I had this very erie dream about two nights ago. I was walking down the beach, admiring the waves and the beautiful sunset when an ex-girlfriend of mine bumped into me. She was more beautiful then I can ever remember and she was also standing with another guy, holding hands. She simply shrugged me off and continued walking with her boyfriend. I knew this boyfriend - he was a very close friend of mine and was in actuality, her real new boyfriend. Her and I were very close while dating and since we broke up, we haven’t spoken. I miss her very much, but why would I dream of her being so rude to me about it all, when I am the one that broke up with her?

----Dan, Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

Hi Dan -

“Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.” Remember that? It’s Shakespeare.

Anyway, bear that in mind when you wonder why your ex would give you the cold shoulder in your dream. You haven’t spoken to her since the break-up, and she hasn’t spoken to you. Since you are the one who ended the relationship, she naturally has had to deal with emotions of feeling unwanted or less desireable. Your dream most likely is reflecting a more accurate assessment of your ex-girlfriend’s feelings for you right now than you consciously are aware. She’s hurt and so she shrugs you off in the dream. She’s with someone else now and is trying to build her life. What is amusing is that you sound hurt by her actions in the dream - as if you expect her to be happy to see you? You can’t have it both ways, my friend. It’s over - at least until she says so.