Reassociation is the resumption of a romantic relationship between a person and at least one joined Trill by its subsequent host. Platonic friendships without a romantic element are not subject to this rule, and may be resumed. Since the point of each successive host is for the symbiont to acquire new lifetimes of experiences, Trill consider re-connecting with relationships from a past life "unnatural". Joined Trill who reassociate are exiled from Trill society, and their symbionts die with the current host since they no longer have access to new hosts. This is a dire consequence, since for Trill nothing is more important than protecting the life of the symbiont. (DS9: "Rejoined")
In the novel Triangle: Imzadi II, Worf speculated that his marriage was over as the new Dax symbiont- even assuming that it was a female- would be automatically discouraged from a further relationship with him due to the rule against reassociation, but this could be the result of his ignorance of the fine details of Trill society where this rule is concerned rather than definite proof that relationships between Trill and non-Trill cannot continue past the life of one host.
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