I wanted a small, sturdy, stable glass-topped table for an apartment dining nook and this fits perfectly. I'm an older woman and assembled it myself. It took most of an evening, but I wasn't in any rush, and I wanted to make sure it was done right. The glass top just sits on the base and isn't connected in any way, but it's heavy and will stay in place unless a lot weight is set on only one side of it. In other words, if an adult or even a child pushed down on one side, the glass top will come up and could I suppose come completely off. That's not likely for me, so this table was a good choice. Right now, I'm just using a couple of folding chairs with it, and will look for side chairs, but apparently the manufacturer doesn't make any that match exactly. It's a rather small table overall, so 2-3 chairs are all that would fit well around it. Trying to fit 4 people for a meal would be too crowded, I think.