1)Meredith is no weakling.
She’s as elusive as she is confident and mature, which provides what is perhaps the best challenge for Damon. While Bonnie swoons with Damon’s words, Meredith is perhaps the exact opposite. Her steely resolve is not lost on him. Damon is wary of her, disturbed by her inner strength, and rightly so. She knows exactly what he’s capable of (nearly first-hand experience) and doesn’t give an inch if she knows differently. To put it simply, she’ll stand up to him, and it’s not a one-time occurrence.
2)Like Damon, Meredith appreciates a good back and forth.
Damon likes word games and, from the small interaction with Tyler Smallwood, Meredith mentions that she likes them too. The one thing most D/M fans agree on (besides, of course, that they are Scrabble champions…) is that this relationship would be an eternal game with one challenging the other and trying to see how far the other can pushed. Be warned though, this can often lead to large amounts of crack.
4)Keep the change, please.
For some, growth is necessary. However, to grow is a choice or experience that the person (doing the growing) must make for themselves. As said by Poppy, a fellow Damon/Meredith shipper, “People are not a pair of new shoes or jeans. You don't "get used to them" or "break them in". If you love someone, you should love for what they are, as they are, not for some nebulous potential you imagine them to have.” I think one of the most relieving things about Damon and Meredith is that they wouldn’t/aren’t trying to change each other. They’re comfortable in their own skin, and it’s kind of refreshing.
