I didn't get shippy vibes off of Tyler and Caroline. I thought their scenes were pretty electric together, but I saw them as having more of a Stefan-Lexi relationship. I'm a big fan of seeing them as friends. But I don't want them together.

Bonnie/Jeremy is surprisingly adorable, even though I've been wanting Bonnie/Damon.

That last scene was killer - marvelously acted and Damon being selfless for once. But unlike you, I am not conflicted at all about my ship. :) I love that Damon loves Elena, but I love that she doesn't love him back. The last thing I want is to see Elena turn into Bella and have her mope and whine and wring her hands over which person she likes better, and having her become That Girl who comes between two brothers. I would lose a lot of respect for her if she fell in love with the guy who tried to kill her brother - he's done enough good since then to make her want to be friends again, but I just can't see that. Besides, they've built up Stefan and Elena so well as a loving couple that's actually functional. They talk about things and respect each other as people. They would have to make Stefan into a completely out-of-character awful douche to make a breakup between them believable.