Originally Posted by
EXP100
If it's a like for like seat I say yes, otherwise no. When it comes to F if sitting together is that important than buy the cash upgrade rather than chancing sloppy seconds complimentary upgrades. As far as irregular operations yeah you often have to give up something to get where you're going faster. Different seat, loss of meal choice, less desirable routing, etc. Again, if sitting together is so important wait for a flight that has 2 seats together.
For most people requesting this, it is a polite request that they don't mind being told "no" to. It isn't necessarily "so important". Not everything someone requests of another person is a dire situation for them...it can just be a polite request. Some people on here make WAY too much of someone else asking them a question and responding "no" if they don't want to comply with it.
On the rare occasion someone isn't polite, is hostile, etc., that is an extremely rare exception compared to anything I've ever seen.