Shipping poll

[salinea]

[Poll #1266990]

Also, what exactly would you put behind "unhealthy"? Is there some kinds of unhealthy which you are willing to ship and others which you draw the lines at (which ones, and why)? Don't hesitate to give some examples!

ETA: this is mostly due to the fact that some of the comments on this post by meganbmoore made me wonder if I was the only one.

Comments

[redcandle17.livejournal.com]

I've been meaning to make a post about this topic myself. Lately I've seen people at my favorite romance author's message board saying how unhealthy some recent pairings are, which puzzles me because they're supposed to be the hardcore, long-time fans and they should have realized that her couples tended to be "unhealthy" from the start of the series. I like pairings that are inappropriate in various ways. "Healthy" couples tend to be rather boring*.

*In real life as well as fiction, I've found. I know too many people who cheat on or leave their "healthy" partners for more questionable ones.

[etrangere.livejournal.com]

It's a frequent criticism, isn't it? and it always feel like it's missing the point.

I wouldn't go as far as say the same in real life, though >_>;;

[redcandle17.livejournal.com]

It's a frequent criticism, isn't it? and it always feel like it's missing the point.

Indeed. I've also noticed that people tend to be unwilling to apply the "unhealthy" label to their own preferred pairings and quick to apply it to the pairings they dislike.

I wouldn't go as far as say the same in real life, though

You know better people than me. :P

[etrangere.livejournal.com]

well I know few people in couples XDD