There are also different levels to Rural.
Some who don’t have any stop whatsoever.
Some who have to go to neighboring towns.
Some who actually have to drive to a far a way populated city.
As for myself if i knew i was snowed in(happened last year, i believe a fellow canadian was outtragged on here that asia pacific got extended Cday while canada never has,…) means no pokestops for me. No gyms. None of that. i can open what i saved yes, but what do you think my friends in other countries think of me when i open and don’t send?
I believe it was thorend in another topic who was asking …now im paraphrasing “why do you open and not resend”
i immediately Send a gift if i open, and i never open if i cannot send.
I also know people who purposely send gifts to the lower tier friendships and do not open it “ever” and only open higher tiers. I don’t complaine about these methods. I don’t complaine even if someone doesn’t send.
My complaint is i should be able to open more gifts. 20 max is to low when my list 5x larger.
I am not arguing with you, because i believe you agree with me. But i am making it more clear that. We need more gifts.
I never even posted a set amount. That is up to Niantic, and for everyone to vaguely get the jist of the idea.
could be 40?30?50?35?
100 is a decent number but ill never probably have all 100 friends have a gift needing to be opened, realistically speaking some don’t even send me gifts and i dont know if they even quit 

Also the main thing to remember the rules of 1 per day still remains.!!
So you cannot and i repeat should not increase that part. 1 is enough. Just allow the ability to open more gifts from multiple friends