With the final season of The Originals on the horizon, The Vampire Diaries fans are dealing with the end of the universe they’ve become so invested in. After eight seasons in Mystic Falls and four seasons in New Orleans, viewers have become intimately involved in every aspect of these characters’ lives. However, nothing gets TVD fans more riled up than discussing the show’s many couples. The reason Sybil and Cade were hated so much wasn’t because they tried to destroy the town. It was because they kept Stefan, Damon and Enzo away from everyone they loved and messed with their happy endings. Katherine was the show’s ultimate villain because she kept throwing a monkey wrench into Elena, Damon and Stefan’s relationships.

Despite all the vampire, werewolf and witchy supernatural craziness, the series is really a love story. The source of all the constant battles, curses and nefarious plans can usually be traced back to a broken heart. Whether you ship Delena, Stelena, Klaroline, Steroline, Bonenzo or Forwood, there’s a fanbase for you. Considering how unfailingly loyal Vampire Diaries lovers are, it’s no surprise that the internet has no shortage of memes devoted to its couples. To make it easier on fans, here’s the best Vampire Diaries couple memes.

15 UGLY TRUTH ABOUT DELENA

Damon and Elena have an all-encompassing love that makes it difficult for them to deal with everyday emotions in a healthy way. For fans it’s an all or nothing idea that keeps them riveted through every high and low. However, the ugly truth about Delena is that their relationship is deeply toxic and it’s super weird that we all love them as much as we do.

In the beginning Damon’s life revolved around ruining Stefan’s, so by extension his girlfriend Elena was caught in the crossfire. Damon terrorized her brother and friends without remorse to serve his own purposes. Underneath all the one true love craziness and depression over the other’s death, Damon and Elena should’ve let one of those many breakups stick so everyone in town could move on.

14 I SHIP KLAROLINE

The Vampire Diaries is a show full of ships, but the most hardcore, may be Klaus and Caroline, or Klaroline. Original vampire Klaus Mikaelson wasn’t interested in making friends or becoming part of the Mystic Falls gang, he wanted to break the curse to unlock his werewolf side and nothing else mattered. Until he met Caroline Forbes. Though he was still selfishly devoted to his own agenda, he always had time for a quick flirt or to make Tyler look like a horrible boyfriend.

It wasn’t long before his charm wore down Caroline’s defenses and she admitted her feelings for him. Circumstances kept them from having a real relationship, but that hasn’t diminished their connection. The amazing chemistry between Joseph Morgan and Candice King made all their scenes crackle and have kept fans eternally hopeful that Klaroline will get the happily ever after they’ve been waiting for.

13 STELENA VS DELENA

When the series first started it was all about Stefan and Elena. They were the Romeo and Juliet of Mystic Falls. Every episode featured a dramatic reveal or romantic moment. It was impossible not to be moved by their young love. However, as Stefan’s demons came back to haunt him, Elena began to turn to Damon for comfort and protection, leading to the long simmering feelings between them to become stronger.

As everyone moved on to rooting for Delena, it seemed at times like the show had forgotten everything Stefan and Elena once meant to each other and this caused a lot of hilarious Twitter fights between the two ships. To this day, if you get Stelena and Delena fans in a room together it turns into a Game of Thrones style battle.

12 REMEMBERING BONNIE AND ENZO

Over the course of eight seasons, Bonnie Bennett was the rock of her friends’ lives. She often had to sacrifice her own happiness to save everyone from whatever evil was plaguing the town. She lost a lot of boyfriends, most of them horribly murdered. However, it seemed like she was finally going to be happy when she fell in love with vampire Enzo St. John.

They had a unlikely start, as they initially hated one another. Though that’s not uncommon in Mystic Falls. Bonnie thought she finally had someone who she wouldn’t lose, but sadly that wasn’t the case when ripper Stefan killed Enzo right in front of her. Later his ghost came to her in a heartbreaking scene, telling her not to remember his death, but to think of their life together. Bonnie did eventually decide to travel the world, while Enzo watched over her.

11 ALARIC AND JO’S WEDDING

If there’s one rule anyone in Mystic Falls should remember, it’s that town celebrations don’t end well. Beauty pageants, school dances, sheriff deputy graduations and weddings. It doesn’t matter, some evil supernatural force will inevitably attack and kill all the unimportant humans.

One of the worst was at Alaric and Jo’s wedding, where her crazy brother killed her and cursed Bonnie and Elena. It was terrible, as Alaric had once again had the love of his life murdered. To be fair, she really should’ve known that his girlfriends have short life spans. He stayed devastated for a long time, never really giving his heart to anyone else, but he and Jo’s daughters survived and he devoted his life to keeping them safe. Seriously, next time just elope.

10 CAROLINE CAN’T RESIST KLAUS

When Klaus met Caroline he instantly knew she was special and turned on all the charm he’d picked up in his centuries long life to woo her. He threw a grand ball in his mansion, gave her expensive necklaces, drew her romantic pictures and occasionally helped her friends. All this attention led her to figure out there was more to Klaus than the murderous psychopath they thought he was.

He was still terrible, he did kill Jenna after all, but he was also sweet and loyal to those he loved. It was that side of his personality she opened up and fell for, much to her chagrin. Considering all he had put her friends through, Caroline did not want to have feelings for Klaus and fought them tooth and nail, but in the end he also understood a part of her that no one else did.

9 DELENA TIMELINE

Delena fans are serious. They’ve wanted them together since day one and not so patiently waited for it to become a reality. Once their relationship was official, they tracked it like the pair were old friends. Honestly, we’ll have to take their word on whether these numbers are authentic, because we don’t have that kind of time. Although three breakups seems a little low.

This timeline really accentuates the slow burn of their love story. How it gradually progressed from enemies to friends to sire to lovers. Despite all the weirdness of their situation, it’s still a sweet story that showed how the right person can truly change someone for the better. Over the course of eight seasons, Damon went from confirmed villain to hero willing to sacrifice himself to save everyone else, and that was all due to Elena.

8 STELENA FIRSTS

Though Damon and Elena are billed as the true love story of The Vampire Diaries, let’s not forget that it really started with Stefan and Elena. He was her first love at a time when she desperately needed something to hold on to. When they met, she was still grieving the death of her parents and struggling to get back to normal life. Falling in love with Stefan gave her something to hold onto, something to be happy about.

As with most first loves, they shared many important milestones together. He wasn’t just her first love, he was her first everything. Yes, we know she and Matt were together before Stefan showed up, but we all know she was never in love with Matt. Poor Matt never gets the girl.

7 KLAUS IS CAROLINE’S LAST LOVE

Even though Caroline is obviously in love with Tyler, Klaus knows from the moment they meet that she will never be the girl who settles down into small town life. It’s true that as the town’s number one party planner and event organizer, Caroline has a take charge attitude and leadership capabilities that are clearly meant for bigger things.

Becoming a vampire means she will practically live forever and Klaus knows she will not spend an eternity hanging out in Mystic Falls. He lets her know that she can live whatever life she wants, but he intends to be there as her last love. That seems especially prophetic now that she’s the last vampire standing. Perhaps we will finally get to see that ending before The Originals wraps up its final season.

6 STEROLINE

Since the first few seasons were all about Elena and Stefan’s world changing love story, it’s easy to forget that Caroline had her sights set on him from day one. Knowing he was a vampire and interested in Elena, Stefan let her know in no uncertain terms that they wouldn’t be a thing.

Cut to the season six finale and he is pledging to wait for her to be ready to love him. It was one of the rare nice moments of their relationship. Things got rough after that. However, it was proof once again that you should never doubt Caroline Forbes. If she says she’s going to make something happen, it will happen. It may have taken her eight seasons, but she did get Stefan to say I do. Again, things immediately went bad, but let’s focus on the sweet moments.

5 DELENA RAIN KISS

Damon and Elena had many seminal moments during their relationship, but none is more beloved by Delena shippers than the rain kiss. Elena had her memories of Damon erased when she couldn’t cope with his death. Considering how often people on this show come back from the dead, this seemed like a rash decision. Of course, he returned and now she had no memory of being in love with him.

After trying in vain to get her memories back, Damon let her go and got all sad drunk, remembering happier times. One of those was the promise of forever and aforementioned rain kiss. And, a million tribute videos were launched. It’s really one of their most romantic moments and perfectly showcases why fans are still so obsessed with the couple. And yes, she got her memories back before falling into a cursed coma, but that’s a story for another time.

4 TEAM KLAUS

Since the first episode, the fans have been firmly split into two categories. You’re either Team Stefan or Team Damon. However, season two brought a new player into the mix and there was now Team Klaus. Yes, he was the bad guy who was tormenting our heroes and killing without remorse, but Joseph Morgan was able to make viewers forget all that one charming smirk at a time.

Klaus and his family became so fascinating they got their own spinoff where everyone was Team Mikaelson. Think about it, Klaus is not only the original sire of their liine, he’s also been involved with a few of the most important women in their lives, like Katherine and Caroline. For the Salvatores, there’s just no competing with a Mikaelson.

3 SALVATORE BROTHERS AND ELENA

Despite all the vampires, werewolves, witches and hunters, from day one this show has centered around one thing; Elena Gilbert and her love for the Salvatore brothers. She started with Stefan, but always had a connection to Damon. Turns out she met him first, but he compelled her to forget. Later, when he became her sire, that bond got even stronger.

Stefan was her first love. He helped her get through her grief, saved her life on multiple occasions and would do anything for her. While Damon definitely did those last two, he also nurtured her as she transitioned from teenager to independent woman. He got to be her last love, the one she built a life with and grew old with. It’s not like one is better than the other, they’re just two sides to the same coin.

2 STEFAN ROOTS FOR KLAROLINE

Klaroline shippers are hardcore. Nothing dissuades them from their belief that Caroline not only belongs with Klaus, but that she will end up with him eventually. There’s one more season of The Originals left, so it still might happen. Candice King is set to appear in at least one season five episode.

They’ve stuck with it through her relationships with Tyler, Stefan, Alaric and Stefan again. Even as she was set to marry Stefan they still knew their couple was endgame. Even to the point where they knew that they only reason Stefan kept trying to push her away was because he was a closet Klaroline fan.Well he did seem awfully friendly with Klaus on his last trip to New Orleans. Maybe he just wants those two kids to be happy.

1 TVD SHIPS

Through eight seasons of death and destruction, one constant has remained on The Vampire Diaries, its ships. It started with Stefan and Elena, then Caroline and Tyler became a fan favorite, followed by the unexpected Klaroline. Then Damon and Elena took over the show, Bonnie finally found happiness with Enzo and Stefan pledged to wait until Caroline was ready. Poor Matt, Jeremy and Alaric never could keep a girlfriend alive.

It’s the emotional roller coaster of these couples that keeps fans so obsessed. Only other TVD fans can really understand why it’s so important to follow these couples’ every move. Seriously, a TVD shipper chat is like Highlander. There can be only one. Just to be clear, the winner is always Klaroline. The devotion to their ships is what makes the series so popular and the fans so fun.