In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a couple who dislikes conversations about people and places they don't know during their limited family visits.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife and I have a close, loving relationship with my sister and her husband, despite living hundreds of miles apart. We speak frequently and make several overnight visits to each ...

We do not care for their friends, and their conversations often devolve into discussions about people we’ve never met ...