Talk:Vampire/@comment-98.167.9.219-20140812043141/@comment-7600752-20140902192338

I don't think Edward wanted Bella to die. It's just that he didn't want her to become a vampire. Edward believed that a human soul was destroyed once a human became a vampire. Edward wanted to keep Bella human so that she could retain her human soul. So... it is understandable why Edward did this. And you are right, ultimately, when Bella grew old and died, Edward would have killed himself. He believed that once he was dead... he was dead. But Edward believed that Bella's human soul would endure forever. Well... so much for that now. What's done is done. I think Edward finally agreed to change Bella because he realized, that as vampires, he and Bella had the chance to live forever together.