Question about seating couples separately

lyndausvi · March 2014

PrettyGirlLost said:

lyndausvi said:

DH and I always seems separated at social events. Maybe we don't like each other? IDK, it's rare we sit together.

In very formal events like state dinners with the president and queen the practice is alive and well. Normal society I do not think it's done too often.

The problem with comparing it with a HT at a wedding is in those cases generally ONLY the WP are split. The rest of the guest list is with their SOs. If you are going to split couples split ALL couples or none of them. Seems silly to split only your nearest and dearest.

Yes, but people aren't actuallt split up and seated separately from their spouses, right? They are just seated across the table from one another, and not seated right next to each other, right?

Here is an example of a seating chart of a WH house dinner Click. You will see where the couple are at the same table for not near each other to converse very well. Some events the FLOTUS and the POTUS or other heads of states and their SO's will be at separate tables.

Like mysticl said, states dinners are a whole different ball game. As a spouse of someone that high up in gov't you are excepted to be able to make small talk with anyone you are seated next to. You can't be joined at the hip with your spouse at these types of events. For example, QE2 and Prince Phillip rarely are seated next to each other at these types of dinners. It wouldn't surprise me at private dinner parties they were separated also.

Sars06 · March 2014

Cool! Thanks for finding this.

lyndausvi · March 2014

Sars06 said:

Cool! Thanks for finding this.

In our circle, (and maybe ATB's) a night out with DH is just that, just that 2 of us going out to dinner, movie, games, whatever. Maybe 1 other couple might be with us. Attending a dinner party, charity events, business events or any party really are about socializing with other people. Even though I'm a introvert by nature and find socializing exhausting, I have zero expectation for being near my husband at a dinner party.

On a personal level, we do not host formal dinner parties. Our parties are causal with open seating. I don't really notice couples sitting together at those parties either. Sure, some do, but the fast majority do not.

My sister does a seating charts for holiday dinners and couples are rarely next to each other also. But that might have more to do with having nieces and nephews who "HAVE TO SIT NEXT TO UNCLE DH" or another aunt/uncle they don't get to see often. Or making sure all of us lefties are on the same side - LOL. -

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