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===Personal life and relationships===

{{Quote|I wish I could give this up and come home, be a husband for you, and a father for our children who are growing up not even knowing me, apart from the official broadcasts that are sent to Earth. But the Navy needs me, too. Just by being here, I am saving lives… saving us all by stopping these border conflicts from flaring into full civil war. Maybe you don't want to understand that, or can't. But I do. I have to stay. I will always love you. I will always love the kids.|Preston Cole to Inna Volkov, after she filed for a divorce<ref name="divorce"/>}}

Though Cole married [[Inna Volkov]] for unknown reasons despite not being the father of her first child, he came to love her, her child, and [[Cole family|the three other children]] that the couple had over the following years.<ref name="he430"/> However, Volkov filed for a divorce in [[~~2550~~|March of ~~2550~~]]. Cole wrote her, accepting responsibility for the failure of their marriage, stating that she never wanted a long-distance military marriage, and though he would always love her, he could not ignore his duty to humanity by attempting to prevent a full-blown civil war.<ref name="divorce"/> Cole was devastated by the divorce and attempted to maintain contact with his children, though he never received a response and assumed that Volkov was burning his letters. Several years later, Cole began a relationship with [[Lyrenne Castilla]], a bar owner he met on the backwater colony of [[Roost]]. However, after marrying her, Cole discovered that Castilla was an insurrectionist leader and the captain of ''[[Bellicose]]''—the rebel [[frigate]] that he had pursued for years. Cole was heavily affected on a personal level; after losing the first woman he loved and suffering, he found another chance at love only to discover that she was an insurgent.<ref name="he453"/> ONI operatives later believed that—following the reemergence of ''Bellicose'' during the Covenant War—Cole had faked his death at Psi Serpentis to reunite with Castilla and spend the rest of their lives together in isolation.<ref name="p486"/>

Though Cole married [[Inna Volkov]] for unknown reasons despite not being the father of her first child, he came to love her, her child, and [[Cole family|the three other children]] that the couple had over the following years.<ref name="he430"/> However, Volkov filed for a divorce in [[2500|March of 2500]]. Cole wrote her, accepting responsibility for the failure of their marriage, stating that she never wanted a long-distance military marriage, and though he would always love her, he could not ignore his duty to humanity by attempting to prevent a full-blown civil war.<ref name="divorce"/> Cole was devastated by the divorce and attempted to maintain contact with his children, though he never received a response and assumed that Volkov was burning his letters. Several years later, Cole began a relationship with [[Lyrenne Castilla]], a bar owner he met on the backwater colony of [[Roost]]. However, after marrying her, Cole discovered that Castilla was an insurrectionist leader and the captain of ''[[Bellicose]]''—the rebel [[frigate]] that he had pursued for years. Cole was heavily affected on a personal level; after losing the first woman he loved and suffering, he found another chance at love only to discover that she was an insurgent.<ref name="he453"/> ONI operatives later believed that—following the reemergence of ''Bellicose'' during the Covenant War—Cole had faked his death at Psi Serpentis to reunite with Castilla and spend the rest of their lives together in isolation.<ref name="p486"/>

Cole maintained a close relationship with his brother, [[Michael Cole]]. During his service in the Navy at the time of the Insurrection, Cole often wrote to his brother, detailing his exploits that occurred throughout his early naval career and often confiding in him. After initiating a romantic relationship with Castilla, Cole continued to provide Michael with details on their relationship and later provided him with photos and videos of their wedding. Cole also had a close friendship with [[Michael Stanforth]], a fellow naval officer. After Stanforth discovered that Castilla was an insurgent, he broke regulation to warn Cole before ONI arrived to interrogate him. Throughout the incident, Stanforth provided Cole with support and pressured ONI into giving him a fair investigation process.<ref name="he453"/>

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 ===Personal life and relationships===
 {{Quote|I wish I could give this up and come home, be a husband for you, and a father for our children who are growing up not even knowing me, apart from the official broadcasts that are sent to Earth. But the Navy needs me, too. Just by being here, I am saving lives… saving us all by stopping these border conflicts from flaring into full civil war. Maybe you don't want to understand that, or can't. But I do. I have to stay. I will always love you. I will always love the kids.|Preston Cole to Inna Volkov, after she filed for a divorce<ref name="divorce"/>}}
-Though Cole married [[Inna Volkov]] for unknown reasons despite not being the father of her first child, he came to love her, her child, and [[Cole family|the three other children]] that the couple had over the following years.<ref name="he430"/> However, Volkov filed for a divorce in [[2550|March of 2550]]. Cole wrote her, accepting responsibility for the failure of their marriage, stating that she never wanted a long-distance military marriage, and though he would always love her, he could not ignore his duty to humanity by attempting to prevent a full-blown civil war.<ref name="divorce"/> Cole was devastated by the divorce and attempted to maintain contact with his children, though he never received a response and assumed that Volkov was burning his letters. Several years later, Cole began a relationship with [[Lyrenne Castilla]], a bar owner he met on the backwater colony of [[Roost]]. However, after marrying her, Cole discovered that Castilla was an insurrectionist leader and the captain of ''[[Bellicose]]''—the rebel [[frigate]] that he had pursued for years. Cole was heavily affected on a personal level; after losing the first woman he loved and suffering, he found another chance at love only to discover that she was an insurgent.<ref name="he453"/> ONI operatives later believed that—following the reemergence of ''Bellicose'' during the Covenant War—Cole had faked his death at Psi Serpentis to reunite with Castilla and spend the rest of their lives together in isolation.<ref name="p486"/>
+Though Cole married [[Inna Volkov]] for unknown reasons despite not being the father of her first child, he came to love her, her child, and [[Cole family|the three other children]] that the couple had over the following years.<ref name="he430"/> However, Volkov filed for a divorce in [[2500|March of 2500]]. Cole wrote her, accepting responsibility for the failure of their marriage, stating that she never wanted a long-distance military marriage, and though he would always love her, he could not ignore his duty to humanity by attempting to prevent a full-blown civil war.<ref name="divorce"/> Cole was devastated by the divorce and attempted to maintain contact with his children, though he never received a response and assumed that Volkov was burning his letters. Several years later, Cole began a relationship with [[Lyrenne Castilla]], a bar owner he met on the backwater colony of [[Roost]]. However, after marrying her, Cole discovered that Castilla was an insurrectionist leader and the captain of ''[[Bellicose]]''—the rebel [[frigate]] that he had pursued for years. Cole was heavily affected on a personal level; after losing the first woman he loved and suffering, he found another chance at love only to discover that she was an insurgent.<ref name="he453"/> ONI operatives later believed that—following the reemergence of ''Bellicose'' during the Covenant War—Cole had faked his death at Psi Serpentis to reunite with Castilla and spend the rest of their lives together in isolation.<ref name="p486"/>
 Cole maintained a close relationship with his brother, [[Michael Cole]]. During his service in the Navy at the time of the Insurrection, Cole often wrote to his brother, detailing his exploits that occurred throughout his early naval career and often confiding in him. After initiating a romantic relationship with Castilla, Cole continued to provide Michael with details on their relationship and later provided him with photos and videos of their wedding. Cole also had a close friendship with [[Michael Stanforth]], a fellow naval officer. After Stanforth discovered that Castilla was an insurgent, he broke regulation to warn Cole before ONI arrived to interrogate him. Throughout the incident, Stanforth provided Cole with support and pressured ONI into giving him a fair investigation process.<ref name="he453"/>