The Vampire Diaries is a fantasy drama which centered on a teenage girls encounters with vampires and other supernatural entities within the fictional town of Mystic Falls according to IMDb. Nina Dobrev and Ian Somer halders Vampire Diaries characters human Elena Gilbert and vampire Damon Salvatore were two thirds of the shows most popular love triangle. The third member was none other than Damons brother Stefan Salvatore who was portrayed by Paul Wesley. During much the shows eight seasons which ran from 2009 2013 Damon and Stefan fought to gain the love and trust of Elena however ultimately Damon won out during Season 5 effectively cementing Delena as the shows resident ship until Dobrev left the show at the close of Season 6.
In real life Dobrev and Somelhalder dated from 2010-2013. Unfortunately the couple who are 10 years apart could not make it work in real life. According to People Somerhalder first alluded to their breakup in May 2013 with a cryptic since deleted tweet which read A THOUGHT FOR TODAY People change and forget to tell each other. Lillian Hellman playwright 1905-1984. In the years since the former couple has moved on to other relationships. Somerhalder has married actor Nikki Reed of Twilight fame. Meanwhile Dobrev is dating snowboarder Shaun White as of this writing.
But even though Dobrev and Somerhalder have found happiness with other people, how do the exes feel about each other?
Compared to some celebrity couples Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder had a relatively peaceful breakup but it was not exactly a clean one. After calling it quits in 2013 the couple had to continue portraying onscreen love interests for several more years which could have made things super awkward. Fortunately the exes have always remained cordial publicly at least. In 2014 Dobrev and Somerhalder even poked fun at their breakup when accepting their award for Favorite On Screen Chemistry at the Peoples Choice Awards.
Around this time, Somerhalder's whirlwind romance with "Twilight" actor NIkki Reed kicked off, and culminated in a marriage about a year an a half later, per USA Today. Given the timing of Dobrev's "Vampire Diaries" departure, there's been speculation that Somerhalder's wedding was the real reason that Dobrev left "The Vampire Diaries."
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