X-Message-Number: 16008 Date: 5 Apr 2001 14:00:37 -0000 From: Subject: Partners with differing viewpoints Hello all... I'm new to the list, but not to cryonics. I'm just about done (next 2 weeks probably) with signing up myself for cryopreservation through Alcor. My question is one of life and relationship dynamics. I'm an atheist, and my girlfriend (lifemate really, we plan to spend the rest of our lives together, but not marry) is not. I'm going to respect her privacy by not getting into her reasons, but she's elected not to come with me into cryopreservation. I'm curious if other "cryonauts" like myself are in similar circumstances - and would love to know how it affects their relationships. For myself, I love my girlfriend deeply and thoroughly - and I know that my atheism, and my desire to stay on this mortal coil at all costs are very deep, personal, convictions, which come from a lifetime of certain attitudes and philosophies. I know that I cannot and should not expect to convince her (or anyone) to do as I do. These choices, I've come to beleive, are made from within, and motivated only by oneself. That's why I'm resolved to respect her wishes, and to love her to the fullest extent possible for the time we have together. (Which is a long time, we're both in our thirties!) I'd love to hear anyone else's thoughts on the list. Thanks --Steven Lacher _________________________________ Steven Lacher,CLP-PAD, CLI "With Notes The Possibilities Are Endless" Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=16008