Shipping

For people who haven't heard this term its when you think two people would be great in a relationship (usually romantic) and this has caused fanfictions (or vice versa I'm not sure). Though this is relatively new to me. Mostly (I find that} it's two guys that are shipped.

For example:

•  Dan and Phil (Phan)
• Markiplier and Jacksepticeye (Septiplier)
• Harry and Draco (Drarry)
• Sherlock and John (Johnlock)

And people invest very heavily in this but I don't fully understand why. Or it's maybe as Dan (Howell) put it in one of his videos "living vicariously through others".

But even if I don't understand it, I do find it entertaining. For a while my friends were righting fanfics about one another which was very funny. Also my one friend has made it her mission to figure out who to ship the guys with (for one another) and that's funny too.

So I guess I do sort of understand it but I don't really have the capability to actually figure out who would be good together (or whatever compels the ship) and actually emotionally invest in it.

[I apologize if I've insulted someone's otp (for those of you who don't know what that means it's One True Pairing). Don't take any of this personally I just don't get that emotionally invested.]