S/O of a S/O- Is it rude to recline your site in an airplane

Inconsiderate possibly, not rude.

And yes, probably we have discussed it relatively recently 😉

I'm kind of confused by the poll - yes it's rude because you paid for what? I feel like you swapped the answers but maybe I'm missing something. Using the seat as designed by the airline is not rude. There are now many choices for non-reclining seats or barely reclining seats so you're more than welcome to choose one of those airlines if you don't want the person ahead of you reclining.

I'm a little confused too. I do think it's inconsiderate. The airline did not design the recliner and personal space well. That's not a passenger's fault but it is the reality and everyone knows it. Like a lot of these "is this rude?"scenarios, just because you can, doesn't mean you should. A little consideration for others goes a long way, especially in uncomfortable situations. Like planes, drs offices, smoky places, etc.

I don’t think your statements after yes and no make sense.

Is it rude? Yes, I paid for it. It’s rude because you paid for it? What is it?

I take my cues from the plane. If it's a red eye and just about everyone is reclined, then I'm going for it. In all other cases, I do not recline.

Your poll makes zero sense.

I recline.  If the airline industry didn't want you to recline the seats would not recline.  If you don't fit, go buy a first class ticket.

I figure the person in front of me is actually leaning forward in their seat and uncomfortable. When the person reclines, it give my upper body less space, but I don't need the upper body space as much as the need to recline my seat so when I recline back, I really don't go back that far since I feel like Im leaning forward anyway. If I want to recline, I'll usually see if the person behind me is already reclining and then I don't need to worry about it.

I don't recline unless it's an international flight and the lights are turned off for passengers to sleep. I don't think it's rude to recline, but I do think it can be inconsiderate to recline on a short 1-2 hour flight. There are a lot of other behaviors on flights that I think are rude. Playing a video game or movie without headphones, talking loudly, not supervising your children, kicking the back of the seat, grabbing the seat in front of you to get up (older people excluded, of course), rewinding the sex scene in a movie over and over (yes a passenger did this on our flight back from Italy) are all examples of rude behavior I have experienced on flights.

I only do if I am going to sleep. That said if the person in front of me reclines it's not a big deal to me at all. I would NEVER think of asking them not to; they paid for that seat and can recline if they choose to IMO.
What I have a bigger issue with is when upon landing when people rush to the front to get off, and then you can't even get out of your seat. If you are short on time for your connecting flight; let the flight attendant know! I've been on a couple flights where they announced "we have 6 passengers who need to deplane first due to their connecting flight" and no one seemed to have an issue with that.

Sunday I am flying to Switzerland it’s a red eye flight and I bet that everybody will recline their seat, they would be crazy not too.

For me, this is a hate the game not the player. The seats are made to recline and there’s a kind of domino effect when one person reclines, the person behind them might and so on down the line. I do think it’s rude to slam the seat back - go slowly or a heads up for the person in the next row would be nice. I’ve had devises fall off the tray and a drink slide back a little precariously.

I never fully recline but I’ll hit the button to release the seat so it’s not straight up. It’s not even noticeable compared to the seat next to me.

We always get extra leg room since DH is pretty tall so it’s not as bad as it could be.

If I'm on a flight where I might nap or sleep, I'll recline.

This reminds me of YEARS ago when Lauren was adamant that no one recline their seats to the point where she purchased a device you wore on your knees to prevent the passenger in front of you from reclining. I'm not sure how that worked, but she would not be dissuaded.

Perhaps this varies by airline. We fly United and its affiliates pretty much exclusively, and I notice (a) that the seats recline very little and (b) recline in such a way that the only movement is near the top of the seat. Lauren's knee contraption wouldn't make a lick of difference. There's no difference in the position of the tray table or the lower part of the seat.

I don't personally recline on daytime flights, but I'm not bothered if the person in front of me does because of the way United's seats are made, I guess. It's a non-issue.