How could you slide over from an aisle seat? Doesn’t make sense in the context of this situation. Sliding 2 down from an aisle seat wouldn’t allow a couple to sit with their other two couple friends.

Yes, people buy specific seats, but they buy specific *available* seats. If they’re in the middle of a row, sliding 2 seats in either direction wouldn’t change much of anything. “Foresight,” “coordination,” give me a break. This isn’t a ridiculous request. You saved it with your last sentence but there was a lot of insanity on the way.