Recently I flew DFW-NRT where I was #4 on the list for the upgrade to J using eVIP. Only one seat cleared for the upgrade. In fact, when I checked in and inquired at the DFW Admirals Club, the agent was said that the upgrade would not clear as Coach was fairly light.

My issue is not so much that the upgrade didn't clear. When I boarded the flight, coach was indeed fairly light and I was sitting in an aisle seat 25H with a passenger in the adjacent 25J window seat. My problem is that the Admirals Club agent didn't go a bit out of her way to offer me an alternative seat where the adjacent seat was empty. I remember a time when the agent would suggest blocking the adjacent seat.

Should I have specifically requested this ?