Of course River's grief about the Doctor knowing her less and eventually not at all makes sense. I'd be surprised if she wasn't dreading that day, not to mention upset at her coldness. However, the declaring that it would be worse than dying seemed a bit melodramatic for River.
When Rose stood at Bad Wolf Bay and declared "this is the story of how I died," that made sense for the character. She was very young (maybe 20 at that point) and in love, a combination leading to dramatic exaggeration. Even more importantly, meeting the Doctor was the first meaningful good thing to happen in her life. She made herself a worthwhile life by working at Pete's World Torchwood, but that was later. (Plus, she was literally listed as dead in her home universe.)
River, in contrast, seemed to have her own life in between the Doctor's appearances. That's part of the character's appeal to me. (Though I guess at this point she's in prison, and however easily she escapes that must be a drag.) She's not young and given to overstatement. Thus, however much she might love the Doctor, I found it disappointing when Moffat had her declare that without the recognition of her man she'd be better off dead.
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When Rose stood at Bad Wolf Bay and declared "this is the story of how I died," that made sense for the character. She was very young (maybe 20 at that point) and in love, a combination leading to dramatic exaggeration. Even more importantly, meeting the Doctor was the first meaningful good thing to happen in her life. She made herself a worthwhile life by working at Pete's World Torchwood, but that was later. (Plus, she was literally listed as dead in her home universe.)
River, in contrast, seemed to have her own life in between the Doctor's appearances. That's part of the character's appeal to me. (Though I guess at this point she's in prison, and however easily she escapes that must be a drag.) She's not young and given to overstatement. Thus, however much she might love the Doctor, I found it disappointing when Moffat had her declare that without the recognition of her man she'd be better off dead.