Brigid McDonald

I mean, the hope is that no one sits next to you, like regardless of your size. I don't know anyone who's like, oh goody, a stranger's gonna get to be really cozy with me for a while.

I mean, the hope is that no one sits next to you, like regardless of your size. I don't know anyone who's like, oh goody, a stranger's gonna get to be really cozy with me for a while.

I mean, the hope is that no one sits next to you, like regardless of your size. I don't know anyone who's like, oh goody, a stranger's gonna get to be really cozy with me for a while.

So you kind of do that thing where you're like, you have the arm rest up. You're like rooting through your purse in the middle seat. People are passing. You're not making any eye contact. You are, oh my God, you've never been more interested in the thing that's at the bottom of your purse. You know what I mean?

So you kind of do that thing where you're like, you have the arm rest up. You're like rooting through your purse in the middle seat. People are passing. You're not making any eye contact. You are, oh my God, you've never been more interested in the thing that's at the bottom of your purse. You know what I mean?

So you kind of do that thing where you're like, you have the arm rest up. You're like rooting through your purse in the middle seat. People are passing. You're not making any eye contact. You are, oh my God, you've never been more interested in the thing that's at the bottom of your purse. You know what I mean?

I was the second row from the bathroom. So we're not talking about like prime real estate. I got in the window seat, as I always do. I put on my little seatbelt extender. No one was back there with me yet.

I was the second row from the bathroom. So we're not talking about like prime real estate. I got in the window seat, as I always do. I put on my little seatbelt extender. No one was back there with me yet.

I was the second row from the bathroom. So we're not talking about like prime real estate. I got in the window seat, as I always do. I put on my little seatbelt extender. No one was back there with me yet.

So I put my bag underneath the seat. I was buckled in. A man sat next to me in the aisle. There was a seat between us. You can tell that it's like the end of boarding. And flight attendants are closing the overhead compartments.

So I put my bag underneath the seat. I was buckled in. A man sat next to me in the aisle. There was a seat between us. You can tell that it's like the end of boarding. And flight attendants are closing the overhead compartments.

So I put my bag underneath the seat. I was buckled in. A man sat next to me in the aisle. There was a seat between us. You can tell that it's like the end of boarding. And flight attendants are closing the overhead compartments.

And so I was like, great, cool. Nobody's sitting between us. And I kind of like looked over at the guy next to me and was like, all right, like sick. And I felt like awesome, like zero anxiety, not a care in the world.

And so I was like, great, cool. Nobody's sitting between us. And I kind of like looked over at the guy next to me and was like, all right, like sick. And I felt like awesome, like zero anxiety, not a care in the world.

And so I was like, great, cool. Nobody's sitting between us. And I kind of like looked over at the guy next to me and was like, all right, like sick. And I felt like awesome, like zero anxiety, not a care in the world.

The main anxiety that I have does come from concerns about who's going to sit next to me. I'm like, dang, is somebody going to be sitting next to me that I'm going to have to be like rigor mortis my muscles so that I don't touch them and it's going to be awkward? Are they going to be somebody who's just like, cool?

The main anxiety that I have does come from concerns about who's going to sit next to me. I'm like, dang, is somebody going to be sitting next to me that I'm going to have to be like rigor mortis my muscles so that I don't touch them and it's going to be awkward? Are they going to be somebody who's just like, cool?

The main anxiety that I have does come from concerns about who's going to sit next to me. I'm like, dang, is somebody going to be sitting next to me that I'm going to have to be like rigor mortis my muscles so that I don't touch them and it's going to be awkward? Are they going to be somebody who's just like, cool?

So I'm sitting in my seat and I'm like, this is awesome. I'm about to be on vacation on a beach. No one's sitting next to me, feeling good, riding high. And then I see the gate agent who checked our boarding passes. I see her board the plane. And I don't know what they're checking for exactly, but they're doing their job. They're doing some things. They're checking their stuff.

So I'm sitting in my seat and I'm like, this is awesome. I'm about to be on vacation on a beach. No one's sitting next to me, feeling good, riding high. And then I see the gate agent who checked our boarding passes. I see her board the plane. And I don't know what they're checking for exactly, but they're doing their job. They're doing some things. They're checking their stuff.