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What is a phenomenon? The oxford Concise English Dictionary describes a phenomenon as "a fact ou situation that is observed to exist ou happen, especially one whose cause is in question", and "a remarkable person ou thing." I think Delena are a phenomenon, ou are becoming one. Of course, while it's true that DE have many fans - the biggest number of fans from all the ships on the montrer - it's also a fact that there are others who are strongly opposed to DE. It's been claimed par other fandoms that DE shippers refuse to acknowledge the potential for other ships, and are too caught up in their own world to see that DE are not the epic l’amour story that they think they are. These arguments are not pretty, but we need to be aware of them, especially now that the finale has aired. DE are going to receive a battering from SE shippers, BD shippers...anyone who doesn't like them. Their arguments are harsh and unflinching, an example of which can be found in an article posté on another fanspot (which shall go unnamed but toi can probably guess anyway). The purpose of this article is NOT to engage in some shipper-war debate, it is merely to set the case for DE and their epic story straight. Hopefully, par addressing the arguments against DE, we will be better equipped to defend our fandom.

The article I came across paints an unflattering portrait of Season 2 Damon as following Elena around like a love-sick puppy. According to the auteur of this article, Elena brings out the worst in Damon. "She's always forgiving him, apologizing for him and NEVER holding him responsible for his actions." Rather than telling Damon where to shove it, Elena indulges Damon par molly-coddling him. The article depicts DE as destructive, selfish and harmful: "The Damon around Elena is reckless and selfish...Even Katherine didn't have him this messed up." And: "Love's not supposed to strive off the death, pain and misery of others."

The fandom of the unnamed ship tend to be hilariously illogical in their arguments, most of which I can laugh at ou manage to shrug off. But I didn't feel that the auteur gave a fair ou accurate depiction of Damon and Elena, as individuals ou together, and that bothered me, especially when her fellow shippers applauded her for telling the truth. It is not the truth. I can respect other fans opinions, even if I don't agree with them, but not when their perspective of DE is so obviously flawed.
Let's start with 'Damon is a love-sick puppy'/Elena coddles him' argument. Damon has only spoken of his l’amour for Elena twice: at the end of 2x08 before he erases her memory; and in the bath with Andie in 2x13. He has had two relationships - the first with Rose, whom he hooked up with after only knowing for about 10 minutes, and then with Andie, after knowing for five. How does this come across as being love-sick ou pathetic, when he's doing all he can to distract himself? Is he écriture 'I l’amour Elena' across his journal? Is he sending her love-letters and flowers, and appearing in the same places she is all the time? In 2x19, Damon tells Stefan that he should be thankful Damon has Andie: "It stops me from going for what I really want." Season 2 will not be remembered for being Delena's. In Season One, we got scenes in pretty much every episode. This Season, we had a stretch of 4 episodes without a decent DE scene. How can Damon be following Elena around like a chiot and jouer la comédie love-sick when he's not even around her, and in the meantime, is fighting and killing werewolves, dealing with Katherine, trying to kill Originals, and anything else that's thrown at him?
As for Elena molly-coddling Damon, and constantly forgiving him and apologising for what he does - this is completely untrue. I suppose the auteur of the article over-looked ou forgot that it took Elena ten episodes to forgive Damon for attacking Jeremy. I can't understand why certain shippers think that Elena is unable to stand her ground with Damon - she most certainly can, as evidenced in 2x02, where she stopped Damon from staking Caroline par literally jumping in between them. In 2x03, she prevents him from killing Vanessa, and showed she isn't afraid of taking a leaf out of his own book for getting what she wants. When he confeses to not knowing Jeremy was wearing John's ring, she tells him he's Lost her forever. When the brothers give her their house, she makes Damon promise to abide par her rules before letting him come in. A push-over? Someone who's keen to 'mother' him? Someone who lets Damon have his own way all the time? Surely not. Elena has constantly stood up to him, challenged him, and even, on occasion, fought back. (See 2x10 and 2x18).

I think pretty much everyone will see that Damon has become a plus selfless person from being in l’amour with Elena. He's not perfect par any means, but he's far better than he used to be. I suspect the author's commentaire about Damon being selfish and reckless has plus to do with who Damon is willing to sacrifice in order to save Elena, and not Damon's behaviour this season in general. Let's remember, that Bonnie herself was totally fine with being the one to kill Klaus; nobody pushed her into it ou forced her, she made the decision herself. Actually, Bonnie's willingness to die to save Elena mirrors Damon's. They are both alike in that respect. Damon and Bonnie are not close, so Damon doesn't value Bonnie's life the way he values those he loves. So it's natural and inevitable he'll put Elena's life over and above Bonnie's. That's just the way Damon is. Stefan worries about collateral damage, whereas Damon would take that collateral damage if it means saving the girl he loves, because she's plus important than the life of another person he doesn't give two hoots about. It's not ethical ou moral ou whatever toi want to call it, but it's the way Damon operates, and it's the way he loves. In 2x20, Stefan reveals that vampires feel l’amour plus powerfully than humans do. People who renounce DE as destructive and selfish need to remember that Damon isn't a typical guy - he's a vampire who switched his humanity off for decades because it was too painful to deal with. He is still struggling with his humanity, so it's inevitable he'll make big mistakes. But can anyone who truly understands Damon and his journey so far honestly claim that he was a better person when he first came to Mystic Falls, and wasted no time in killing whoever crossed his path??

"Love's not supposed to strive off the death, pain and misery of others," the auteur states. But if this were true, then would DE really have the biggest fandom in the show? The auteur makes it sound like DE are positively revelling in other people's suffering, and that's not true. Elena doesn't want anyone she loves to be harmed in any way, and she would sooner die than let them be hurt. Damon, on the contrary, would rather die than let her be killed, and would let (almost) anyone die if it means she could live. I think that's super romantic and sexy, even if it's a bit twisted. DE are the epitome of forbidden love, and forbidden l’amour is never tidy and comfortable and easy. But that's what makes their story amazing. 'Vampire Diaries' is a fantaisie show, and while opponents of DE sneer and look down their noses at their relationship, the reason why people l’amour them isn't because they're a rational pairing. It's not because DE's journey is 'safe'. It is passionate, and wild, and terrifying and all the things that make a l’amour story unforgettable, even if it doesn't make sense ou may inadvertently cause pain to those closest to them. But if DE are destructive and selfish, then so are Romeo and Juliet, Cathy and Heathcliff ('Wuthering Heights'), and Scarlett and Rhett ('Gone With The Wind'). Some of the greatest l’amour stories of all time are not remembered because the characters were sensible ou played par the rules - but because they were passionate, defiant and dangerous in the way they loved. I can accept that there are those who deem DE 'destructive'; what I can't accept however, is the Bamon proponents who say that a Damon/Bonnie romance WOULDN'T be destructive. It's fair enough if fans prefer Bamon. But to renounce DE as abnormally harmful, and then in the suivant breath say: 'Bamon are a much better, healthier pairing' is bizarre at best and mind-boggling at worst. How did they come up that idea?? When toi view the history these two share, how could a romantic relationship possibly NOT be destructive? How could it be healthy? How could a smart, powerful girl like Bonnie want to rendez-vous amoureux, date a guy who in the past, valued her death plus than her life? I don't mind Bamon, but this argument doesn't make sense.

Although the auteur of the article begins par saying that her intention is not to demean Damon, Elena, ou DE, it's not long before her true feelings about them begin to show. Various anti-delena arguments/articles I've encountered end up tearing DE to shreds because the fan/author can only see one point of view: their own. In spite of their supposed attempt at viewing them objectively as a couple, they simply can't do it because they've already reached the conclusion that DE won't work. He/she can't understand DE and don't particularly want to. Deep down, they know quite well that they can't stomach Delena, and hate them to their very core. The question is, if they are right, and DE are as horrible as they make them out to be, why do we have the biggest fanbase? How come SE don't have as many fans as DE? And if Bamon is a plus morally healthy and right couple, then why do they have only have over a thousand fans, while we have over 5500? Can 5545 people really be wrong? I don't think so. After all, a phenomenon isn't created ou made out of nothing. Everything about the way DE's relationship has been so far, and their story has earned them the titre 'Epic'.
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Differences between Delena and Stelena.
First of all I need toi to know that no matter what toi read down here and how toi see it,I'm multishiper and I ship both-Delena and Stelena. But when people say that they l’amour both couples the same,they don't really want to admit that it's impossible. toi just can't feel the same for two absolutely different things,it's not natural,so...here's my choice. It thought it wouldn't be easy,but when I put it all like this it turned out to be easiest decision I ever had to make. One plus thing,I decided which couple is my first and which one I l’amour the most,but...
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WHY THE "VAMPIRE DIARIES"–BOOKS par LISA JANE SMITH LEAD TO DAMON AND ELENA AS A COUPLE IN THE END:

1    The development of their feelings for each other and of their relationship would make no sense otherwise; everything could have stayed like it was at the beginning. But the relationship of Damon and Elena develops further and further instead of sticking to how it was at the start between them. Their l’amour for each other becomes stronger and stronger, and this intensification of the feelings that they have for each other still doesn’t seem to stop any time soon.

2    Elena...
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Some opinions Stelena’s shippers think about Damon and Elena relationship that doesn’t make any sense!!

[b]Elena will always l’amour Stefan, no matter what she feels for Damon[b]
It is not because she will never unfell for him that she doesn’t l’amour Damon, her l’amour for Damon “consumes her”. Stefan is the sûr, sans danger choice, which is why she would rather choose him and not Damon who “sabotage things”. Damon and Elena only have four kisses, and she kisses him in 3x19, I mean toi can hate the ship but don’t deny it, If Elena doesn’t l’amour Damon as much as she loves Stefan ou even plus than...
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posted by delena-elemon
I have this strange feeling that after Damon realizes that Elena has not died died loool ,and that she has become a vampire ,he will keep to the promise which he made stefan and leave mystic falls ,without meeting Elena,i mean think about it the fact that a scene has been created where meredith tells Damon about the vamp blood ect ect has been done for a reason,i dont think he will stay,i mean come on there needs to be a twist its vampire diaries,i dont think elena will wake up remember what damon made her forget and then they meet straight away,i think she will remember and par that time he will be ...

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First things first DO NOT BASH, read the whole article first then commentaire your opinion but please try as much as toi can to respect others opinions

To clear things I hate Stefan but I 'I'll do try my best to be subjective ok, to start things off I'm écriture this article because how Caroline was bashing Damon in last night episode (3x04) I mean did she have loss her memories ou something did she forget that he almost died because he saved her life and her werewolf boyfriend , and before all of he saved her life did she forget that he saved Elena's life plus than once that he made plans and took...
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"DE fans don't care about Elena. But to an extent, they don't care about Damon either. They l’amour and obsess over him."

This is one of the most pathetic things I've heard a Bamon fan say, especially from a Bamon fan itself. From almost every Bamon fan I've come across, they seem to see Bonnie as the ultimate person on the show, they see her a godess, when in realitly she isn't that big of character, ou likable. For every Bamon fan, it seems that their favourite character is in fact Bonnie, what a suprise. Bamon fans can't get enough of her, just ask any of them, their favourite character will...
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posted by delenasalvatore
Before Season 2 drew to a close, it had not been particularly DE (or indeed, l’amour triangle) friendly. Instead, the writers chose to do the unthinkable, and throw the triangle right off its tracks, slowing the development of DE's relationship right down until toi began to wonder if it was moving anywhere at all. But all the anguish, blood, sweat and tears DE went through (not to mention the fans), were worth it. It made the finale even plus rewarding in the end. I know that some DE shippers think that 2x21 was the turning point we'd been waiting for, but for me, the finale was the turning point...
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A lot of us here have great ideas as to why DE should be together. Here's our chance to montrer the media exactly why it should be Delena. I've seen a lot of well thought out arguments, debates, and essays here so I encourage all of toi to participate in this contest :)

If toi are a fan of either Elena-Stefan ou Elena-Damon, write up an essay explaining why they are the couple of The Vampire Diaries. it to 350 words ou less, keep it civil (no tearing down opposing fandoms), and try confine your arguments to what we've seen so far on the montrer proper. (Source material is for sissies!)

Send your...
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posted by msmysticlove
salut everyone! I found another wonderful post on tumblr about Damon and Elena's character analysis in 5x10 and i just couldn't resist sharing it here. :)
This post is not mine. All credit goes to Jackie, the awesome blogger whose blog link is donné below the post.



“Newsflash Elena. Your a vampire. I mean, do toi honestly think he would sit here and see toi as anything more”.

This line, says so much about where Damon and Elena are, not only as a couple, but as individuals. While they have both evolved and grown throughout the series, this line is a part of both of them that still haunts them....
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