People simply want someone with whom to share there lives. Finally, one's own personal freedom is more important that loyalty to one's family or country. This is probably the most egotistical of all choices a person makes. According to Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs, satisfying the basic needs of one's self comes before even considering the needs of others. Shinji and Reiko are simply satisfying their need for personal freedom with their suicide. Anyone, given Shinji and Reiko's situation, will act in the same way. ...
