Thread:Forum:Trope Talk/The Matchmaker vs Shipper on Deck/reply (2)

Yeah, I was gonna bring this up if you didn't.

I thought: Maybe The Matchmaker likes to make lots of ships, but the Shipper on Deck just has one preferred pairing.

GethN7 said: the The Matchmaker seems to have that as a raison d'etre, and the Shipper on Deck merely has that as an aspect of their character

I think I figured it out though. The Matchmaker is the general character type; Shipper on Deck is when that character is used as a plot device to promote the growth of the Official Couple. Is that distinct? Not sure. Definitely not clear.