I think if you complain about your seat mate and request a seat change for whatever reason, you should be moved to the middle seat at the back of the plane right by the bathrooms where the seats don’t recline. 
“I think if you complain about your seat mate and request a seat change for whatever reason, you should be moved to the middle seat at the back of the plane right by the bathrooms where the seats don’t recline.”
Now I would agree with that, however…one time I had an obese guy spilling onto me on one side, a guy who had eaten some grossy stinky food with garlic on the other. A cranky baby in front of me, and a toddler kicking my seat in the row behind. I can usually bear anything, however, I had just worked an all nighter and was seriously tired. I begged the flight attendant for any other seat, anywhere, and she kindly gave me a middle seat between a quiet, elderly couple. Heaven!
Put the fattest, most intolerant, loud-mouth bigot in the seat next to them. Their flight will be very entertaining. 
My religion forbids me from sitting next to an otherkin (whether cis-otherkin or trans-otherkin, no matter), so I always ask the flight attendant to check with my intended neighbor if they are in fact fully human.
Everyone should friend with other passengers on Facebook before selecting seat assignment.
Well, with otherkin it depends what the other is…dogs, fine. And I’ll slip in a little training if necessary. Reptiles? No way. No way at ALL.
I’m a skinny, conscientious woman. I think everyone should be happy to have me as a seatmate, because I don’t take up much space and if there’s an emergency, I’ll know what to do, because I listen to the instructions and pay attention to what’s going on.
Interesting article in today’s NYT. The focus is regarding posting public service ads in public areas, but the topic is relevant to this thread. It advises women, in the El Al waiting area at Newark Airport, that they are not at all required to move if they are requested to do so.
“I’m a skinny, conscientious woman. I think everyone should be happy to have me as a seatmate, because I don’t take up much space and if there’s an emergency, I’ll know what to do, because I listen to the instructions and pay attention to what’s going on”
However, one never knows what they’re going to get. All they can tell is that you’re thin, but not that you’re conscientious and alert. I was sitting next to one of my sons several years ago, in the exit row. After the flight attendant gave the exit row briefing about being responsible for opening the exit, a man in front of me turned around and said, “Don’t worry about it honey, I’ll help you open it”. To which I smiled, and said, “Thank you! But since I’ve been an airline or military pilot for over 25 years, I’m pretty sure I can figure it out.” The smile on my son’s face was priceless.
I sat next to a skinny young woman awhile ago, thinking, “Whew, she won’t be in my personal space, I got lucky”. And then she proceeded to pull out a large bag of Cool Ranch chips, and munched on them on and off the entire flight. Those chips smell so disgusting to me…even my dogs won’t eat them! It was the grossest flight, ever.
I had a young, thin girl in front of me on my last flight. She proceeded to do some kind of yoga/ballet stretching routine periodically throughout the flight. Very limber but she was basically putting her feet into the air over her head. I thought it was kind of gross. I didn’t appreciate having her bare feet waving around near my air space and head space. I definitely wouldn’t want to be sitting next to her even though I was impressed by how limber she was.
Ha ha. No yoga for me! I really try to respect other people’s space.
Several years ago on a flight to PDX, I was seated a few rows back from the bulkhead and noticed a man’s stocking feet way up on the carpeted bulkhead. I was kind of intrigued about what kind of yoga pose would get your feet that high. As I followed him up the jetway I realized he was really really tall. Saw him again at baggage claim and noticed a luggage tag that said “Trailblazers”.
Impressed by yoga girl. There’s no room to move --I’d have to stick my leg way up in the air just to be able to cross my legs.
That’s really funny @doschicos. I have this image of feet next to my head now.
I would move, if I would be moved to First class, or a better seat with more legroom. Otherwise, there would be a fight on their hands.
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The woman should have just told the flight attendants that she was gender fluid and was identifying male that day. Problem solved, no need to move seats.
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too funny!
My husband prefers sitting next to women on flights. (He says they smell much better!!! 
) I can totally see him coming up with some crazy story that his beliefs don’t allow him to sit near men. Lol
^Well, I find it offensive to be groped by a male TSA agent, but I don’t mind so much when it is a female agent (such as is usual in China). I just need the name of an appropriate religion to claim when in the US.
@rosered55, skinny and conscientious. The important question, is how soft are your shoulders when I lean on them after invading your personnel space when i’m asleep? lol.
skinny = bony, uncomfortable shoulders, so bring your inflatable pillow.