Might as well ask this since it is inevitable...

What is your favorite straight (M/F) pairing?
And why?

I'll start first:
Mine is Fluttermac
They look so cute together and Fluttershy needs a REAL stallion that will be happy to comfort her (NOT protecting mind you, because I'm sure if you push her, she can handle her own in a fight) and to remind her that someone does care for her.

891035 Any male being X Gilda, sick of how she and Rainbow are the goto lesbians. Bronies love that tomboy = lesbian stereotype.

I also have a keen like for Luna X Discord

891035

I'd be more inclined to say Dashmac.

The loud, boisterous pegasus and the quiet, reserved earth pony? Well, they do say that opposites attract.

891035

It seems I was beaten to posting this thread.

Personally I love any straight Dash fics. I've no idea why, but seeing a story where she's shipped with a mare really grates with me and usually impeeds on my enjoyment of the fic.

SoarinDash

Don't know why, they seem awesome together, and Dash may want a stallion that can keep up with her.

Mine is a toss up between x and x

891075

I'm not as big a fan of SoarDash as I used to be. I've found I'm really into crack ships.

891076

Spike and Apple Bloom was always a ship I enjoyed, although I don't know of many good ones. I still remember The Descendant's almost-shipfic for that pair, which was really well written.

891049

I enjoy DashMac, although I was never really a fan of the whole opposite's attract deal. I think I'd prefer to see Dash x Thunderlane and Mac x Twilight. Although I can only recall one fic I've read which was a dedicated TwiMac.

891047

I agree with this comment wholeheartedly, although I haven't ready any GIlda shipfics. Do you think you could recommend me some?

891063
Love the chart...

Fancy Pants is currently with somepony else...
I have no idea if Pinkie/Pokey can work out.
Who is that stallion with Twilight?
Carmel could use some improvement in his love life (poor unlucky guy)
SoarinDash could work.
FlutterLane? I never knew that pairing existed!

My chart would look like this:
Rarity -> (haven't shipped Rarity with anyone yet, maybe Spike)
Pinkie -> (haven't shipped Pinkie with anyone yet, maybe Braeburn or Caramel)
Twilight -> Time Turner
Applejack -> Soarin
Dash -> (haven't shipped Dash with anyone yet, did have a crush on Soarin and will sometimes have one-night stands with Big Mac)
Fluttershy -> Big Mac

891128 That's Comet Tail with Twi

891137
Hm...never heard of him.
Who is he?

Ahem...

RarityXPokey Pierce

Blueblood X any mare

Big Mac X Twilight or Rainbow Dash

Twilight X any stallion

891139 He is some background pony that appeared beside Twilight in that one episode where Applejack never comes back to Ponyville. No I don't remember the name of it.

891128

Hmm, I'd probably go for :

Twi x Big Mac
Apple x Caramel
Rarity x Lane
Flutter x Garble
Dash x Spike
And I have no idea for Pinkie.

891156

He has a speaking line!

Mmm, that voice I can see why Twilight would fall for him.

891194
Who's Garble?

891221

You didn't read the front page of the group?

891241
Oh...that's right, Garble the Dragon
I did read the front page...I just forget the dragon's name. (sorry).

Wait...Fluttershy and a dragon?
Wow...never knew she was into these kinds of things.

891244

I'm determined to write a fic about it. So much potential for d'aww and diabetes.

891253
I get enough d'aww and diabietes from FlutterMac.

Its a toss up for me between Twilight/Shining, BigMac/AJ, and Spike/Applebloom...

Can I love them all equally?

891275

I like shippings which will never happen in canon. A lot harder to pull off successfully. It's the main reason why I despise Rarity: not only is it really easy to pull of a ship with Spike, but also she's the one character who's relationship with Spike needs to be addressed when writing any other Spike shipping.

Which irritates me to no avail

Still, I like to read the shipping itself. When executed well, it's a pretty nice ship.

891284

Never seen a platonic incest fic before, and the only incest idea I have on my list is that the characters aren't related.

891301 Oh. Was the context of the thread platonic couples?

Then I guess I default to Applebloom/Spike.

Either FlutterMac or SoarDash.

To me, these ships go so well together. It's hard to decide between the two.

Honestly, I like all F/M ships except incest ships and Spike X Twilight (Yuck! )

891305

Thread lacks [MATURE] tag. Tut tut, Neo, you're supposed to be an admin!

Although, just to be sneaky, I'll say I do like Aj/Mac but not TwiShining. I'm sorry, but if Shining Armor decided to divorce his wife, there's plenty of better gals to pick then Twilight. I mean start with Applejack and work your way through 'em, I'd say

891306

I'm going to write a Spilight and dedicate it to you.

891310
You better not Incest is not cool

891313

But it's Spiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiike...

Hear that magical harp at the end there? That's the sound of a thousand keyboards radically being beaten to death by obsessive shippers.

891327
And? Hate that ship. They're like brother and sister!

891329

AND!?

Spilight is DA BEST SHIP EVAAAAA and I'm going to dedicate one I write to you. You can't stop me

891340

891363 I haven't seen that one before.

Whats the usual premise or plot?

891363

Interesting pair. I've always liked Chrysalis x Discord or King Sombra. Ahh the things villains could do if they teamed up.

What Equestria needs is a League of Supervillains.

891386

League of Super Evil! That was the cartoon I was thinking of!

It's been a long time since I watched a cartoon for little children boys.

Thunderlane x Derpy
Caramel x Twilight
Caramel x Rainbow Dash
Spike x Applejack
Braeburn x Just about anypony

891399
......odd choices. Why Caramel X Rainbow Dash?

891408>>891399

Caramel's a playa.

I'm surprised you don't ship Davenport, Garbo

891427
I do, and I thought about posting my favoties of those, but heald them back for reasons having to do with nobody knowing who Davenport is unless they know me. But since you asked:
Davenport x Lily (that's my go-to-pairing because as-yet unpublished events in this story)
Davenport x Rarity
Davenport x Twilight
Davenport x Applejack
Davenport x Cloud Kicker
Davenport x Rainbow Dash
Davenport x Derpy
Davenport x Cadence
Davenport x Mayor Mare
... And basically every other mare in ponyville. Davenport gets all the bitches. The main reason being that my head canon typcasts him as a player - a lot like Chengar Qordath's depiciton of Cloud Kicker. And Believe you me, I have scenarios that lead up to all of these happening, and then some.

891451

I knew who Davenport was before I found you, but only because I was looking for male stallions to ship with, so I looked up the character list on mlp.wikia

Davenport was one that caught my eye because the train station I get off at for college is called Davenport.

891035 To be honest, I have no clue.

891451 Sir. You have blown my mind with your indepth shipping knowledge. /salute

Spike with just about any mare. The reason is I can more relate with Spike than any other character. I especially like the following pairings:
Spike x Rarity
Spike x Sweetiebelle
Spike x Applebloom
Spike x Twilight
Spike x Applejack

891284 I haven't read any Twilight x Shining Armor, but I definitely can see myself being into that pairing.

891868

YES! You are the best person - ever! I love Spike x anypony.

891925

TwilightShining? Ewwww, it's AjMac all the way

891561

Every ship is best ship, amirite?

But Spike shipping is slightly better

892003 Not really since I hate Spike, guess I'll go with Rumble X Scootaloo.

892023

y u no luv Spike ships?

But Rumble x Scoots is pretty epic

892088 Yup.

892023 I disagree, Spike is awesome. Rumble and Scootaloo do make a cute couple though.

891063
That's an awesome chart you got there. Every main character fits perfectly for each background character ; they really do need some attention for this fanbase. I'm also curious where did you find that chart.

I really love that CometTwi pairing, they are so cute together.
I discovered that pairing back in Deviantart.com the other day, and wow, how adorable they are when they are together.

I read one CometTwi fanfic in this website, and I think it is the only good one that exist for this shipping pair. You can ask me anytime if you want to read it.

P.S. Can you tell me why FlutterLane and CaramelJack, please? I have a feeling about how they are in common for each other.

I'm really sad because you guys could join in a heated discussion while I had to spend my afternoon cooped inside a dammed office!

Why life is so unfair!!!

Well, my favorite straight shipping is Cadence and Shining Armor. If foalcon is permitted, Spike and Sweetie Belle, all thanks to The Sweetest Gem, and to Vexy for sending me a link to that story.

892281 That differs from every person's liking, but I still agree on the Scoots and Rumble part