Lifespan and sacrifice

[-:Undertaker:-]

I've always thought to myself that I would give my grandparents and even my mum and dad ten or so years each off my lifespan each so they should be here for 10+ years definite each if such a deal were possible. I'd rather go when they go, so to speak.

Example - You are assured to live until you are 90. Instead, you give your 4 grandparents 10 years each from your lifespan which means you'd die at 50 whilst they would live assured for another 10 years.

So more broader, would you sacrifice years from your life (or even your life) for a loved one?

[Inseriousity.]

No, my nana now (she's in her 80s) always making comments bout how she won't be round for long. It's upsetting but she's also thankful for it so she wouldn't be thankful for it. It's just a part of life that your parents/grandparents will see a past you'll never get to see but you'll see a future they'll never get to see. Dying around the same time doesn't sound very appealing to me.

Whether I'd sacrifice my life is an entirely different matter, that would really depend on the circumstances at the time! For instance, I'm sure some of us would like to think we would jump in front of a bullet for someone we loved but most of us would probably be thinking wtf was that!!!!!!!! before we could even think bout jumping!

[David]

yes to both

[Empired]

the only person right now I'd be willing to give up some time for is my mother and she would ******* kill me if she thought i was "wasting" my life on her. there's no one else I'd give up any of my life for so i guess my answer is no.

I assume we're talking another 10 healthy years, not 10 years of illness and them having to go in n out of hospital and stuff??

[buttons]

well for my 2 living grandparents and the sperm donor, that'll be a no as my life means more to me than theirs do. for my mum, it would also be a no as i don't think she's going to want to live longer than she has to. i on the other hand, hope to live until i have children and grandchildren so id be keeping all/as much of the years i can.
if it came to giving my other half or children a longer life span, then yeah id do it.

[Absently]

If it meant my partner was to die young I would only sacrifice years for him. All my grandparents are dead and I honestly don't think anybody else is worth it.

[Zelda]

all my grandparents are dead, but i'd consider it for my dad and my uncle/aunt on his side but no1 else, and thats only cause i dont want to get too old, and cause my dad is quite ill now really so definitely would appreciate 10 more years for him

[FlyingJesus]

Nah I'd just sell it to whoever offers the most

[Matt]

I would sacrifice my years to those who are the most important to me (mum/partner etc) but I think it depends on their state. If they were going to die at 80 and I gave them an extra 10 years, would they be able to use them 10 years and enjoy them? Being at such an old age they'd probably start to deteriorate health wise and stuff. I'd only do it if they were either going to die really young or if I knew they were going to benefit from it as well as me.

[Jurv]

not at all i don't think, you die when you die. i don't want to be messing around trying to change that

[segfault]

I've always thought to myself that I would give my grandparents and even my mum and dad ten or so years each off my lifespan each so they should be here for 10+ years definite each if such a deal were possible. I'd rather go when they go, so to speak.

Example - You are assured to live until you are 90. Instead, you give your 4 grandparents 10 years each from your lifespan which means you'd die at 50 whilst they would live assured for another 10 years.

So more broader, would you sacrifice years from your life (or even your life) for a loved one?

Hypothetically, say you have a wife & kids one day - Don't you think it would kinda screw them over (in addition to yourself) if you were to pop your clogs at 50? An extra 10 years after 90 isn't all that much really (especially not if your old and decrepit by then anyway), but you going at 50 takes 40 years (nearly half your life) away from your kids, which is a far bigger chunk.

Assuming everyone has 90 years it just wouldn't really make sense for anyone to be swapping lifespan so far as i can see it.

Without that assumption though, for my partner & any potential future kids, I probably would.

[Chippiewill]

I'd give them negative years, more for me.

[Hannah]

I wouldn't no.
While I don't want to get old, I don't think I could put my family through the chance of having me die before them.
I don't know when I'm going to die, so to take ten years off I could die tomorrow.

[Becca]

hmm i wouldn't to be honest because no one should have to bury their child

[Bloop]

yes.
when i was smaller id thought that i would like to die together with my family and aunt grandma etc i mean how much less grieving wld that save!?
would do anything to extend my mums life tbh cuz i love her so much even tho i make so many mum jokes and wtv but yh