There are definitely patterns in the way I ship, just not hair patterns.
I did this poll based on the assumption that people ship for deeper reasons than physicality, but I wanted to see if physical attributes reflected those deeper reasons. If that were true then lots of our preferred ships would have similar physical attributes, or such was my theory. It wasn't a theory I angsted over testing in a very conclusive manner.
dark honey-blonde, in my head
Really? When Austen said it was "dark" I assume that meant some shade of brown.
The single constant in my OTPing seems to be that all these people have something vital to teach their other halves.
This is really interesting to me, because I have recently come to the same conclusion. I've already whined to you about Draco/Harry blindsiding me and me not being able to explain it to myself, especially in light of the 'ships I usually prefer. And I think we discussed also that it's very possible Draco could have something to teach Draco, and it's about intimate human sympathy (as opposed to what Harry could teach Draco, which I'd call selflessness and universal compassion/humaneness. And yes, I notice that that is very Buffy/Spike. Which I believe I flailed all over about in your journal). So anyway that's what made me come to my conclusion about needing a couple to be able to teach each other something.
The thing I have always loved most about Jane Austen is that every single one of her primary pairings is that way.
I did this poll based on the assumption that people ship for deeper reasons than physicality, but I wanted to see if physical attributes reflected those deeper reasons.
It's a fun question for a dreary day, one I've pondered myself...especially after noticing that Buffy and Angel really are a more physically striking pair than Buffy and Spike, no matter how striking I find Spike on his own.
Lizzie has dark eyes, but I'm quite sure there's no reference to her hair colour.
The thing I have always loved most about Jane Austen is that every single one of her primary pairings is that way.
Some of her heroes, notably Tilney (my favourite), are pretty solidly on the teacher end of the spectrum, but Anne Wentworth makes up for all of them. :) Mostly, her characters just feel like they fit each other.
I did this poll based on the assumption that people ship for deeper reasons than physicality, but I wanted to see if physical attributes reflected those deeper reasons. If that were true then lots of our preferred ships would have similar physical attributes, or such was my theory. It wasn't a theory I angsted over testing in a very conclusive manner.
dark honey-blonde, in my head
Really? When Austen said it was "dark" I assume that meant some shade of brown.
The single constant in my OTPing seems to be that all these people have something vital to teach their other halves.
This is really interesting to me, because I have recently come to the same conclusion. I've already whined to you about Draco/Harry blindsiding me and me not being able to explain it to myself, especially in light of the 'ships I usually prefer. And I think we discussed also that it's very possible Draco could have something to teach Draco, and it's about intimate human sympathy (as opposed to what Harry could teach Draco, which I'd call selflessness and universal compassion/humaneness. And yes, I notice that that is very Buffy/Spike. Which I believe I flailed all over about in your journal). So anyway that's what made me come to my conclusion about needing a couple to be able to teach each other something.
The thing I have always loved most about Jane Austen is that every single one of her primary pairings is that way.
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It's a fun question for a dreary day, one I've pondered myself...especially after noticing that Buffy and Angel really are a more physically striking pair than Buffy and Spike, no matter how striking I find Spike on his own.
Lizzie has dark eyes, but I'm quite sure there's no reference to her hair colour.
The thing I have always loved most about Jane Austen is that every single one of her primary pairings is that way.
Some of her heroes, notably Tilney (my favourite), are pretty solidly on the teacher end of the spectrum, but Anne Wentworth makes up for all of them. :) Mostly, her characters just feel like they fit each other.
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