heir to the vandeleur fortune, arvin is brimming with excitement at the prospect of a life steeped in luxury. however, there’s a catch: he must find a partner to uphold the vandeleur legacy, as mandated by the patriarch, victor vandeleur. arvin hatches a plan to create a bachelor challenge for himself. after all, his father never specified that he had to marry for love—he can secure a beautiful partner and a lavish lifestyle, a true win-win.
besides, old victor vandeleur is blissfully unaware of his son’s machinations. he’s staunchly resistant to social media, much to the chagrin of his children and new trophy wife, who find it utterly absurd. as for arvin’s sister, delphine? she’s too furious to engage with their father, harboring resentment over not inheriting a single coin. with all this chaos, arvin thinks his plan is foolproof. What could possibly go wrong?
more info below!
i will be carrying out this challenge based on the original rules by @xurbansimsx, but with a few added twists of my own :)
🏅 challenge events
there will be three events that feature a skill challenge! i won’t tell what the challenges are but you might be able to guess based on the events i have planned (list of events are on this google doc that i hastily prepared 😌). the winner of each challenge will get an intimate one-on-one time with the bachelor after the event which lasts for 1 in game hour. other than the challenge, events will be used to mingle around!
🎭 elimination
after a challenge event and the speed dates, elimination will be held where arvin will send two contestants home. the contestant with the lowest romantic relationship bar will be eliminated. the cycle repeats until we have the last two contestants!
❤️🔥 woohoo/romantic interactions
woohoo is strictly not allowed until the final 2 contestant remains. arvin will be staying with the contestants at the vandeleur estate, but only friendly interactions are allowed. romantic interactions are only allowed during events, one-on-one time and dates. if a romantic interaction happens autonomously outside of these events, it happens 👀
💭 wants
as stated in the original rules, if the bachelor has a want (romantic or not) with a contestant, he is allowed to perform so at any given time.
there will be twelve contestants, submissions are on a first come first serve basis
female young adult sims. no occults this time, loves :(
any three in game traits allowed, except for the romantic trait. each contestant must have one negative trait (keeps the challenge interesting hehe)
must have likes/dislikes
go crazy with your sim’s background! :D
give them occupations if you want to, but this will only be for storytelling purposes. we wouldn’t want our contestants leaving in the middle of a date 😔
you have 12 points to distribute to any skill(s) of your choice (read: list of events). you can also list down their traits + points in their introduction post and i’ll gladly set their skills for you :D
use all the cc you want, but preferably maxis match/maxis mix simmies 🫶🏼
all outfits are optional (i can dress your simmies up for events/dates if you want! but it would be fun to see the contestant’s personal style hehe)
poses might be used here and there for a bit of storytelling
your sims might look a bit different in my game due to my defaults, but i’ll try to keep them as is the best i can!
tray files for the sim downloads, please :)
aaaand i think that’s about it! apologies for the lengthy post T_T submissions are open until the 20th of october or until i have all twelve contestants. but i might extend if i need to :) i’m so excited for this as this is my first EVER bachelor challenge :D credits to @flocy-sims’ nafisa and @bloomingkyras’ gemma for inspiring me! go check them out 🫶🏼
don’t forget to tag me @d4isywhims and use #hearts4arvin in your submission so i can reblog! :D and also keep track
handsome, young, and wealthy—who could resist the chance to be arvin vandeleur's partner? while he insists that he's marrying for money to uphold his playboy image, beneath the surface, arvin secretly yearns to find his one true love. could you be the one?
more info below!
loves the colours red and purple
enjoys jazz and rnb
likes his women curvy ;)
loves talking. he’s a very good listener too :)
smart = suuuper sexy
his love languages are physical touch and words of affirmation
has a blast showing off his moves on the dancefloor, as a result of partying for most of his teenage and young adult life
enjoys skiing and snowboarding (spent many vacation trips to mt komorebi either with his family or friends)
ambitionless sims
can’t stand tween pop (delphine used to blast it all the time when they were younger) and strange tunes (it spooks him)
betrayal and arguments tire him out. please, for the love of the sim gods, just let him buy you that $10,000 bracelet and leave him alone.
pranks. go ahead and ask delphine why.
he hates writing. why can’t he just ask the family butler to do it for him?
singing (mainly because he sucks at it)
100% has mommy issues.
very skilled at the piano. WILL serenade you whenever he feels like it.
is convinced that his sister is a psychopath (she definitely is)
had a childhood pet dalmation named spots.
VERY generous when in love
speaking of love, arvin has fell in love exactly two times in his lifetime; 1) when he saw spots for the first time and 2) when he first bit into agatha’s (the vandeleurs’ private chef) grilled cheese.
is the favourite child (which drives delphine nuts)
do you have what it takes to be the next mrs. vandeleur?
