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{{quote|Tom and Daria have dated, and I like happy endings. Therefore, Tom and Daria will get married.|[[Guy vs. Guy]]}}
[[Image:Dariatrent.gif|right|frame|Daria/Trent, from "[[Daria!]]"]]▼
A term drawn from fanfiction in general, often written as '''shipperfic''' or 'shipper, with the apostrophe. Short for "relationshipper," a '''shipper''' can be used to describe either romance-based stories or their authors and fans. Early in this fandom's history, the most common form of shipper was a match-up between [[Daria Morgendorffer|Daria]] and [[Trent Lane|Trent]] (a.k.a., Daria/Trent). In more recent years, the variety of relationship match-ups has expanded considerably, sometimes to absurdity.▼
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▲A term drawn from fanfiction in general, often written as '''shipperfic''' or 'shipper, with the apostrophe. Short for "relationshipper," a '''shipper''' can be used to describe either romance-based stories or their authors and fans.
Gay or lesbian shippers written about same-sex character pairs are called [[slash]] fiction or "slashfic," for the slash mark separating the names of the two lovers when referring to such tales. The term arose decades ago in ''Star Trek'' fanfic that posited a homosexual relationship between Captain Kirk and Science Officer Spock. Daria/Jane is probably the most common form of slash in ''Daria'' fandom. Further discussion of slash fanfic appears under that heading; the remainder of this article discusses only heterosexual match-ups.
[[Tired Daria Fandom Tropes]] contains a detailed overview on the history of and problems associated with writing any new Daria/Trent shipperfics, which many in fandom feel is a trend that has run its course. (See, however, [[OTP]]) Even the show's creators (see below) felt any realistic pairing of the two was not possible for long, if at all. Daria/[[Tom Sloane|Tom]] shipping is handicapped by the troubled circumstances under which the relationship began, though [[alternate-history]] and [[post-canon]] story writers have figured out ways around that. Daria/[[Ted DeWitt-Clinton|Ted]] shipping is intriguing in post-canon writing, though the Daria/[[Luhrman]] combination has been little explored, despite [[Glenn Eichler]]'s interest in same.
Though [[Dariacentric romance|Daria-based]] 'shippers tend to be the most common, they are certainly not the only source of pairings. Tom/Jane, Kevin/Brittany, Mack/Jodie (see [[Joma]]), Quinn/Three Js, Upchuck/Andrea and, of course, Jake/Helen are known couples from canon, and many stories explore those pairings. Other, less traditional pairings include
MTV website feature [[Guy vs. Guy]] lampoons fandom debates about shipping circa 2001.
==External Links==
====General Information====
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipping_%28fandom%29#Daria_fandom Shipping] (with a focus on the ''Daria'' fandom) on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia]
====Shippers and Shipping in ''Daria''====
* [http://thepaperpusher.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=28067 CHEMISTRY: Shipping, darkhorses, and 'No JOMA'...]: [[PPMB]] thread about shipping
====Daria/Trent (Discussions/Essays)====
* [http://www.the-wildone.com/dvdaria/glennanswers.html First March 2005 interview with Glenn Eichler on DVDaria], in which Mr. Eichler says of the show's fans, “It would have been nice if a percentage of the viewers hadn't gotten so wrapped up in the 'romance' (or non-romance) story lines that they missed out on other things we were trying to do, but that's their right as the audience.”
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* [http://www.the-wildone.com/dvdaria/anneinterview.html January 2006 interview with Anne D. Bernstein on DVDaria] (see individual questions)
* [http://www.the-wildone.com/dvdaria/anneinterview2.html May 2006 interview with Anne D. Bernstein on DVDaria] (see individual questions)
* [[Improbable But Not Impossible]] by [[Fayth S]]
====Daria/Tom (Discussions/Essays)====
* [http://www.the-wildone.com/dvdaria/glennanswers.html First March 2005 interview with Glenn Eichler on DVDaria], with a long, interesting answer to the question, "Why Tom?"
* [http://www.the-wildone.com/essays/kw_essays/tosotk.html “The Other Side of the Kiss: An Examination of the Infamous ‘Love Triangle’”] by [[Kara Wild]].
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* [http://www.the-wildone.com/dvdaria/anneinterview.html January 2006 interview with Anne D. Bernstein on DVDaria] (see individual questions)
* [[Daria's Love Life]] by [[Starah Choe]]
====Daria/Other (Discussions/Essays)====
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