Marriage is not just a relationship in this world. It is a bond between souls.
But only relationships built according to Torah form a lasting soul connection. If a relationship is outside that structure, it can exist in life, but it does not continue after death.
That’s why our sages say:
Some relationships end through death. Some continue.
In the world of souls, you’re a consciousness and feel emotions, but no physical suffering, no physical pleasure,
A soul moves through the spiritual worlds through thought and longs to understand the Creator more deeply. But there is a limit. Whatever you learned about the Creator in this life is what you will recognize in the next.
This life is where awareness is built.