Expanded Storytelling Relationship Bits Mod
Updated for July 2025
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I'm so excited about this! Revamp your Sims' relationships and unlock a world of storytelling possibilities with Custom Relationship Bits!
Whenever I play the game I always wanted to be able to visually see how each relationship was different so I thought it would be a great idea to add more relationship bits in the game.
I don't know if I am the only one who loves to open the Sim Info Panel and look at the different relationship descriptions between sims. Gone are the days of generic labels like "Friend" or "Romantic Interest." With Custom Relationship Bits, you can now give your Sims personalized and meaningful relationship titles that reflect their unique connections. From "Childhood Sweetheart" to "Love-Hate Relation" and a lot more, the possibilities are endless.
This mod is perfect for storytellers who want more depth and nuance in their Sims' relationships. Some of the custom relationship titles add depth to your Sims' interactions and help to shape their narratives.
You can access the relationship bit option my pressing on the target sim while you are in control of the sim with whom you want to set the relationship by clicking on actions and then the Enhanced Rel Bit Pie Menu.
Above you can see all of the possible relationship bits you can choose from. They also each have their own description. (The Secret Admirer Rel Bit is the only one-sided bit)
Some of the relationship bits have interactions that come with them. I would love to make more and expand on them but I don't know if this is something you would be interested in so let me know.
More about some of the interactions:
Travel to Visit Long Distance Partner will have your sim leave the house for about two days and return with possible different moodlets.
With the virtual date option your sim will video call their long-distance partner for a few hours and it will make them really happy.
Star-crossed lovers can share a forbidden kiss. And sims who have a love-hate relationship can share an "I hate you"(kiss).
That is all for this mod! A lot of it is cosmetic, But I think it can really help relationships between sims feel more distinct.
Does this mod require any DLC?
No, it does not.
What else do I need for the mod?
Lumpinou's Mood Pack Mod, so it is required for the mod to work properly.
You can get her mod here.
If you already have it great! But make sure it's up to date. Otherwise, it will break the UI
Maplebell Pie Menu: Download Below. If you already have it ignore.
More Kisses Mod here. If you don't intend on using the kissing interactions you don't need to get it.
Questions and concerns you might have?
I want to remove the relationship bit
After you set the relationship bit an option to remove it will appear in the same pie menu.
Some interactions aren't showing
The interactions depend on the relationship bit you may have with a sim. For example, only sims who have had a summer romance can "Share Summer Memories. Only Study Buddies can quiz each other, only long-distance relationship simmers can have virtual dates etc...
I'm experiencing some weird bugs!
Let me know, please.
Report it here: Mod Bug Report
How to install the mod?
Electronic Arts/The Sims 4/Mods <--- Unzip the file and make sure it's placed in this path.
Comments (49)
mod is corrupt :(
mod is corrupt :(
Hello! i love this mod but for some reason it says its corrupted :(
is this still working?
hi i have the problem when i put the mod in my mods ordner the game wont open until i remove the file why?
Its corrupt for me, i miss this mod so much lol
hi! try removing the _MACOSX folder, i downloaded the mod today and without the file it seems to work just fine so far, no corrupted pop-ups or anything :)
my sims came cant handle much more mods, but this mod shopping is an addiction for me and i cant stop....also im trying a generation challenge rn and im on 3rd generation after some issues
please please update both of these mods
please update. saying it corrupted
doesnt want to boot up the game cause of the mod
The mod corrupts my game; it won't let me open The Sims 4, and whenever I try, it shows an emergency message saying something has corrupted it.
Hi! I'm very excited to use this mod, however the file is now showing up as corrupted :( I tried to submit a form but it wasn't accepting responses
Is the mod working again?
its broken?
do i download both or only one?
unfortunately this mod don't work ; i hope the update come soon :)
if ur game isn't loading, take the macosx file out of the folder ! i deleted that and put all the files in my mod folder seperately and i got the mod to work c:
Broken </3
ITS BROKEN :((((((
whenever i try to join my game with this mod it says its corrupted :(
Is this mod up to date?
the mod is not working :(
please update this!
+1
I nee an update so bad, please take your time though!!
is it back and working again?
please update this!
Do you have any plans to update this? T-T
Someone please update when it works again
the mod currently works for me, its a bit laggy but it seems to be working fine now
mod is now corrupt
hello, are these save to use for December update ?
Hello! I've got some children sims, and am wondering if there's any way for them to access the Relationship edits? I mean the "puppy love" or "childhood sweethearts" types? Or is the entirety of the edits only available to adult sims? (thus far i have 2 small families in the 1 household and all of the Adults have access but the 2 children dont) And do Teens and/or Young Adults get any of the choices either? Thanks in advance!
Hi! Sorry for the late response… But yes, it’s Teens+. I could add a separate menu for children Sims, but I’m careful about including kids in these types of mods since it can be a bit of a slippery slope. I just want to make sure everything stays safe and appropriate. Hope that makes sense!
Hi, I could be wrong, but I believe this mod is conflicting with a.deep.indigo new mod: family connections
Hi, what kind of conflict are you getting??
Hi, I did Only french translation : https://www.mediafire.com/file/k9xd8wrbxvajb5l/Expanded_Storytelling_Relationship_Bits_Mod_FR_par_Mollory.rar/file
Thank you! i will share the link!
Traducción al español por si acaso ♥ https://www.patreon.com/posts/84776594
Thank you! i will share the link!
hii this mod is so cute!! :( for some reason it wont pop up in my game in the actions section i'm not sure what i'm doing wrong
Hey, thanks a lot! Do you know if you have XML injector properly installed? That's usually the reason why these interactions don't show up. Let me know :)
Best mod everrrrr
Thank you!
I cant get this mod to work. I must be doing something wrong, I keep getting "'Scripts/maplebell_custombits_injector' (Scripts.maplebell_custombits_injector) No module named 'maplebell_injector'" in BE. This is such a cool idea though and I hope everyone is having fun playing with this mod
Hey, thank you so much, and sorry about that. I've updated the mod to be compatible with the XML injector. This error should hopefully not show up anymore, let me know though! :))
Great mod idea, can you mix n match the different relationship bits, eg high school sweethearts and study buddies together or would one replace the other
Thanks a lot, yes you can mix and match! 😊