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Another post reminded me of a slightly odd experience last month on Southwest. I was seated in the aisle and the passenger in the middle raised the arm rest between us and kept it raised the whole flight. It felt disconcerting to not have a clearly defined separation between seats but it didn't bother me too much and I figured if it made the passenger in the middle more comfortable, I was fine with it. I wasn't going to say anything.

I know about the unwritten rule that middle gets both armrests. Is there an additional rule that they control the state too? I'm fine with it but it felt odd. When working on my laptop I was extra careful with my elbows, not knowing where my seat space ended.