Entitled Couple Stole the Airplane Seat I Paid For—So I Gave Them Turbulence They Deserved

I’m Carly, and I’m fat enough that strangers comment on my groceries. That’s why I always buy two airplane seats—just to have peace.

On a work trip, a couple decided my extra seat was theirs. The guy sneered, “You’re really taking two seats?” Even after I said I’d paid for both, he sat down. His girlfriend called me a “fat jerk.”

I let them stew until the flight attendant confirmed the seat was mine and moved him. The girlfriend kept mocking me, so I reported her. The airline later apologized, flagged the couple, and gave me 10,000 miles.

As we deplaned, I told them, “Don’t steal seats or insult people. Some of us are just trying to exist.” A passenger gave me a thumbs-up, and later my partner texted, “Proud of you.”

No one gets to make you feel small when you’ve paid for your space.