Did I act like a jerk in this situation?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, why didn't you offer to switch with the person seated next to your husband in the row without the extra space?

This has been covered. 3 seat row, 2 people sitting next to the husband were a couple. We done now?

No, not done. Why didn't OPs DH ask the person sitting in the window seat of Ops aisle? Why did they target aisle-man instead of window-man?

What effing difference does it make? People obviously think they are rude for asking anyone anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

I disagree with this, and especially the last snarky comment. Why didn't the woman offer to move back to sit with her husband? Answer - she was sitting in a row with more leg room, and didn't want to give it up - I'm sure whomever was in the middle seat next to her husband would have gladly taken a seat with extra room. If she really wanted to sit next to her husband, she could have moved, but thought the extra room was more important. Why doesn't the same apply to the OP (whether s/he paid extra for the seat or not)?

Note - my answer woudl have been different if is was a parent asking to sit next to a child. But these are two adults - I view that as totally different.

I am the PP you are attacking and hey dipshit, OP already said multiple times that the two people sitting next to her husband were traveling together and the man sitting next to her was alone. Do try to keep up before you spout off, okay?

I have neither the time nor the inclination to read 160+ posts on this absurd thread, you twatwaffle. If you do, I suggest you (i) reassess your priorities, and (ii) find something productive to do with your life.

Hi, Pot, I'm the Kettle! Nice to meet you! Hypocrite.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I recently was assigned an aisle seat on a cross-country flight. When I got to my seat, there was a college-aged girl sitting in it. I told her politely that I thought she was in my seat, and she asked if we could switch so she could sit next to her grandmother in the middle seat, who was scared of flying. She had a middle seat a few rows back. I'm 6'4", and I did not pay extra for an aisle seat. I switched, but I was kind of annoyed about it. Was I a sucker or a nice guy?

You were a nice guy. Congratulations! Karma will smile on you.

[Anonymous]

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Well then I suggest the world's men stfu and just let the women take over already.

Why? Because women are always polite and gentle?

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't have moved either. It's every person for themselves on airplanes. (I would move for parent/child.)

When I was pregnant no one would have wanted to sit with me, certainly DH. I barfed on every flight during take-off and landing and used up multiple air sickness bags! Gross.

[Anonymous]

Easy, OP. You should just have asked him if he knew Lamaze. He would have left on his own.

[Anonymous]

Yes, you were rude in this situation. If I were you, I would've been embarrassed to sit next to the preg. woman for 2 hours after saying no to her DH. I was raised that it's each person's responsibility to look out for others and HELP them, even with small things.

The exception to this would be if 1) you were super tall 2) you have medical issues and need more space. 3) you had paid extra for the seat

I only read the first few pages, and I was suprised at how many people said that you weren't a jerk. I wouldn't say you were a jerk, just rude and inconsiderate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, you were rude in this situation. If I were you, I would've been embarrassed to sit next to the preg. woman for 2 hours after saying no to her DH. I was raised that it's each person's responsibility to look out for others and HELP them, even with small things.

The exception to this would be if 1) you were super tall 2) you have medical issues and need more space. 3) you had paid extra for the seat

I only read the first few pages, and I was suprised at how many people said that you weren't a jerk. I wouldn't say you were a jerk, just rude and inconsiderate.

Way to be entirely relevant, timely and thorough.

[Anonymous]

BWAHAHAHA

[Anonymous]

If I didn't need the leg room, I would've moved since the seat locations were identical ( I would not have moved to a middle seat). So, if the guy was tall and needed that space, then it's all good. If he didn't and just wanted it to "stretch out a bit"...yeah...kind of a dickhead.

[Anonymous]

What's interesting is how everyone is attacking one another on this thread when the real villain is the airline industry. They've brought out this nastiness by cramming everyone into too small spaces, making you pay for an inch, and switching seats of passengers even if you book them in advance so you CAN sit next to your companion (whatever reason your reason may be).

If the airline didn't just feel free to ignore people's original seat assignments, OP wouldn't have had to ask (and airlines now do this with regularity, without regard for booking together/age of passengers). If the airlines gave everyone a reasonable (not to mention medically appropriate) amount of leg room, the man probably would have switched.

Flying has turned us all into subjects in a horrible psych experiment that should be discontinued because it's unethical. The OP isn't a jerk and neither was the guy next to her.

[Anonymous]

I do not think u were a jerk. I am a woman who just gave birth to a child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What's interesting is how everyone is attacking one another on this thread when the real villain is the airline industry. They've brought out this nastiness by cramming everyone into too small spaces, making you pay for an inch, and switching seats of passengers even if you book them in advance so you CAN sit next to your companion (whatever reason your reason may be).

If the airline didn't just feel free to ignore people's original seat assignments, OP wouldn't have had to ask (and airlines now do this with regularity, without regard for booking together/age of passengers). If the airlines gave everyone a reasonable (not to mention medically appropriate) amount of leg room, the man probably would have switched.

Flying has turned us all into subjects in a horrible psych experiment that should be discontinued because it's unethical. The OP isn't a jerk and neither was the guy next to her.

Please get a grip. The airline industry is BLEEDING money. That's because the real cost of flying has fallen considerably. "The inflation adjusted 1982 constant dollar yield for airlines has fallen from 12.3 cents in 1978 to 7.9 cents in 1997. This means that airline ticket prices are almost 40% lower today than they were in 1978 when the airlines were deregulated."[7] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airline_deregulation#cite_ref-6

If you want the same service you got 20 years ago, PAY FOR IT. Instead large carriers are going bankrupt trying to compete with the low cost airlines. The OP is exactly the same. She could have chosen to pay more for a special seat but she chose not to.

[Anonymous]

I will always move so people can be next to their kids. I would never move so someone could be next to a pregnant woman.

That they would even ask indicates that they are pathetic and weak, and is a pretty poor look-out for the lifetime of parenting they have ahead of them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, you were rude in this situation. If I were you, I would've been embarrassed to sit next to the preg. woman for 2 hours after saying no to her DH. I was raised that it's each person's responsibility to look out for others and HELP them, even with small things.

The exception to this would be if 1) you were super tall 2) you have medical issues and need more space. 3) you had paid extra for the seat

I only read the first few pages, and I was suprised at how many people said that you weren't a jerk. I wouldn't say you were a jerk, just rude and inconsiderate.

Way to be entirely relevant, timely and thorough.

First person quoted here. Excuse me for not studying 15 pages of comments before writing.