Why aren't couples automatically seated together. ...

Why aren't couples automatically seated together. At least seat "families" in pairs. Ridiculous. I book my ticket 6months ahead, why not set priority seating to "first-come-first-serve" when reserving seats.

In essence they've just had 6months of interest build on my payment. I think Air Transat making that extra $150 of interest should garner me a seat beside my partner. At the very least.