Fans of The Vampire Diaries were crushed when costars Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder officially split last year after enjoying a long romance. It was another of those situations where fans really invested in the couple and hated the thoughts of them going separate ways. In fact, for a long time stories would pop up in the press that seemed to insinuate that there might be hope for a Somerhalder and Dobrev reconciliation. Last summer all of that was crushed when he started dating Nikki Reed, very publicly.

No one was more shocked by that then Dobrev herself who had actually been best friends with Reed. The two are no longer tight and Reed has since moved in with Somerhalder. She also spends quite a bit of time on the set with the former love birds and sources say that makes for some real awkwardness. Dobrev has spent the last several months on the arm of a variety of men. She has been photographed with Orlando Bloom, Derek Hough and Liam Hemsworth, but now we're hearing Dobrev may have found herself a new love and it's one Somerhalder won't like.

According to a report by Inquisitr, Dobrev has been getting pretty serious with one of Somerhalder's best friends, Mark Foster. Supposedly they were trying to keep things quiet but as the romance as progressed they don't really care if the cat is out of the bag. So this should be interesting, Somerhalder had no problem moving on with one of Dobrev's good friends, but what do you think his reaction will be to her doing the same?

Perhaps more importantly, do you think that all of this dating chaos will affect things on the set of The Vampire Diaries? There have been rumors that one or both of them is likely to be leaving to alleviate some of the awkwardness backstage. If that's true then who do you think should leave? Tell us your thoughts in the comments below!

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