This post/answer from @katatty got me thinking about Cassandra Goth and why she's got the family aspiration in Sims 2. Aspirations are picked when kids grow up into teens so what if Bella was abducted before Cassandra was a teen and her wish for a family is not about starting one of her own (at least right now) but rather a remnant from little Cassie wishing her mother would come back and make her family whole again? Cassandra doesn't realise this until Don leaves her at the altar but after that it's blatantly obvious how silly it was of her to try and pin Don down since he's neither ready for marriage nor really the type of man Cassandra wants to spend the rest of her life with. What was she thinking, anyway? She'll have plenty of time for marriage and kids later. So she dumps Don, breaks up with Darren (not wanting to drag him along anymore, let's be honest he's her safety choice if things with Don don't work out), moves away from Pleasantview (girl really needs a change of scene) and changes her aspiration to life her best badass knowledge witch life. π