Great to hear you're doing well, and don't worry about the late reply as I know all about being busy these days due to college lol. It's too bad that you don't support Pokeshipping anymore but I understand due to the lack of any interaction between Ash and Misty for over half a decade now.
I do hope Misty makes some form of appearance soon and sets the record straight about whether she likes Ash or not anymore haha.
It's great that you support Pearlshipping though, and I have developed a fair amount of interest towards it too. Their close and dynamic friendship definitely carries the ingredients needed for a couple to blossom a romantic relationship together. I wonder if we will see any more convincing hints as the eighth gym, Dawn's final contest, Grand Festival, and the Sinnoh League Conference are all getting close.
As for Advanceshipping. I can't say i've ever supported it as much as I have Pokeshipping and Pearlshipping. I was as loyal a Pokeshipper as I could be when I joined the forums in the years that Advanced was airing, so I found little time to invest any feelings towards AAMayL. That said, i've always seen them as cute and good-looking together and definitely think they'd be an awesome couple. The hints are definitely there, but I believe that the writers unfortunately lost their way with it due to the potential of Contestshipping lol. These days, I think I like it a bit more than I did before.