Sims deluxe version help please?

Question

i just got the sims and im having a grand ol time with it...except for a few things. my sim set her stove on fire and died, i tried extinguishing it and failed. what do i do to prevent stove fires?

say i have two sims who live in differant houses...how do i move beyond the boundries of my yard to go visit other sims? for that matter, how do i get beyond the boundries of my yard for any reason?

i couldnt get my sim to take a bath! this read icon i couldnt make out kept appearing over her head every time, even if she needed a bath...how do i make her get in the damn tub? it was a classy comfy tub, i cant figure out why she wouldnt get in!

any other tricks and tips i should know? i know the rosebud cheat already....but are there any tricks really to get two sims to fall in love easier?

yeah, id like to be good at this game, but stupid little stuff happens and i cant figure out how to fix any of it...help please??

hmmm...gonna have to look for a smoke detector...i dont remember seeing one...

and ill have to scope out my bathroom, now that i think about it there might have been a trashcan in the way.