Ryanair seating

A bit offf my usual topics today.
Just returned from a holiday abroad, so thought I would comment on the flight.
Ryanair invite their customers to pay extra to pick seats - say a window seat or aisle seat, and also to sit with their loved ones. Should you choose to not accept the extra fee, Ryanair seem to take delight in offering the worst possible options - middle seats, where you are hemmed in on either side and seperating couples, not just a few seats, but other ends of the plane!
Today, there were around ten to fifteen spare seats that I saw - and Ryanair still chose to sit my wife at the opposite end of the plane. When we checked in online a day before, there was plenty of option to sit together as long as we paid the extra.....
A bit mean of them I feel. Todays cabin crew were really nice and accomodated many customers with needs such as a young baby (who seperates mum and dad with a baby?) but there were still disgruntled passengers moaning in the aisles.
Ah well - I rarely travel unless I am driving but they don't do themselves any favours.