Are you (if male) a "next-to-her," or an "across-from her?" If you are female, which kind is your man?

I am speaking about the seating arrangements in a restaurant booth, when dining, if there are only two people.

Sometimes, the man sits directly across from the lady, and sometimes, he sits next to her on the same side, with himself on the outside. So, which kind, and why?

I am an across-from-her guy, because I don’t wish for the lady to be put in a position where she feels “trapped,” and that she needs to ask my permission to leave the booth, for whatever reason. Also, I wish for the lady to have plenty of freedom of movement, while dining.

So, what kind of “seater” are you, and why? Tell us the details of such a dining experience, and why you sit in the way that you do.