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All of The Sims 3's Character Traits and Lifetime Wish Goals

[Update - The Sims 3 will have 63 character traits, not 65 as previously posted.] Here are all 63 of The Sims 3's character traits. You can pick up to five traits for each of your adult sim characters that determine your sims' personalities, how they'll interact with other characters,...

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[Update - The Sims 3 will have 63 character traits, not 65 as previously posted.]

Here are all 63 of The Sims 3's character traits. You can pick up to five traits for each of your adult sim characters that determine your sims' personalities, how they'll interact with other characters, and even their career paths. There's something for everyone, including fans of Arrested Development.

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Being a mad scientist will have its perks. You may be able to get an out-of-the-home teleporter, for instance.

Absent-Minded
Ambitious
Angler
Artistic
Athletic
Bookworm
Brave
Can't Stand Art
Charismatic
Childish
Clumsy
Commitment Issues
Computer Whiz
Couch Potato
Coward
Daredevil
Dislikes Children
Easily Impressed
Evil
Excitable
Family-Oriented
Flirty
Friendly
Frugal
Genius
Good
Good Sense of Humor
Great Kisser
Green Thumb
Grumpy
Handy
Hates the Outdoors
Heavy Sleeper
Hopeless romantic
Hot-Headed
Hydrophobic
Inappropriate
Insane
Kleptomaniac
Light Sleeper
Loner
Loser
Loves the Outdoors
Lucky
Mean Spirited
Mooch
Natural Cook
Neat
Neurotic
Never Nude
No Sense of Humor
Over-Emotional
Party Animal
Perfectionist
Schmoozer
Slob
Snob
Technophobe
Unflirty
Unlucky
Vegetarian
Virtuoso
Workaholic

Here are all 32 of The Sims 3's lifetime wishes, which you can choose to pursue for each of your sims. Making progress toward your lifetime wishes will earn you lifetime wish points that you can spend on home teleportation devices and other wacky perks:

Professional Author
World Renowned Surgeon
Become a Superstar Athlete
CEO of a Mega-Corporation
Hit Movie Composer
Heartbreaker
Rock Star
The Tinkerer
Become a Master Thief
Forensic Specialist: Dynamic DNA Profiler
Become an Astronaut
Master of the Arts
Perfect Mind, Perfect Body
Gold Digger
Star News Anchor
Living in the Lap of Luxury
Jack of All Trades
Surrounded by Family
Renaissance Sim
Chess Legend
The Culinary Librarian
Golden Tongue, Golden Fingers
International Super Spy
Super Popular
Presenting the Perfect Private Aquarium
Celebrated Five-Star Chef
Illustrious Author
Swimming in Cash
The Perfect Garden
Leader of the Free World
The Emperor
Become a Creature-Robot Cross Breeder

Want more details? Be sure to check our most recent preview of The Sims 3, which covers these new features, as well as the primary differences between The Sims 2 and The Sims 3.

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