Because if you look at it with a neutral eye, you’ll see that Damon for the very first time chose other person (in this case, Bonnie) over his beloved Elena.
This also can be read as the first time he chose to let Elena go.
Why? For what we saw of Damon this season, at first he was in that limbo with Bon-Bon trying to get his ass back to be with
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