So, I find I'm in a middle seat between a couple. Turns out they selected their seats deliberately expecting the middle seat to be left open so they can use it to put stuff in, Plane is full so yeah, I got the middle seat. So I always have a rule to only switch seats after the plane takes off. In this case I didn't mind rather be on the aisle anyway than the middle but only after I learned what their game was. In this case, fairly innocuous but...that doesn't dissprove my point that people are trying to play you. Other instances where someone wants to exchange a seat and it turns out it wasn't even their seat they were trading. Yeah, I'm a stickler for getting to my seat and just staying there, keep things unconfused* Also, it's OK to take care of yourself first - as you did - your aisle seats takes precedence over their being together and back to point one wouldn't be surprised if they do this all the time to save money or something. *even been bumped up to first class b/c I was a frequent flyer etc, so when regular seating was over booked they looked for ff people to take unused 1st class and solve their seating problems, that is they need to know where to find you. ** Edited by `lag at 2/23/2026, 11:42:36 PM ** Edited by `lag at 2/24/2026, 8:41:54 AM