Originally Posted by
Emma1420
It's not the greatest inconvenience, but when you are asked repeatedly because you look like an easy target it gets really annoying.
You're not asked because you're an "easy target", you're asked because you're sitting next to someone that someone else would like or need to sit next to. I've been asked to switch a handful of times. A few times I declined, because the person asking me to switch was trying to downgrade me to a lesser seat, but otherwise it's not a hassle. Nothing was changed for me (I still ended up sitting next to a random stranger) but the person I swapped with was able to sit next to a companion.
Originally Posted by
Emma1420
I understand why people want to sit together. If I'm traveling with my family, I'd prefer to sit with them. However, I will not ever understand why adults need to sit together.
It's not about "needs", it's about "wants". It's nice to sit next to my travel companion versus a stranger when traveling with said companion. Again, assuming the seat swap is for an equal or better seat, than other than the minor inconvenience of switching from one seat to another, nothing is lost for the person who switches seats, correct? You go from sitting next to one stranger to sitting next to another.
Originally posted by vxmike
If I'm flying with my GF we can put up the armrest if in coach and sleep much more comfortably next to each other rather than trying to avoid physical contact with a stranger. If in First I'd much rather have her climb over me to the restroom instead of some random dude. Or vice versa. Even if flying with a friend it's much more comfortable enjoying the flight not worrying so much about invading personal space and trying to share a tiny area.
Exactly! I'm 6'4, my fiance is 5'1. When we fly together we usually put the armrest up and she allows me to stretch my legs into her seating area to make it more comfortable for me. I don't get to do that when I'm traveling next to a stranger or between two strangers.
I don't know if it's humorous or sad, but the attitude I'm getting from many on this thread is "I won't do anything nice for someone because even though I won't be worse off after the deal, I won't be happier out of the deal either, and therefore, I'm not going to do anything to make anyone happier."