My husband and I enjoy speaking with other people, and we split couples up when we host. However, our friends seat couples together.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is there a “best” or “correct” way to seat couples at a dinner party using place cards? My husband and I enjoy speaking with other people, and we split couples up when we host.

As Miss Manners has pointed out, when people are friends, they either both have their clothes on or neither of them do. You could use the ploy of responding in kind, using your physician’s given name.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m a physician, so I am used to people addressing me as “Dr. Jones.” That includes both patients and non-physician staff in the hospital where I work. Even out in public, if I run ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m a physician, so I am used to people addressing me as “Dr. Jones.” That includes both patients and non-physician staff in the hospital where I work. Even out in public, if I run ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m a physician, so I am used to people addressing me as “Dr. Jones.” That includes both patients and non-physician staff in the hospital where I work. Even out in public, if I run ...

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