Oh no, you're not bitter
Did some of you have a fat wicked stepmother in your childhood or something?
Sheesh.
Even underweight people are uncomfortable in the coach seats of the newer planes. And God help you if you need to pee while the meal cart is in the aisle, whatever your size.
Andrew, I'm sorry for what you and your wife must go through when you travel by air. The person who suggested train travel as the alternative must not live in the US like I do...and must also know where a special train that crosses oceans is located !