MaamJay
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While i don't think there is "one true way" as the OP seemed to opine, this thread has served a useful purpose in raising the issue of being prepared for the eventuality of the end of life ... and there is no way of predicting when that will come. On one day last week, when Master travelled 1.5 hours south, He passed one accident where a man was killed, and only an hour further south there were 2 more fatalities, all on the one major highway. Yes it was wet, but mostly it was through other drivers not adjusting to the conditions, and i felt so sorry for the drivers of the various trucks they hit who all survived but are deeply affected, even though not at fault. It could happen any time. We know many vanilla couples are equally unprepared, and that is why we urge friends to just do it ... make a will at very least! And update it regularly as circumstances change. Master and i both have wills that bequeath all to each other, and also specify what is to happen if both of us should die at the same time (legally within 30 days here). He is the beneficiary on my superannuation account if i am not alive to receive it (sadly He doesn't have any super to give me but He would if He did). As health insurance in Australia isn't tied to work, when we moved state recently, i was able to transfer my existing health insurance to a new fund that serves this state and added Him at the same time. So we are both covered now. Enacting those practical choices will make it so much easier on the surviving partner. While He controls the finances, He always keeps me informed so i know what state things are in at any time. Should My Dominant side finally settle on a 24/7 sub/slave, then things would be revamped to provide appropriately for them too.
i know i would be grief-stricken if Master died ... and sure, it would be hard for a while to go on, but i don't doubt that i could. As He would if i go first. He had to bury His first sub who died at a young age, and has told Me of His grief at having to bury her collar secretly. That capability is the nature of O/our relationship. However, i am not knocking those who wish to go further to where the slave is less capable or less willing to manage alone if Master/Mistress dies ... if that is their consensual choice then fine, and then the most responsible thing to do is to arrange for someone else to take them on in the event of death. In that i support LordShadow and His Brotherhood, for example, as He clearly believes it is the most responsible thing to do. And to me, that is more important than the actual choice made ... just actually MAKING the responsible one as you see it!
violet[A] (who did all the talking this time) aka Maam Jay
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RE: What happens to a slave when a master departs this ... - 
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