[quote=zk]
Perfect for entertaining 60 or 70 people. But she won’t have more than three couples and their kids over at a time. (She tries to keep it to two couples, but will allow three in a pinch.) [/quote]

Parties are interesting psychologically speaking.

I can only stand throwing one maybe two large parties a year. They are fun to host, but I reach my saturation point fairly quickly.

Like your wife, we tend to keep our gatherings to 2 or 3 other couples. Less cleanup, less complexity, and less worry on my part about whether everyone is getting what they need to enjoy the evening. It is a much more manageable arrangement.