One thing I like a lot about the newer AA 738 F seats is that the seat slides forward as the back reclines. The upshot is that it is at least as comfortable as the standard recline-only seats, yet even when fully reclined doesn't intrude nearly as much on the next passenger back as the standard seats. Makes it easier to eat, use a laptop and simply enjoy the flight. And at 6'2", I don't feel that my legroom is restricted by this slide-forward configuration.

I don't know whether any Y or other airlines' F cabins have this, but it seems like a good approach to ameliorating or even eliminating the tension over the reclining seat.