>>95922265Are you a guy or a girl? Maybe it's different for different genders, as far as I'm concerned most girls are just into cute guys being together.
But of course there are also people who are into shipping because they like the characters. These are the shippers of controversial ships, who look into relationship deeper than just cuteness.
Maybe it is about self-inserting, but just in a deep and subconscious way.
Someone who's into simple and nice ships just really wants a happy relationship for themselves, with no problems in the way. These types don't usually bother looking into characteristics, and are the source of ooc content.
And someone who likes to dig deeper into certain characters' motivations wants a thoughtful relationship with understanding on a mental level. They might find themselves enjoying a ship that is considered "not healthy" or a ship not entirely understandable from the first glance.
wow my train of thought really went somewhere strange
