Welcome, slicer, to FlyerTalk and the British Airways forum. It's great to see you here, and thank you for taking the plunge. It would be great to see you on here, and by all means encourage Mrs_slicer to join up too! You are most welcome here and indeed to any of the forthcoming Dos.

I must admit, I have long wanted someone to start this topic off, since any casual look down the middle seats of a European flight will show that females seem to end up in the middle, for one reason or another. I sometimes think it is due to the fact that men kick up a fuss, more likely to have status, more motivated to do something about it; maybe women have other priorities in their life than were they are perched for an hour or so..... But if you look down a EDI, NCL or MAN flight in the morning, which will be typically 70% male, the middle seats will often have more than half female. I suspect this is a cultural bias by everyone involved (husbands, wives, gate agents), so hello Jenbel, you'll probably be nearby!