Originally Posted by
spryam
My husband likes to sit next to me when we fly. I personally like the 'alone time' when we don't (at least on non-international flights). We both recently got upgraded from ATL to MSP and weren't sitting next to each other. Didn't bother me as we had taken the overnight flight back from SCL and we were both tired. He asked his seat passenger to switch and she didn't want to. We both slept most of the way back to MSP so it really doesn't bother me to have a break.
I like to sit next to my wife on long flights also because I don't have to be so vigilant about remaining somewhat frozen to avoid encroaching into the seats next to me - I have a large frame so it can be a problem depending on the seat width and pitch. On our last flight back from the states we got the typical "Would you mind moving so we can sit together?" I immediately answer that no, sorry, we won't move. My wife then says, "You're so mean! Of course I'll move." She moves across the aisle and later I see her sleeping like a log!