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[quote=Anonymous]OP I love socializing but dislike entertaining at home.  My husband doesn't enjoy socializing at all but doesn't mind hosting at our house. We have one toddler.

I have never understood the appeal of entertaining at home.  I dislike going to other people's homes--would much rather meet up at a restaurant, park, indoor play place, etc.  So much more comfortable.  That way there are no issues with food preferences, shoes issues, etc.

When I do entertain at home its not the cleanup that is an issue, its having other people in my space and being concerned that theyre going to mess it up somehow--spill on the sofa, rug, wear their filthy shoes inside, make negative comments on our homeetc. (we are a shoe feee house).  It's not that we "live in a museum" but we have very nice and expensive furnishings and rugs.

Heres what makes entertaining at home less stressful for me:

-Limit the guests to one family at a time.  I could not handle more guests than this at once--too chaotic and overwhelming.
-Have people over for a meal so there is more of a defined leaving time (i.e. come over for brunch, and they're here for 2 hours at the most)
-We have a finished basement that is our second family room, but I feel more comfortable entertaining there because the furniture is not as nice and is a dark color so spills would not be noticeable, and we have laminate down there and not carpet so its easy to clean.  I put a buffet out on the bar and we can sit and eat and the kids can play.
-BBQ outside and eat on the deck
-Host parents only dinners more often  than family events
-Entertain at home infrequently (2 or 3 times a year) but invite others to join us frequently at restaurants, festivals, etc. to show that we are interested in getting to know them.

Overall I'd be much more comfortable accepting an invitation to join another family out rather than in someone's home and I just don't get the appeal of having people over.  [/quote]

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