Rule number 1. The golden rule of shipping; ship it until it's proven unshippable!
#2 They are friends? Ship it!
#3 They are best friends? Ship it harder!
#4 Person A is person B's only friend?? Very ship!
#5 They used to be 老友记 but now they don't like each other? Much ship!
#6 The harder the friendship ending fall out, the harder 你 ship.
#7 If the character x's sibling dated character y, then character x and character y are now shippable.
#8 Okay okay 你 can ship x's sibling with character y.
#9 And if you're feeling adventurous, edgy, and controversial ship person x and his/her sibling.
#10 If they hate each other/are rivals it's shippable.
#11 Is one of these rivals evil? And the other good? Of course that's how it is! Ship it! Ship it hard!
#12 Shipping your 最喜爱的 character's lover with your 秒 最喜爱的 character's lover is recommended.
#13 Now don't just ship your 最喜爱的 characters' 爱人 together; play mix n match and have your 最喜爱的 and 秒 最喜爱的 switch lovers!
#14 Ya know what's better than one of your 最喜爱的 characters in a relationship? Having your two 收藏夹 爱情 each other. Ship that. Pronto.
#15 Yeah, that's all well and dandy. But now your least 最喜爱的 is feeling left out. Follow rules 12 & 13 but switch your 2nd 最喜爱的 out for your least favorite.
#16 What? Not wiiiled enough for you? Fine then, ship your 最喜爱的 with your least 最喜爱的 for maximum mixed feelings!
#17 爱情 triangle? Lol, not a problem; ship them all together in one giant threesome yacht.
#18 Number 17 is a no go? Well ship person A with person B while simultaneously shipping person A with person C.
#19 And then ship person B with person C.
#20 Its a bonus if person A cheated on person B with person C. Then ship person B with person C harder as person A cries in the distance.
#21 Is person A a peasant? Yes? *Le gasp* no way!!! Because person B is a prince/princess. 你 know what that means...SHIP IT!!!
#22 "My ship is sinking though." Go down with it captain.
#23 Person A is a pirate. Wonderful! This person can be shipped with everyone automatically. Let person A chase that booty!
#24 "But it's not canon." Sure it is. Anything is canon if 你 ship it hard enough.
#25 "But no one else ships it?" Then make them.
#26 What's this??? 你 have a NOTP??? Ha ha, no 你 don't everything is shippable. Ship all the things!
#27 Did 你 know that if they are opposites--personalitywise they are shippable.
#28 Your characters control one of the four elements? 你 know what they say; opposites attract.
#29 So do same elements.
#30 Matches like Air/Water 或者 Fire/Earth work too. Sure they are neither opposites nor the same. But we don't discriminate.
#31 Male/Male Female/Female Female/Male. What did I say about discriminating. We don't do that here!
#32 "Yeah, but the 显示 hasn't even aired yet. I just saw the trailer." Wonderful! 你 can start shipping earlier. 你 can ship them before shipping them was cool 你 hipster you!
#33 Do they run in the same pack? Are they part of the same organization? Then ship 'em! Each and every person in the organization will be shipped with every other member.
#34 Does your 最喜爱的 character have a clone? Ship that also.
#35 "But isn't that kinda weird?" *Shrugs* I don't 问题 it.
#36 Is it canon? Lucky you. Ship it.
#37 Not canon? The 作者 is wrong. Fight the man. Put up resistance.
#38 If the word sempai was ever said, it's shippable.
#39 Got real life friends? Ship them.
#40 Hell, ship yourself. Go out and get some 爱情 dammit!
#41 Shipping characters with object is not off limits 你 know. Ship Jerry with his 最喜爱的 lamp shade.
#42 Ship yourself with the character. Your self insert fic is waiting
#43 Ya know what else 你 can ship? 你 and your least favorite.
#44 Someone is hating on your 最喜爱的 character? Ship them with the character.
#45 Oh You're jealous now? Refer to rule 18.
#46 Background characters need 爱情 too. Ship them together.
#47 或者 ship them with the main character.
#48 Secondary is fine too.
#49 Fine 你 can ship singers too.
#50 Every character can be shipped with the author.
