I hate it. And once I make it on the plane I scrunch up in my seat and put headphones on (usually with nothing playing lol) just so no slob will try to chat with me.
caveat. the few times i fly. when my frau and i fly southwest we are As or high Bs so we get a window and aisle. than we lean across the middle seat and talk until the plane fills up completely or starts backing away. it discourages some folks from sitting between us. one guy asked if we were together and don’t you want to sit next to your husband. he got annoyed when she said NO!. on long flights for vacation we have been known to take window seats in following rows, as in 14A and 15A to be more comfortable. one lady asked if my wife would want to change seats and laughed when i said “she is going to be next to me all week. she wants a window.