If 你 think about it's really always been Damon. Since the beginning of this 显示 I always thought Elena would eventually end up with the older Salvatore brother, even before we find out the part where Damon found Elena first. He spoke to her and wished her a 爱情 that would consume her, then proof made her forget all about him. That very same night Elena's parents drove off a bridge with her in the car and like magic Stefan saves Elena. Some 粉丝 may say that 爱情 was for Stefan but I don't think so. Elena had to forgive Damon for 更多 than she ever did Stefan. She became his friend, his savior even, of course she had to 爱情 him. Elena 说 she hated Damon on multiple occasions but somehow see always forgave him, always found a way to trust him again. I hope the doppelgangers' destiny to meet and fall in 爱情 doesn't affect Elena and Damon, because I feel like even though Elena had this "epic love" with Stefan the slow blooming 爱情 she had for Damon was always there. Elena's 爱情 for Damon had time to grow and strengthen.