After reading the "obese guy spilling over" thread I got thinking..........I tried to look around the website and see if it's OK with continental.

Do people who are doing a long haul ever purchase a second seat for coach?

Is it acceptable to do so?

Do you have to misrepresent yourself as a "person of size" to get it?

Am I an idiot and just trying to waste $$$ by thinking about doing it?
((the particulars on this one are for coach flight EWR -PEK with my gf and myself in one row of three??