Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-79.107.229.53-20130217170051/@comment-3393671-20130319220609

67.168.180.205 wrote: I don't know if I should take that as a compliment or not.

I would argue that shipping a canon pairing does make you a real shipper. I don't use the term  as "I hope this pairing becomes canon," rather I see it more as "I like these two characters together romantically and enjoy fanfics, videos, etc. of them." The hope that the characters become a canon pairing is secondary. I think it is because most people consider a "ship" to involve two people who are not romantically involved in the show, like "Red Cricket" or "Captain Swan". If you are obsessed with a canon couple, then that's not "shipping" them, that just means you like the couple that is already together.