Do you have to sit next to your spouse on an airplane?

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Anonymous wrote:We trvel on separate planes, in case anything happens.

Smart.

No,stupid. It increases your risk of one parent dying. The risk of both parents dying on one plane is so low. If you do this. You need to be in separate cars every single time you drive because the risk of dying in a car is a million times higher

Bingo!

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Anonymous wrote:We trvel on separate planes, in case anything happens.

Seriously? People do this? What do you do with your kids? Split them up too?? That's just crazy.

I know a couple that do this.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow. I'm the OP, and I earn tons of miles and upgrades through business traviel. I don't like coach and DH doesn't care, still I would NEVER leave him in coach with the kids while I enjoyed first. I have left him in coach while our child and I have enjoyed upgrades. Only seems fair that the person who gets the food and better seat has one small "drawback". But you're an awful excuse for a husband.

?????? This is better, how?

You don't see how this is more equitable than one spouse upgrading only themselves and leaving the other spouse in coach with the kids? Here's it's a trade-off. One gets the better accommodations in business/first but has to take care of the kid, the other is stuck back in coach but has a peaceful, kid-free flight. If offered the choice, there's a good chance I'd pick the coach seat myself.

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Anonymous wrote:I normally fly business (often with free upgrades, points etc), while my wife flies coach with the kids. I will come back occasionally to chat, but I prefer it up towards the front, it is what I am used to.

Why is your wife automatically in charge of the kids, while you come back occasionally?

Because the children are in coach.

How does your wife feel about this arrangement?

Could you take turns sitting in the business class seat- she gets it for half the flight, you get it for the other half?

Some airlines are really strict about this, and won't let you into the business class or first class areas unless you are the passenger named on the ticket.

I'm sure that if the husband explained in the middle of the flight that his wife needs some rest from the kids and he is giving her his seat so he can go over to coach and entertain the kids, he is not likely to encounter any objections.

He may not, but don't count of it. Many airlines have a specific policy of not allowing this because it tends to increase the cost of that seat to the airline. If each person were inclined to get two drinks during a long flight, plus a meal and a snack, two people sharing suddenly becomes four drinks served, two snacks, and perhaps a second meal (because while many people would not be that ballsy, if you were to ask most have a policy of not saying no to a second meal request from a first-class passenger if it's possible to accommodate the request). Double the cost of services, no extra revenue (plus potential loss of revenue if the coach passenger would have purchased a drink or snack during the flight if not for the access to first/business). Some flight attendants will look the other way on it if the passengers aren't causing a problem, but it depends on the flight attendant.

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Anonymous wrote:I normally fly business (often with free upgrades, points etc), while my wife flies coach with the kids. I will come back occasionally to chat, but I prefer it up towards the front, it is what I am used to.

Why is your wife automatically in charge of the kids, while you come back occasionally?

Because the children are in coach.

How does your wife feel about this arrangement?

Could you take turns sitting in the business class seat- she gets it for half the flight, you get it for the other half?

She isn't super happy about it, but she doesn't make a fuss. I earn the miles because I am the one that travels. I guess we could swap halfway through, but I really don't like coach, so I am not sure it would make any sense.

Lol what a jerk. You think she likes coach any more than you do? Do you also consider it to be "your money" since you're the one who earned it?

Just be glad you're not married to me. I'd make a fuss, but then again, my husband wouldn't book a business class ticket by himself while traveling with his family. He's not a jerk, see.

It is not about being a jerk, it is about what makes sense. We couldn't afford for all six of us to fly business. So one of us has to be with the four kids. My wife doesn't really drink, whereas I enjoy having a few bourbons while flying, so it therefore makes sense for me to be up front. And, let's face it, I am the one who makes the money. If it was left to her they would be driving to Ocean City in a station wagon, not flying to Hong Kong for the New Years Celebrations!

PP here. You're wrong, it is about you being a jerk. In fact, hold on, let me look up the definition of jerk in the dictionary, since I'm pretty sure this situation is in there...

So it is "your money". SMH. You just don't get it. Good luck with your marriage, I'm sure it's a happy one.

Of course it's his money! If the wife doesn't like it she can say something/ refuse/ object/ not go/ get divorced. Everyone has choices.

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This thread has officially entered the realm of stupid. Good trolling effort there.

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Anonymous wrote:This thread has officially entered the realm of stupid. Good trolling effort there.

Not trolling. I posted why I was interested in how other people do it.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow. I'm the OP, and I earn tons of miles and upgrades through business traviel. I don't like coach and DH doesn't care, still I would NEVER leave him in coach with the kids while I enjoyed first. I have left him in coach while our child and I have enjoyed upgrades. Only seems fair that the person who gets the food and better seat has one small "drawback". But you're an awful excuse for a husband.

?????? This is better, how?

You don't see how this is more equitable than one spouse upgrading only themselves and leaving the other spouse in coach with the kids? Here's it's a trade-off. One gets the better accommodations in business/first but has to take care of the kid, the other is stuck back in coach but has a peaceful, kid-free flight. If offered the choice, there's a good chance I'd pick the coach seat myself.

Exactly. My DH would much rather be left in coach without a kid.

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No PP, it is about you being a jerk. If you can't afford all 6 of you to fly business it would make much more financial sense for all of you to sit in coach and you pay for a few bourbons. Unless you are drinking the whole bar each flight, this would more than save the cost of the business seat. Also you are leaving her alone with four kids on each flight and you are lording your salary and putting down your wife with the last 2 sentences in the above post. It's clear you don't respect your wife or treat her an equal partner.

You are not just a jerk you are a complete douche canoe.

Now you are just being insulting because I have a different perspective from you. As a Senior Executive, I can't afford not to travel at least business class. If potential clients were to see me in coach, they would look down on me. I also find business to be a great place to network - a number of leads have come from conversations I have had in business class - leads which I would never have generated if I had spent the whole time instructing my child to stop kicking the seat in front.

And it really is a question of what you are used to. I grew up in a relatively comfortable position, as a result of which I am accustomed to a certain level of comfort and service. My wife grew up abroad in very different circumstances, so for her to be on a plane at all feels like a real treat. If we are both happy, where is the harm?

This is just gross. And a lie, because in my experience, passengers into premium cabins tend to talk less than people in coach, which you'd know if you actually flew in business or first.

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Anonymous wrote:We trvel on separate planes, in case anything happens.

Smart.

This is stupid. It doubles the chance that the kids will lose one parent. Chances of losing both are extremely, extremely small.

Do you never travel in the same car, either?

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No PP, it is about you being a jerk. If you can't afford all 6 of you to fly business it would make much more financial sense for all of you to sit in coach and you pay for a few bourbons. Unless you are drinking the whole bar each flight, this would more than save the cost of the business seat. Also you are leaving her alone with four kids on each flight and you are lording your salary and putting down your wife with the last 2 sentences in the above post. It's clear you don't respect your wife or treat her an equal partner.

You are not just a jerk you are a complete douche canoe.

Now you are just being insulting because I have a different perspective from you. As a Senior Executive, I can't afford not to travel at least business class. If potential clients were to see me in coach, they would look down on me. I also find business to be a great place to network - a number of leads have come from conversations I have had in business class - leads which I would never have generated if I had spent the whole time instructing my child to stop kicking the seat in front.

And it really is a question of what you are used to. I grew up in a relatively comfortable position, as a result of which I am accustomed to a certain level of comfort and service. My wife grew up abroad in very different circumstances, so for her to be on a plane at all feels like a real treat. If we are both happy, where is the harm?

Bwahaahaha, love the callback to the Executive with a Capital E there. Well done, troll, well done.

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Anonymous wrote:This thread has officially entered the realm of stupid. Good trolling effort there.

Not trolling. I posted why I was interested in how other people do it.

Are you the OP? If so, I wasn't talking about you, I was talking about Mr. Senior Executive.

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PP here. You're wrong, it is about you being a jerk. In fact, hold on, let me look up the definition of jerk in the dictionary, since I'm pretty sure this situation is in there...

So it is "your money". SMH. You just don't get it. Good luck with your marriage, I'm sure it's a happy one.

Of course it's his money! If the wife doesn't like it she can say something/ refuse/ object/ not go/ get divorced. Everyone has choices.

Ugh, you're as bad as Mr. Senior Executive. IT'S FAMILY MONEY, NOT HIS MONEY. Her salary is ALSO family money.

I do agree with a PP that Mr. S.E. a troll- nobody is that stupid.

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Yes I remember the other "Executive" post too!! Executive Troll!

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PP here. You're wrong, it is about you being a jerk. In fact, hold on, let me look up the definition of jerk in the dictionary, since I'm pretty sure this situation is in there...

So it is "your money". SMH. You just don't get it. Good luck with your marriage, I'm sure it's a happy one.

Of course it's his money! If the wife doesn't like it she can say something/ refuse/ object/ not go/ get divorced. Everyone has choices.

Ugh, you're as bad as Mr. Senior Executive. IT'S FAMILY MONEY, NOT HIS MONEY. Her salary is ALSO family money.

I do agree with a PP that Mr. S.E. a troll- nobody is that stupid.

Even if he is a troll, so what? If the wife makes nothing, how can she complain about what money buys?