Nah, short progress update are convenient for moving forward faster, but not always possible. You can't really wrap your founder's family update in a short update, it would be a shame. Besides, it's not like the challenge is dragging itself in Mesa Vista, its citizens already have a Uni and a ton of businesses and unlocked whatnot, they are allowed to take a second to have love woes :D
And sure no one would hold it against you but people like a plot, especially the master plot: the love triangle! I just found Mesa Vista's topic on Boolprop yesterday and saw that everyone has an opinion on Zach and Nikki :)

Okay, thanks for explaining the age thing, as many players have their own way of dealing with it.
I had a hard time accepting the transition to elder too, especially after playing with aging off or lots of elixir for a long time, in the beginning.
But I've made my peace with it and never use elixir anymore cough adding days with the simblender is easier cough, I just focus on the next generation. It helps that I love sim teens so much.

All of this being said, next household please! :D