Seriously! Family of 5? Five bowls, five spoons ... Maybe have some extras in a hard to find place on the rare occasion of entertaining.

My desire to share a meal in my home is not fully dead but I admire the efficiency.

Ha! To clarify, one set per person. Each person only uses and is responsible for their own set.

When I was in university with three roommates we had one roommate who would leave all the dishes dirty in the kitchen, so when he left for Christmas break, the three of us made the executive decision to go down to one set of dishes per person.