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The original was posted on /r/nostupidquestions by /u/HIE-Cleveland on 2023-09-05 02:15:44+00:00.

Okay, for context, I am a full blown Atheist, I don’t believe in ghosts, the afterlife, souls, luck, etc. Truly know that there is nothing once my brain stops sending electric impulses to the rest of me.

But obviously I’m still a minority in this regard to the rest of the populace and most people I know are Christian. Almost all believe in Heaven and believe that they and their loved ones are going there post-life. So I’ve always wondered, do religious people worry about the awkward love triangle that would occur once “everyone” passes or does this not even cross anyone’s mind?

I’ve thought about this for years, since a coworker who was around 50 suddenly lost her close in age husband, he was short, chubby and very average looking. About 3 years after he passed, she remarried a tall, fit, handsome high ranking marine. We are Facebook friends so I see her post things like “God was looking out for me when he sent me you” about her new husband. But also will post “I know he’s looking down on me” memorial things to her late husband.

I mean this in all seriousness, if you really believe you are all going to Heaven, do you dread that awkward reunion? I always imagine her getting there so excited to see her first husband again only for him to be pissed he had to spend 20 years watching her get railed by the Hunkinator, wondering where the hell all those BJs were when he was alive. Eternity is a really long time to spend as an uncomfortable Hinge in an unwanted poly relationship.

I realize this is a dumb hypothetical but if I ask people I know they will think I’m just joking, plus I keep my atheism underraps because of work. So can any religious people help me out here?