me personally I would rather die. Yeah sure Dimitri still remembered everything etc..but the way he thought and acted just wasn't Dimitri at all imo. He didn't care if he killed and fed on innoscent ppl. It was like he had no sence of right or wrong. And sure he still "wanted" Rose but idk if it was still the same kind of love he had for her before he was turned. I think Rose made the right decision.