3. As the person who did the yaoi version of this...that's okay, different strokes for different folks. I've never been much for the default man + woman = babies ships either.

Do you find you look at some of the same dynamics though? I'm not a Shuichi kind of person, whether or not it is a male or female character, but I like the strong, silent, background character standing behind the spotlight character type regardless of gender. Unfortunately I can't get any more detailed without revealing who I am. Damn rare ships!