MDR long table seating

[cyntil8ing]

So, I read in the Crazy tablemates thread that it was weird that couples would choose to sit across from one another at long rectangular tables. Is this your experience? How do you prefer to sit in relation to your spouse?

 

My husband and I always head for opposite sides of the table. I'd rather look at him than a stranger!

 

Gosh, I guess I'm way overthinking this, but I was rather surprised to see the comment more than once.

[tracyanns]

So, I read in the Crazy tablemates thread that it was weird that couples would choose to sit across from one another at long rectangular tables. Is this your experience? How do you prefer to sit in relation to your spouse?

 

My husband and I always head for opposite sides of the table. I'd rather look at him than a stranger!

 

Gosh, I guess I'm way overthinking this, but I was rather surprised to see the comment more than once.

 

I prefer to be seated next to each other and not across from each other...although we prefer a table for 2 if it is just us...

[rferr]

I also read that thread and thought it was weird. We too would naturally sit across from one another so we can look at each other as opposed to next to each other.

[fergusonvt]

I prefer to sit across from my spouse unless we are dining with a large group of friends/relatives in which case it doesn't really matter where we sit in relation to each other.

[Room Service!]

I would rather sit beside my spouse at a table full of strangers. If just the 2 of us, across.

[Dryraiin]

I would rather sit beside my spouse at a table full of strangers. If just the 2 of us, across.

 

Ditto. We had a big table once and the first couple that got there did the across from each other thing... and then I think they realized it was a bit awkward and didn't do it again :)

[Room Service!]

That's what I think too. You might want to say something to the spouse that maybe you'd rather not say across a table.

[pyroguy]

So, I read in the Crazy tablemates thread that it was weird that couples would choose to sit across from one another at long rectangular tables. Is this your experience? How do you prefer to sit in relation to your spouse?

 

My husband and I always head for opposite sides of the table. I'd rather look at him than a stranger!

 

Gosh, I guess I'm way overthinking this, but I was rather surprised to see the comment more than once.

 

When you sign up for the Chef's Table, they sit spouses across from each other. I thought it was kind of nice. That's what we normally do anyway.