I'm not disputing that every character has suffered at some point. And I don't begrudge the others for being happy. But for seasons, I've thought Stefan would end off happy in the end and Damon would end up with a proper season long redemption arc but neither happened imo. I would have preferred both brothers to make the sacrifice or for Damon to do it. But that's just because of the way I view these characters.
And I've accepted the writer's POV that Stefan was a hopeless case. It makes me less mad if I think there was a purpose for his death even if I hate it because it's not the path I wanted his character to take.
Jane the Virgin