How many sims can you handle at once in a household?

I love playing huge families, and it's a lot more fun. Also, I like to see how big the family tree will get once I reach Generation 5 (thanks to MCCC). :smile:

I can cope with eight, although I don't always go that far. I guess I just like playing with big families. Yeah toddlers can be hard to handle, but I actually find them easiest in Sims 4, where they can grab their own plate of food, or put themselves to bed.

I don't also go out that often with my Sims; when I do it tends to just be one Sim. My Sims don't go on dates that often. I think you can click on the greyed-out icon and have them take care of needs or work on skills. If they don't get stuff done, it's not a big deal to me personally, but I can see why it would be.

Also, if I play on normal lifespan, the oldest ones are often teens/children when the youngest are still toddlers, so they're much better at doing stuff themselves. It's not like I have six toddlers at once (omg can you imagine LOL). I haven't had that many multiples in Sims 4, they're mostly singletons.

My family had the husband and wife, their son, and a dog. I was doing just fine until the husband (dog lover trait) went for a jog and brought home a stray dog, quickly followed by the wife having twin girls. So now I've got 3 kids and 2 dogs constantly demanding attention and I'm going crazy trying to keep up with it all. XD But it makes for a fun challenge!

I can comfortably handle 5 Sims in a household, 6 is pushing it, but I could do it. I generally have 4 Sims (2 parents and 2 kids) plus a pet or 2.

Honestly I prefer no more than three (not counting pets, thank god they're not controllable). I can handle six, but more than that and i kick people out of the house.