Originally Posted by Analise
Nope, you're not. Sadly, the sense of entitlement among some passengers gets so inflated they think they have a right just to take your seat because you aren't nearly as important as they are. It's people like that who will fry at the end.
If the man REALLY wanted to sit next to his wife, not give the better seat to the person seated next to her so he could join her IN THE BACK? Funny how he doesn't want to be with her THAT MUCH??

A fella in the row behind me was approached by a guy asking if he'd trade seats with him. They were in exit rows in Y.
He said "hi, you're sitting next to my wife, i'm seating in seat 5b, it's a first class asile seat, want to trade?"
Wanna sit near your relative? That's how you do it... move back don't insist on moving up..