Pearl is similar to Snape. Both loved someone for many years. Both had to watch as their loves were snatched away by someone else. Both suffered from the death of their loves. Both watched over and protected their loves' child, the living proof that that person had loved someone else.
And why would you say Steven before pearl anyway? That's not how it goes
or the night before that
ROSE QUARTZ AND GREG UNIVERSE WILL ALWAYS BE SOUL-MATES!