It is recommended to always max-out a Sim's Outgoing and Nice attributes. Maintenance of Social Motive is extremely difficult without these attributes (and impossible in cases when there are no Outgoing and Nice points allocated). With these maxed-out, it will make it easy to build a relationship to 100 the first time you meet a Sim.
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