YAY! Then, we get what we’ve all been waiting for for the past FOUR seasons. Elena finally admits that she’s in love with Damon and she’s not sorry about it.

Bloodsharing in vampire folklore — and certainly in the book mythology — is kind of sexual,” she explains. “It’s very intimate.

But door saying Stefan wasn’t what she needed right now because fancy supernatural fairy magic dust is forcing her to feel that way, well, that’s insulting. It’s insulting to Elena as a character, it’s insulting to fans of both couples

I actually think this sire bond sub-plot is designed to make the Damon/Elena romance the epic couple of choice for fans. This makes them meer of a forbidden romance than they’ve ever been