"Propose" option not showing up

[dialmformisfit]

I've seen people talk about this problem, but only for TS3, so that wasn't very helpful due to different relationship features in the different games.
Okay, so I had twin girls (teenagers), and I made two boys to match them up with.
I set them up in pairs, and although I was able to propose to stay the night, the option of going steady never showed up, and neither did "move in" or "engagement" when they became adults. I thought that might be because they'd be family by marriage, so I set up a new pair to test my theory.
I made two sims in the same household (roomies) to see if I could build their relationship and eventually have them married. They're best friends and in love, their daily and lifetime relationships are at 100, they can Woohoo and try for a baby, but no option to propose ever shows up, even after up to 30+ positive romantic interactions.
I have another pair with a similar problem, who live in separate homes. I want them to move in together, but that option, again, never shows up. They even have a baby together, and they've both rolled wants to get married.
I have Double Deluxe, which the Sims Wiki tells me needs no patches, so I'm not sure what to do.
If anyone else has had this problem and/or can help me, I would appreciate it so very much.
Also, if you read all of this you get a cookie. ;)

[Whiterider]

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[dialmformisfit]

Oh, I'm so sorry! I skimmed through it, but I was afraid of deleting my CC, because every single sim and house has some, but I didn't read/see the part "A Note About Saving." If CC is the problem, it's going to be a daunting task trying to locate which is the problem. I have thousands of CC files and I've been having this problem for several weeks- at least 1,000 files ago. :o

Thanks so much for responding. I'll update after I go through the proper steps.

[LilGeek]

I'm sure you *didn't* do this.. but it's something I could have done: You didn't accidentally make the promising youngsters relatives in CAS when you made them?

I had a couple of Sims in my Uni-hood in the same dorm, and I thought "They get along well - they should be together.." it took me a while to realise they were half-siblings and thus couldn't be romantic :faceslap:

[dialmformisfit]

I'm happy to say I found the problem files and I can see the propose option again. Also, thanks to the members who contributed to the guide and I apologize for the unnecessary post. Let's just say I've never been more glad I put all my downloads into organized folders.
LilGeek, haha, I've done something similar to that before (actually they were full siblings. . .I know. xD)