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Some dreams can be so perfect (like that one I had about hanging with Ryan Gosling – everything was amazing until I WOKE UP), while others can be so creepy and uncomfortable. One of the worst dreams to have ever? Besides those horribly sad dreams that make you wake up with tears in your eyes, I think we can all agree that dreaming about your ex boyfriend or girlfriend in any way pretty much sucks.
What does dreaming about your ex even mean? Does it mean that you miss him and want to get back together – even if you don’t feel like you miss him in real life? Does it mean you two have some sort of unfinished business? Does it mean that you seriously hate him but are kind of obsessed about it? Or does it just mean that at some point during the day, the thought of him popped up… then appeared in your sub-conscious later on?
I know I’ve wondered about these things myself. A few weeks ago, I was innocently sleeping when my ex from a long time ago appeared in my dream. It was too weird – and it also made me think a lot. I couldn’t help but wonder where that dream came from. I’m sure I’m not alone, because we all have the occasional confusing dream about our exes. So, awesome news, we finally got some answers.
HuffPost Live recently posted a video about the meaning of dreams – in particular, the meaning of your dreams about your ex. And what they said left me, um, kind of surprised. According to celebrity dream decoder (side note: didn’t know this was a job, now I want it) Lauren Lawrence, dreaming about your ex means that something is missing in your current relationship.
Lauren says, “Basically, it doesn’t have to be the ex. It could be some qualities in him that the person liked and maybe they’re not satisfied with their current partner or boyfriend, and then they will dream of someone they used to have because there are certain things that are missing in the relationship.”
So what she’s basically saying is that dreams about your ex don’t necessarily mean you miss your ex – they mean you miss certain things about your old relationship that you don’t really have in your new relationship. She goes on to say that “relationship dreams reveal things that you need to know” about your current relationship.
Am I buying this? Ehhhh. Not really. I guess I believe in dream interpretation to an extent, but I have to say I can’t fully believe in it. I think sometimes a dream is just a dream, without any deeper meaning. Does dreaming about your ex, even if he was totally, 100 percent awful, always mean that you’re missing something from that relationship? Maybe sometimes, but I wouldn’t say always. Does this mean you should be feeling guilty if you dream about an ex? No! We can’t control what we dream about… although if we could, that would be seriously awesome.
And do I think that relationship dreams reveal things you need to know about your current relationship? Maybe. It’s totally possible for our deepest worries and desires to come out in a dream. But that doesn’t mean you should always take them seriously. Like I said, sometimes a dream is just a dream.
But if you’re really into this stuff, check out the rest of the video – Lauren doesn’t just touch on relationship dreams, she talks about a lot of other dream meanings also. Watch it:
Do you think all dreams have a deeper meaning? When was the last time you had a relationship dream? Do you ever dream about your ex? Tell me in the comments.
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there’s this guy that was once my high school crush. we dated for a few weeks and then the school year was over and nothing continued. I remember being at my senior year winter formal and looking at him wishing i was with him and not my boyfriend at the time. Its been about 5 years and me and this guy started talking again. We dated, and i loved every moment i spent with him. I missed him constantly though because he now has a little girl and was constantly working. I waited for about 8 months and I felt sad because I felt that our relationship wasn’t going to go on much further if he was always busy. I thought, maybe he wasn’t ready. I then met another guy who is very sweet and is my current boyfriend now but i find myself dreaming and thinking about the other guy. I dont know if its unfinished business but i know i miss him. We’re still friends but we don’t talk as much. He told me he misses talking to me and we left it at that. We don’t speak of my relationship. I just don’t know what’s going on with my head.
I dreamed about my ex bf and I don’t know why he suddenly pops up in my dream not only once but many times with different scenario. It’s been a long time that we’ve ended our relationship the last thing he told me when we got separated is that that he loves me much but I didn’t believe because he fooled me and not taking me seriously for a year of relationship that’s definitely the most hurting part but I was able to moved on. I can’t still figured out the reason why but sometimes I will even check his page to know what is happening with him right now but I guess for some reason.
Dream about my ex boyfriend all the time. We haven’t spoken
for years, not for lack of trying on my part…I know I will always
love him just not sure he will ever be more than a dream.
Now I don’t 100% believe in dream interpretation because dreams really can be random; however, I DO believe that sometimes dreams are our subconscious trying to tell us something or solve some sort of problem thats been sitting in the back of our mind. It’s really hard to explain but to me it just makes sense that dreams are our bodies’ way of showing signs. For example, has anyone ever heard that eating too many sweets before bed can give you nightmares? This example is not exactly the point I’m trying to convey but in any case it seems pretty legit to me.
Also, am I the only one who feels like they can at least somewhat control their dreams? Lol sometimes if I am really focusing on something, particularly right before bed I usually dream about it. So I try to think good thoughts before I fall asleep
So cool
might email her sometime when a dream pops up!