User blog comment:WayfinderOwl/Is there something wrong with my game? (Sims 3)/@comment-5248145-20140314150051

Could it be that they "moved out" of Sunset Valley? That's what it seems to be because you had Story Progression on even just for a little while. (One of the reason I stayed with Sims 2-style for neighborhood storytelling where it is important that I have control of what is going on. If I am just focusing on one household, then and only then do I have story progression on.)