I will obtain elite status with CO in the near future. I wanted to see how other elites deal with this issue.

Say you are traveling with a girlfriend/boyfriend or spouse that doesn't have elite status with CO. You either get the EUA or upgrade at the gate. Do you take the upgrade and leave your companion in the back or stay and be a good person? I mean isn't the whole idea of becoming elite the perks that go along with it, ie upgrades?

Currently my girlfriend says that if I leave her in the back that would be very rude and there will be consequences. I am primarily leisure traveler so I don’t think there will be many trips without her, so I may be getting elite for nothing.