Talk:General Discussion/@comment-203.180.0.37-20140923155414/@comment-23.28.25.108-20140923173952

"Of all the obsessions that universally afflict fandom, Shipping is by far the most persistent, widespread and prone to be Serious Business. It knows no boundaries of age, demographic and gender note. This might raise an eyebrow or two on first inspection, but honestly, shipping is just a consequence of plain old human nature: we are wired to seek a romantic partner in such a powerful, fundamental way that some of us even get a considerable kick out of doing it by proxy — and fictional characters are plentiful, easy to relate to, often in want of someone to make out with, usually get their happy ending, and hardly ever fall out of love. We wish we were them. We are drawn to reimagining ourselves in their place like moths to the flame."

queek, quoting from the TVtropes main Shipping page.