mean 	3 	Generous Good Proper
Noncommittal 	3 	Family-oriented Lovebug Loyal
Slob 	3 	Neat Proper Squeamish
Snob 	3 	Childish Freegan Goofball
Unflirty 	3 	Lovebug Romantic Romantically Reserved
Wise 	3 	Cringe Erratic Hot-Headed
Cheerful 	4 	Gloomy Grouch Hot-Headed Macabre
Good 	4 	Evil Grouch Kleptomaniac Mean
Loner 	4 	Insider Lovebug Outgoing Party Animal
Romantically Reserved	4 	Lovebug Outgoing Romantic Unflirty
Party Animal 	4 	Gloomy Grouch Loner Socially Awkward
Proper 	4 	Cringe Grouch Mean Slob
Squeamish 	4 	Freegan Glutton Loves Outdoors Slob
Generous 	5 	Evil Glutton Grouch Materialistic Mean
Freegan 	5 	Ambitious Foodie Materialistic Snob Squeamish
Outgoing 	5 	Grouch Loner Paranoid Romantically Reserved Socially Awkward
Lovebug 	6 	Grouch Jealous Loner Noncommittal Romantically Reserved Unflirty
Lazy 	7 	Active Adventurous Ambitious Maker Neat Overachiever Rancher
Grouch 	9 	Bro Cheerful Generous Good Insider Lovebug Outgoing Party Animal Proper
===Traits with no conflicts===
* Animal enthusiast
* Art lover
* Bookworm
* Cat lover
* Chased by Death
* Child of the ocean
* Creative
* Dance machine
* Dog lover
* Geek
* Genius
* Green fiend
* High maintenance
* Horse lover
* Lactose intolerant
* Music lover
* Nosy
* Practice Makes Perfect
* Perfectionist
* Recycle disciple
* Self-absorbed
* Self-assured
* Vegetarian
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