Originally Posted by ACYYZ/SD

Scenario # 1 (Outbound flight)
(Them) "But we're not really sitting together, we're a couple you know!"

Scenario # 2 (Return flight)
(Me) "I see you're separated by the wall. May I assist in getting you seating in closer proximity to one another??"

(Them) "Naw. We've been on a two-week Mediterranean Cruise together. It's fine. Don't worry. It's only 9 hours"!