Background information: lots of heartache

My Dream: My long time boyfriend and I just separated for a while because we have been arguing a lot. I feel really sad and angry and scared that I might lose him; but I had a dream that we were in a diamond, and it was me and him holding each other and smiling and all that good stuff. Does that mean we are going to get back together?

My next one was weird because he mentioned something referring to it today, and I never told him the dream. I dreamt I was pregnant and that he was there for the birthing, which was in my room. The nurse tells me to push and I push, and I feel it. I mean I really feel this baby inside me coming out.

The baby falls off my bed and crawls away from us only to hit its head on a desk. Then it starts crying and it comes back to me. My boyfriend mentioned to me that he wanted to have a baby this morning as well. I know that I'm young and everything. I'm not thinking about having a baby just yet, but I need to know. This is the third dream I have had like this!

—Amy, Age 18, Single, Atlantic City, NJ, USA

Hi Amy—

It's not too hard to figure out the meaning of your first dream. We all know that diamonds are associated with marriage. In your dream you see yourself standing inside a diamond, holding your boyfriend and smiling. Your dream shows that a committed relationship, definitely, is on your mind.

Babies in dreams are common symbols for the "product of a relationship" between two people. Do you think it's significant that the baby you share with your boyfriend "crawls away from you" (you and your boyfriend are separated now) and hits it head on a desk, and starts to cry? If you ever feel like you're "banging your head against a wall" with your boyfriend (and getting hurt in the process) this baby appears to represent your feelings.

It's normal to dream of babies, especially when we're hopeful in a romantic relationship. Before you and your boyfriend commit to having a baby in real life, though, you may want to listen the message of this dream. Your relationship, right now, is still "learning to crawl." Before you can hold a baby in your arms, you first need to learn to hold each other.