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Caroline Darney

Mulder, Scully and how The X-Files’ incredible origin of ‘shipping’ took over pop culture

Relationshipping. Shipping. The phenomenon of wanting two — sometimes fictional, sometimes real life — people to stop the will-they-won’t-they rigamarole and just get together already. It’s a phenomenon that has become common within pop culture as fans watch shows, read books and follow celebrities.

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