I am just curious as to what everyone out there considers to be a shipping "moment". I see a lot of people talking about Seddie or Creddie "moments", but what are they really? In my opinion, there have only been a few true moments for each ship, i.e. those that are NOT left open to our own interpretation of the situation or to what we may perceive as a significant moment for a ship. They are the ones that show a progression of their relationship – even if it is only on the basic friendship level.

True Seddie Moments:

iKiss – Sam and Freddie share their first kiss with each other.
iReunite with Missy – Sam swallows her pride and goes to Freddie for help; after his initial reluctance, he realizes he does value his friendship with Sam and gives up the chance to study at sea.
iSaved Your Life – Sam is concerned Freddie will get hurt by Carly if Carly really feels how Sam thinks she does about Freddie; Freddie takes her opinion to heart.

True Creddie Moments:

It has been stated several times in various episodes that Freddie has had a crush on Carly.
iLike Jake - Carly kisses Freddie on the nose.
iThink They Kissed – Carly is upset Freddie won't tell her what happened between him and Sam and is obviously feeling betrayed by both him and Sam.
iSpeed Date – Carly and Freddie share a dance at the Groovy Smoothie to end their awful nights on a high note.
iSaved Your Life – Carly kisses Freddie; Carly displays some obvious jealousy when another girl is trying to come on to Freddie; Carly gives Freddie a poignant kiss on the cheek for their final kiss.

But so many people consider coincidental placement of the characters as a "moment" when really, they are just that – coincidental. When I stand next to someone just because we happen to be in the same vicinity, does that mean I am having a "moment" with that person? Not very likely. Even if there are several people in the room, just because I am standing closer to one person than to the others most likely means no more than we both just happened to pick that spot because it was there.

Also, little interactions between characters that would be normal for any friendship are somehow turned into one of these "moments". I poke, touch, nudge and tease my friends all the time – none of whom I have any interest in other than friendship. And none of these interactions are designed to alter our relationship. That's not to say that people don't do things like this, especially when they are crushing on someone, but, again, that would be something that is open to interpretation so I wouldn't consider it to be a true "moment". Or else it would then be fair to say that every ship out there has an abundance of "moments".

I feel like a lot of shippers out there are seeing what they want to see in the most irrelevant things. (And I'm not gonna lie – I often get giddy when my ships interact with each other but I know deep down that I am seeing way more than is actually there and reading far to into it.) But, I could be wrong. And if I am, then Dan Schneider is a far more superior genius than I already think he is, putting all these extremely subtle allusions to a ship in there.

I realize not everyone will agree with me – but that's why I would like to hear other opinions on what constitutes a "moment".

I completely agree with the OP.....however, I also admit (as someone who ships a very unlikely ship ) I enjoy turning 'non-moments' into 'moments', it just makes me happy ^_^

Heck in iGot a Hot Room, I "D'awww"'d at Spencer going to get a chair for Sam to sit on at the Waffle Breakfast and then standing

But I usually save those things for only discussing in the 'Spam' thread-I realize quite well it's only the way I'm seeing it hehehe