I used to be in love with this guy. He knew it, and we talked a lot. Then he began to get interested in this other girl. He would kiss her and stuff in front of me which really hurt me. Then slowly he stopped talking to me. One night I had a dream that I wanted to confront him and tell him how I felt about this - that even though he likes her better he could still talk to me. So I walked into school to go to band practice (the high school because he is in high school) and I immediately saw him. After I was through “yelling” at him, all he did was smile and kiss me, then I woke up. I know all dreams try to tell us something and I understand most but not this one.

- Anonymous, USA

Hi Anonymous -

Your dream shows that you are “in touch” with your dream feelings. Even though you are disappointed that your crush is interested in someone else, you wanted to tell him that he could, and should, at least still be friends with you. When you did this in the dream (congratulations for speaking your mind, by the way..), your ex-crush does something that surprises you... He gives you a kiss!

Do you think this means that he appreciates your assertiveness and that you “stood up” for your feelings? I do. Sometimes we need to be told by our friends if we’ve been acting badly or doing something that is wrong or inconsiderate. I think your dream shows that your old crush knows he has been behaving poorly to you - and that he really values your friendship - hence the kiss. Have you told him to shape up and start respecting your friendship more?