Talk:Cam Relationship/@comment-3180503-20120829144045/@comment-4060828-20120830204854

I'd argue that a small minority like femslash pairings (or even slash pairings) because of the 2 hot girls/guys aspect. One can extend that even to the "Ooh, hot girls/guys having sex" part.

Like any pairing, my adoration for Cam (and Jori to an extent) is the interactions between the characters. Carly and Sam, much like Seddie or Creddie, show a devotion and cuteness and kind love towards one another that I see as the building blocks for a good relationship. If they were legit lesbians, that still wouldn't change the core reason behind why I like their relationship.

As Mak said, part of the appeal for Jori is that there can be a deeper story found. Their testy back & forth relationship can create an interesting awkwardness about both coming to grips with how they feel towards one another that can be worked on.

The other ships I like all tend to center around the fact that both characters in the relationship are friends (usually outside of Jori) or best friends in the first place. So there is already that natural closeness and comfort they share with one another that can transition more easily into feelings and thus a relationship.

Quick Example: I became a hardcore shipper of Buffy/Willow (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) by the start of Season 2 because they were best friends and had a similar relationship to Carly/Sam in almost every way. The fact that they turned Willow into a lesbian during Season 4 in no way changed my initial appreciation and reasoning behind such a pairing. If anything, it just gave another additional avenue to how such a relationship could be built.