I was looking for RT travel to CDG around Memorial Day and came across the following which infuriated me as it shows that AA is trying to make using awards unpleasant for no good reason. I eliminated the extra legs and narrowed it down to display the issue. Looking for a one-way ticket CDG-MIA. My options are all connections, with one through CLT. However, if I look for CDG-CLT, I also only see connections, but one connection is through MIA! So, if I live near MIA, I have to connect through CLT. But if I live in CLT, I have to connect through MIA. This is just spiteful on AA's part and I can see no good reason for this other than to annoy travelers. Married segment logic doesn't make sense since the flights the traveler in MIA/CLT want are available for the same price, just not direct.

Time to follow Gary's instructions and get what I want direct.