Why I'm a Dean/Layla Shipper
I loved Layla and I think that she would be an ideal match for Dean. Why did I love her? The main reason I loved her is because I thought that she was so different from other girls of the week - she had such soft, gentle mannerisms but underneath it all was an inner strength and maturity that, IMO, was truly amazing. I think that, in the end, if she lived, she would be great for Dean. Dean is someone who lives in a dark world, where evil just seems to be everywhere; such a world can be overwhelming, and I think that the girl for Dean will need a lot of strength in order to live in this world with him, a girl like Layla. I think that Layla's faith (the source of her strength) would enable Layla survive (emotionally, that is) and not be overwhelmed by the darkness of the hunt. More than that, I think that Layla could help to anchor Dean when the darkness seems to become too much for him. Dean said in faith that he saw what evil did to good people - to me this shows that Dean believes that evil is truly overwhelming, but I think that Layla could help to show him what good there is in the world and how good can change evil. Another reason that I like Layla is because she is NOT a hunter; I really don't think that Dean should end-up with a hunter in the end (or at least not one like he is now, whose whole life is the job). The main reason is because it's obvious that a part of Dean still has dreams and goals of his own that he would love to pursue, and I think that if he ended up with someone whose life was also the job, that he would never go after them, but with someone who understands the job (something that I think Layla would) but also has a life outside of the hunt, he (with that girl's encouragement, perhaps) would be more inclined to trying to balance the hunt and a "normal life". In the end, IMO, Dean needs a girl who is not only strong enough to face the dark world he lives in, but is strong enough to anchor him, as well as deal with any of the emotional baggage and walls he has, and, IMO, Layla, because of her faith, would be able to do this.