My wife and I have a pretty small group of friends to begin with, so it's not a ton of people we have coming into our homes on a regular basis. Unfortunately, in the last couple of years it has become even less. First it was Covid, then the issues we were having with our elderly dog. We need to get some new flooring installed before I will feel comfortable inviting anyone to our house again. When we first moved into our current house, I would frequently just lay on the couch and look up at the cathedral ceilings and think "I own this". It was kind of mind blowing.
It got way weird around the covid situation, it affected so many adversely, the staying at home thing. I liked it though, I feel so content in my home and don't mind if there's no one else there, meaning friends.
Most of my friends group tend to prefer meeting outside of our homes (other than for BBQ events), and we're all really respectful of each other's privacy. That doesn't mean we don't hang out at each other's homes from time to time though.
The pet thing, my cat doesn't like people, is scared, other than my partner and I which is one reason we tend to limit people coming to our home.
That makes a lot of sense with the cat. Oddly enough, some of our friends aren't as meticulous about keeping their houses clean as we (mostly my wife) are. Given that fact, we actually don't mind not being invited over sometimes :)
Yep, that's another aspect for sure.