Room score can have a big impact on how relationships go. Lights help this a lot. The $350 floor lamp is one of the best, most-cost efficient things you can do for Room score. Also, always make rooms in which you plan to be social or gain skills very large. Rounding of corners with a few diagonal walls will also help.
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