muirford
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We have two dining room tables, oblong, that seat six people each. When we have six at one or both tables for breakfast, the first couple down will sometimes sit directly across from each other, leaving an empty seat at one end of the table. That forces one couple to separate - either at opposite ends of the table or with one person in between. If I catch this when guests are just sitting, I ask them to move around one to accommodate other couples but I often don't get to the table with the fruit course until DH has poured their coffee. He is more reluctant to ask people to move (he's more conflict-averse than I am by nature) although he will do it on occasion. He has been challenged once - a long-time guest who's getting very PITA-y in her old age snapped at him 'they'll just have to sit in the other room' to which he replied 'they can't all sit there' and made her move anyway.
We seem to be having a run of it lately. This week it's happened every morning. What do you do?
We seem to be having a run of it lately. This week it's happened every morning. What do you do?