Originally Posted by diburning

I know that I'm not entitled to an empty middle seat, or a seat that isn't mine, but it's just a personal preference that I pick a seat with no one in the middle where I can spread out a bit.

If the entire flight is full, then I'll live with it, but I've had much success moving my seat until I get a row where there's no one in the middle seat. On the E190s, I've never been on a flight with a seatmate.