Relationshippers page merged here Somebody started a page by the name of Relationshippers which is basically the same as this page here Here are its contents consider for merging Relationshippers often contracted to shippers are fans of media who speculate on romantic or sexual relationships among the characters in the series film or book they are fans The practice is closely tied to the creation of fanfiction and doujinshi Relationshippers frequently distinguish between canon and non canon relationships A canon relationship is one that is openly stated or at least strongly implied in the source material A non canon relationship is between two characters who are not offically together in the source In the case of an ongoing series that is still running non canon couples can become canon For example many Star Trek Voyager fans speculated about a possible relationship between the characters Tom Paris and B Elanna Torres long before they ended up actually forming a relationship getting married and having a child in the series However another popularly speculated on relationship on that series between Kathryn Janeway and Chakotay did not materialize in the actual series There are subgroups of relationshippers that assert that certain characters are homosexual or lesbian even if there is no specific evidence in the source material to back up that claim An example of this is the frequently postulated Kirk Spock relationship plus these two external links Fanlistings for Book Movie Relationships Fanlistings for TV Relationships