Sadly I haven't, and probably never will, entered the Stargate fandom, so I've been rather removed from here recently. You raise an interesting question about shipping though.
I don't think I've ever actively HATED any side of my pairings, but it is true I tend to lean towards one of them more than the other most of the time.
A kinda exception at the moment, however, is the Clex. But it's complicated. Because the truth is, as the show is AT THE MOMENT, I HATE Clark Kent. But I like the Clex because I think Clark was A BETTER PERSON with Lex...
So, could that be a factor, perhaps? You can dislike a character on their own, but like them when they are put with another?
Of course, it's not that simple with me either, because I DID like Clark early on in the show, but now he's developed really badly and I don't. So when I think of Clex it's the Clark I USED to like that I'm thinking of, naturally. But the possibility of liking someone only in connection to someone else that this realisation flagged up was interesting.
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I don't think I've ever actively HATED any side of my pairings, but it is true I tend to lean towards one of them more than the other most of the time.
A kinda exception at the moment, however, is the Clex. But it's complicated. Because the truth is, as the show is AT THE MOMENT, I HATE Clark Kent. But I like the Clex because I think Clark was A BETTER PERSON with Lex...
So, could that be a factor, perhaps? You can dislike a character on their own, but like them when they are put with another?
Of course, it's not that simple with me either, because I DID like Clark early on in the show, but now he's developed really badly and I don't. So when I think of Clex it's the Clark I USED to like that I'm thinking of, naturally. But the possibility of liking someone only in connection to someone else that this realisation flagged up was interesting.
Does that help your contemplations any? :p