Oh. My. God…
The latest update is great, but now the ZOIs are even worse when it comes to relationships! My ZOI is suddenly flirting with other men (despite being heterosexual and having a WIFE and just as a reminder a FAITHFUL trait), but he also starts to look for a date online of his own volition!!!
What the hell Krafton?!
Oh hell no… I really hoped they fixed this since they mentioned better autonomy and dynamics… back to keeping a close eye on my Zois…
Especially THIS should have been fixed as well, but you just confirmed that sexuality doesn’t matter really either if it is a player Zoi… yaay…
Unfortunately, doesn’t seem like they fixed this. The autonomy in general is much better than it was (although I can’t see some of the changes they announced, especially regarding sitting with strangers), but this is just… still broken.
Oh boy… they REALLY need to work on this. I’ll also drop a topic here I opened recently about relationships that boy-/girlfriend/partner status doesn’t seem to mean much in this game…
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Maybe Krafton wants to force us all into checking out the new genetics system… by making ZOIs procreate like rabbits. 
Joke OFC.
I agree with you. It totally ruins even wanting to start a family. I just got married and immediately I found him online looking for a date! And every woman he talks to he flirts with. I’m considering going back to a previous save file and just not even getting into a relationship at all since the makers decided to force infidelity on every player regardless if they want it or not. At least give us the option instead of forcing it. I refuse to babysit another zoi that I’m married to because he wants to sneak off on dates.
I have read so much about these relationship issues that I find myself not even wanting to get involved in that aspect of gameplay. To this point literally none of my zois from EA launch have ever had a relationship because I was afraid of the game auto-sabotaging their lives. (I also avoid playing rotationally because of issues raised with that.)
Now I am thinking that I will create a household with some randoms, or play an npc household - if possible without leaving my own zois to wreck their lives while I am gone - just to see what happens. For definite I will not be risking anything with zois I have invested any time and care into!
The relationship mechanics seem to be intentionally set up for conflict and sabotage of relationships. People play this game to relax not to introduce more conflict by having to babysit their Zoi’s so they don’t cheat on their husband or wife. Literally during the marriage ceremony where the prompt is to talk to guests my husband Zoi was making heart emoji’s with a wedding guest in front of the bride, then he ran home and started looking for a date and also received a random text from an unknown Zoe to chat them up for a meet up, then the urge to secretly go out on a date popped up. I created this Zoi mind you with the “Devoted” trait which obviously doesn’t work. How can all of these things happen on the same day of their wedding. The devs intentionally scripted relationships for failure. I think I may divorce this Zoi and just stay single and set my traits up for being a solo Zoi and play another game if I want to foster relationships and families.
Oh and my previous post I divorced that Zoi thinking if I created one instead I could control the traits and make him devoted but that didn’t work either.
Edit: So the random Zoi that keeps trying to contact my husband out of the blue for a date will not take no for an answer. I choose reply rudely and it still keeps pushing. I finally had to block that Zoi that he met at his wedding. This is 100% intentional that the creators of this game made it so that your Zoi will be relentlessly pursued no matter how rude they are. The AI Zoi sent to ruin the marriage will not take a hint and blocking is the only way if that person is in your contacts.
This really is a huge problem and I’m disappointed that the 0.10 patch didn’t change anything in that regard.
It was announced that we get “fundamentals first” with improved personality and autonomy. If relationships don’t count as “fundamentals first” then I’m at a loss 
Exactly this. The marketing for the game is pushing families yet the foundation in order to create a happy family is broken. 
AGREED 
Devoted vs Wandering Heart should not be in traits - it should be a separate toggle - bc people generally are or aren’t, ya know?
I think these should also be toggles, and not take up space in the traits section: extrovert/introvert; …and well, I am blanking right now, but I am pretty sure there are others, lol
I also mentioned that and I couldn’t agree more!
Funny that this thread is one year old now.
We’ve gotten the devoted trait, which does nothing but give a debuff, they still want to cheat and be romantic with other zois… So I don’t take it anymore. (Sadly my updated samuriko has that trait on the canvas as I thought this would have fixed the issue… sigh).
It’s not as bad as it was last year, but it is still anoying.
Please fix it, Thank you.
Every single zoi couple I make has this problem as well, I made a zoi for my zoi because she got cheated on by Brandon Williams in the game, and I made him devoted and emotionally needy, but what I hate, is he is unhappy in the relationship and wants to cheat, it makes it extremely difficult to even have a good relationship with the husband of a zoi because they’re relationships low and they wanna divorce (I would just start the game)
hope they fix it, it’s very very annoying.
Up up up! inZOI team should pay attention to this issue. Please, give more support 
Omg @Sephrenia I would have to use that pan 
I prefer the wholesome gameplay side of things so I really need my couples to stay loyal - no flirting or cheating allowed 
I actually even have the feeling that it is now even worse after the last September 3rd update - with or without the devoted trait.
Before the update this was happening as well and some of my married Zois always had a Mutual Crush in parallel which they developed all by themselves without me supporting it. Now like every Zoi has at least 3 or even 5 Mutual Crush parallel to their main relationship. And they even kiss other Zois while at the same location as their partners. This should be adressed.
