John claims we'll be together again...and he's dead, so he should know.

That said, I suspect there is absolutely no "across the board" answer...no reason folks over there should be any more homogenous than they are on this side.

Just an echo to the above.

I've encountered people who planned to have a life together that had been interrupted by the plague or some such thing, and they took a few lifetimes to work it out.

Once in a while there's good reason that things didn't work out before - I recall one case where the guy had died of smallpox, so his bride tried to make it work out again in the present world. But his agenda included being a dangerous and abusive person, threatened her  life, beat her up, and hers included use of methamphetamine, plus several trips through the criminal justice system and rehab, which led to all manner of unpleasantness. However, they did succeed in geting back together as they had desired.

I get the impression that we have to watch out for what we wish for!

dave