Thread:Violet the Violent/@comment-26343489-20151212005334/@comment-26343489-20151212012939

To put it short, my first reason is that it's seemed forced. In the pilot, spike is immediately enthralled with Rarity, because of her looks and her looks only. Later on in the series, he still is head over claws about her, but for the same reason; not because of her personality but just her looks. "the most beautiful pony in equestria" he referred to as once, if I'm correct. Also, Rarity knows that Spike likes her and takes advantage of that, knowing that he'll do anything for her because of the crush and asking him for favors and making him do chores and the like.

Secondly, it's hopeless. While spike is fixated on rarity, rarity is often trying to gain the favor of other ponies (such as Fancy Pants, Trenderhoof and Prince Blueblood). While Rarity is attracted to handsome stallions, and many at a time; Spike is infatuated with this one mare. If Rarity liked him back, she would show it by trying to gain his favor as she did with the three stallions I mentioned. But no, she simply does not like him back.

Plus, it's cross-species. Not to be racist.

The whole shipping is an unrequited infatuation.