I've had here alone, I think last count of 14 charries around the site in the main RPG areas. The longest running one, was Gavin and he was there for over 10 terms, and I finally retired him.

Students:
Liz - I dropped after everyone, family and friends left the school. She was all alone and after 5 terms most people have their 'set' people their charries are friends with, so those her age pretty much didn't see her anymore :/ sad but we decided to move on.
JD - okay not going there, long story short, I stayed but changed houses
TJ - She's still around here she's engaged to Ivan now (Cinn-o-bun)
Isaac - He's still around here, engaged to Amelia (Saiai)
Zoe - is here for the long haul she's not going anywhere

Okay so on to my other charries lots of them, and these don't include red people I've had, or anything *stares at my list*
Mackenzie (DP/Time Room Div Head) - This is where I agree with Ro. Ships ruin everything lol. If the person becomes inactive, or decides to just drop the ship, the charrie just falls apart and don't want to be RP'd. In the end Mackenzie/Erik got together and had 2 children. BUT we don't RP anymore (Cinn-a-bun) and I with those two. I miss them a lot but we don't RP the two of them...

Stefanie (DP) She was in the DP before it closed for a time, and when the DP closed, she disappeared. :/ There wasn't anyone she was really close to, though she does have a cousin or...aunt...or something around here xD I believe Evie played...nooo....Sarah. Okay I give up it's been too long, going on 4 years xD

Lizbeth - She's in St. Mungo's. She kind of lost her mind in the Hall of Prophecy.

Gavin - Now here's a ship that went wrong. Due to inactivity BUT Shelby and I played it out that he and his wife separated after losing the baby. It was heartbreaking! But we made it through, and Gavin even stayed an additional 2 year IC! But he finally decided to move on after 10+ years as I said

Gidyun - He's here to stay! He is so flexible, with all his training and age he could be anything that comes into the picture (except a shopkeeper...no way xD[/s], and I adore playing with him. He's married to Becca Lee (Becky) and they have 4 children (James, Norah, Torie and Emma). I can't see me giving him up for anything lol I can see him years from now still on SS in the RPGs.

Orlando Torres - (Bowling Alley) He's around....I think. I haven't decided lol. He died on another site recently, and his half sister Sophie (Nordic Witch) thinks he's dead there....so I don't know.

Kathryn - She's one of my favourites, I can't see her going anywhere, I love playing her as shopkeeper!

Willow - Was my DP journalist until just recently. She's still here with Luke (Nordic Witch)!

1 other that is here but not...
Jordan Stevens - a healer that's running around DA

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Okay so after all that is said. Ships are real killers for continuing to RP them. The way around that is to have a good back story if the ship falls apart. It's sometimes impossible! Like with Kenzie? I can't RP her, she has no want to RP or even write Fanfics about. Cinn and I talk about RPing them but nothing ever happens. Sometimes you just grow out of them. And it's really hard to lose them.

Gavin I had a backstory that he was able to work with and though he was really heartsick about it, he still kept going. I almost thought he was a goner for the longest time but he still managed to keep going. Okay I'm going to tell a story, about Becca/Gid here. Becky decided Becca got divorced because of inactivity in the ship. Becca was completely heartbroken and it turned out really needed someone to talk to. Gidyun ended up being that person. Becky and I never once planned that they would ship, we already have a ship and only wanted one, but somehow Becca and Gid really started getting close and now 3 years later IC they are married and have a baby together.

Sometimes your charrie may just need someone to listen and be there for them, even when a ship has fallen apart, maybe they just need a new RP person to play with! Perhaps it's not because they are heartbroken but really just don't know what to do with themselves and don't want to be alone and forgotten