Yes, there might be IRROPS, there might be a blue moon in the month. These are unforeseeable events which do happen but not the majority of the time. Would I ask? Never. Would I accept if someone offered. Of course. I really do not need to have my husband to chaperone me. I am giving you my opinion - what others do is up to them. Now I will confess that when travelling alone I went into the wrong row and it was entirely my own fault. Both gentlemen were most gracious and stayed where I was.

My sentiments are coloured by an incident where I was flying to HNL from LAX where some man unused to being told No by anyone and especially a woman really kicked off when I told him that I was fine where I was. I had the whole nine yards - his children were elsewhere, his wife was somewhere else and who did I think that I was. I was aisle and he was window as I recall. I tell you this so that you realise that this was not just not me being capricious. So loud was he that he was spoken to and he left. Someone else came and sat in the seat next to him and we both had peace and quiet. Get a crew member to come and ask if it is that important. Boarding is stressful enough that when you get in your seat and set your things out; you do not wish to be further intruded upon - at least I do not. I have never feared confrontation but I prefer not to have to deal with it unnecessarily.