These pairings are fan-made relationships that fans enjoy to speculate about and would love to see consummated. The desire for love to blossom on the Island between several pairs of characters, to varying degrees of commitment and affection is explored further in fan fiction. Such fan-made nicknames for pairings are also more generally known as 'ships (short for "relationships"). In addition to the fanonical couples listed here, there are canonical pairings that are also popular amongst Lost shippers.