Can I ask a question as to why everyone assumes that people that book a BE fare shouldn't be able to sit together? Let me outline a scenario I see all the time when I book flights.
When I booked a flight a few weeks out there is typically NO E- seats open. If I didn't have status, and all things being equal (I didn't need baggage, etc) why would I pay $20 extra to get a regular economy fare? It wouldn't get me a seat either.
That's what I don't understand in this whole discussion about people buying BE. Everyone assumes that the person buying BE has actually forgone the option to pick two seats together for them and their (lets say) young child. When this may not have actually been an option.