The Introvert

She makes more eye contact with the whole baked red snapper than with the guy across the table. Seat her next to the Charmer. The Gossip Fodder also works well, since the Introvert is too shy to ask questions. Never seat her next to the Outsider. Bor-ing!

Seat next to: the host, the charmer, the gossip fodder.
Avoid: the outsider, the politico.

"If someone is unforthcoming at a dinner party, I'll feel less stressed if I sit next to him and bear the brunt of it."
―Nigella Lawson