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| - Some Shippers are diehard. They'll go through everything, Fire, Ice, Lightning, nuclear explosions, you name it, but they're still sticking by their One True Pairing no matter what. Then there are the other types, who, when something unexpected is revealed, drop a Ship faster than a hot potato. Maybe it's because a character had a deep dark secret that severely makes people question their ability to even be in a relationship, maybe they're really siblings, or maybe there's some sort of other aspect to their relationship that suddenly Squicks people. When that happens and it suddenly seems like the former Shippers have dropped off the face of the Earth, they have Abandoned Ship.
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| - Some Shippers are diehard. They'll go through everything, Fire, Ice, Lightning, nuclear explosions, you name it, but they're still sticking by their One True Pairing no matter what. Then there are the other types, who, when something unexpected is revealed, drop a Ship faster than a hot potato. Maybe it's because a character had a deep dark secret that severely makes people question their ability to even be in a relationship, maybe they're really siblings, or maybe there's some sort of other aspect to their relationship that suddenly Squicks people. When that happens and it suddenly seems like the former Shippers have dropped off the face of the Earth, they have Abandoned Ship. There are also notable subversions, when what would seem like a cause to Abandon Shipping not only doesn't work, but makes the Shippers fight harder for it, especially in cases where theories about who will end up with who are Jossed or declared invalid by Word of God. Some will drop a pairing because the fans are rabid, but let's not talk about that. See also Ship Sinking for when the creators intentionally introduce something to try and make this happen, though it's not at all guaranteed to work on the more radical shippers. Not to Be Confused With Abandon Ship, which was this trope's previous name. Examples of Abandon Shipping include:
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