[CindyDawg]

People ...say over a 100 pds or more may need more room but I think it’s usually more of a “my space” thing for some of us. Even if no one is hanging over the arm rest, I just don’t like being that close to strangers.

[DoughtyOne]

Actually, I think you’re okay until about 200 pounds. Even then if a passenger is considerate, they can keep from making other uncomfortable. The problem is, nobody gives a darn about their fellow man these days. I’ve had 160 pound people invade my space more frequently than some were much heavier. Some people are just idiots when it comes to courtesy in public.

[Elyse]

People ...say over a 100 pds or more may need more room but I think it’s usually more of a “my space” thing for some of us. Even if no one is hanging over the arm rest, I just don’t like being that close to strangers

Exactly! I'm a frequent flyer and I have spent a full 12 hour flight with a stranger's elbow on my breast. That is just NOT RIGHT! This guy was a physically fit broad shouldered weight lifting type. The flight was full and the flight attendants could do nothing about it. If I had not been going home for a family emergency I would have walked off the flight. I think the problem is that we all accept it rather than cause a scene and be inconvienced by taking another flight. For me it isn't a case of discrimination against a larger person, it's a case of - I paid for my little bit of space and I want to be able to sit in it without a stranger touching my breasts!

So, for most married women your husband and doctor are the only people allowed to touch your breasts, but I have to add perfect strangers on an airplane to my list.