I think them being friends would be great. Tyler's always disliked Caroline, so the idea of him growing beyond that is really appealing.

I think the reason I started wgetting scared about the shippy vibes is because I was a bit spoiled because of tumblr. I saw too much people saying stuff about "Tyler/Caroline" and it terrified me!

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.

At this point, I totally agree. And I would lose respect for her if she fell for him immediately, but not if it takes a while and he really shows how much he's changed. If they get together, what I want to see is it growing from them being BFFs.

I do love her being functional with Stefan. But Stefan's made some questionable moral choices lately (as has Damon, obviously), so I could see him going further down that road and Elena saying, "I can't do this till you get back on track." I think they're endgame, but I'm sure they won't be together completely all through the show. I mean, this is TV, after all. *sigh*