"...What are we? 12?"

I apologize in advance ! I just need to get this out.

This is my response to fans who believe Damon's sacrifice was a sign of his romantic love for Bonnie in the books. Both book readers and TV viewers often point to the books without ever truly reading them.

Most dictionaries define love as feeling a certain way. They refer only to the emotion one experiences, depending on what or who caused it, not to what or Who it essentially is. Something or Someone outside of ourselves that makes us feel a certain way, depending on our relationship to it. Love for it to be authentic, has 'to love', to...

When I first heard that LJ Smith had been fired, I was tempted to think it was a hoax. Some fans speculated that LJ had been fired for something else, and her Pro-Delena stance was merely a cover up for legal reasons she couldn't go into. However, since LJ Smith has confirmed she has been fired, I think it's clear from the statement she issued that she WAS fired for wanting to make Delena endgame:

"(And remember, for fans of Bonnie and Damon, and strict Stefan and Elena fans, the immediate dynamics may be more to your liking.)"

Stefan and Elena are mentioned, as are Damon and Bonnie. But there's...