What Does it Mean to Dream About Exes?

Most people report that after their relationship has ended, they have recurring dreams about the other person. To better understand how you feel about your ex-girlfriend/boyfriend or ex-wife/husband in these situations, we’ve compiled a list of possible interpretations for all different types of recurring dream scenarios with an ex appearing.

If you dream about meeting up with your past lover and things seem great between you, this foreshadows contentment and fulfillment once more within yourself. If you remember being madly in love but now just feel lonely when seeing them again, it may suggest unresolved feelings from before as well as needing time apart to think through everything on one’s own.

Dream about an ex in general

If you’ve been dreaming about an ex, it can mean a lot of things. Aside from the general interpretations for your dreams where the context is important, whether or not this means something good or bad in reflecting on what’s currently going on, more detailed and specific explanations can be drawn if certain details stand out within these symbols. For example, does anyone else make an appearance like friends? Maybe they’re having fun while smiling at each other? The interpretation would be different depending upon those circumstances and what feelings come up when recalling them, so try to remember all such factors before arriving at any conclusions.

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Dreams about getting back with an ex

When the dream depicts actual togetherness and time spent with an ex, it may remind you of upcoming major changes in your current relationship. Your subconscious tells you to reflect on the past and compare differences between where you are now versus then. Consider how much more freedom or happiness can be gained when reflecting upon a previous happier place shared by two people who cared deeply for each other but were no longer compatible as partners due to your changing circumstances.

Dream about your ex marriage proposal

If you dream of getting proposed to by your ex, it often means accepting the good and bad from past relationships. However, how we respond to those dreams in our waking life can change whether or not this ends up reflecting as a positive future. Suppose one accepts an ex’s marriage proposal in the dream world. In that case, they are still living with thoughts about their former significant other instead of going into new opportunities for love. As such, these proposals should be seen as warnings against continuing down a path that will only continue to make us unhappy - especially if there has been no progress made on healing old wounds first!

Dream about an ex having sex with new girlfriend/boyfriend

Take note of your dream feelings when you encounter an ex with a new girlfriend or boyfriend. The ex might be getting married or engaged to their newly found love in your dreams and what you feel reflects how it makes you feel deep down inside about this relationship. If there is a confrontation between yourself and the person who was once yours but now belongs to someone else, then perhaps it’s not time yet for life-changing decisions, no matter how much hope can burn bright within us all at times like these! However, if, on the other hand, while dreaming, an engagement ring appears on our finger as well as our current significant other standing next to us (or vice versa) - we may have reached a breaking point where memories will only hold.

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An ex giving you advice about a relationship in the dream

The ex is probably just a symbol of the pain and mistakes you’ve made, which your subconscious self knows all too well. You need to be able to let go if you want this relationship to work out. They can’t make up for what happened before if that’s still on your mind. Maybe you don’t care about them anymore, either? The dream may not have been telling it like it was - but hey, no one said life would be easy!

Ex cheating in the dream

You can’t help but wonder if memories still haunt you, even years after a breakup because we’re all human. Sometimes our brains never fully heal from emotional traumas like this. Instead, it’s constantly on replay until we find someone else to fill that void with love again which is what these dreams do too. They remind us not only about old loves but also new ones who might cheat as well, so perhaps there was some truth in those suspicions back then (or now).

Dream about hooking up/having sex with an ex

Psychological specialists have linked sex dreams to reflecting reservations about starting a new relationship and longing for some of the more passionate parts with your current partner.

You may be tempted, when faced with an old flame on social media or in-person after many years apart, to jump back into bed together as quickly as possible without giving any thought at all to the consequences. This can spell disaster if you are trying hard not only to get over one long-term romance but also move forward onto other relationships that could lead ultimately toward marriage and children - everything this dreamer desires! During these sorts of situations (or even the ones described before), he/she must consult his therapist first. Hence, they know what their boundaries really should be while remaining open enough.

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Ex trying to kill you in your dream

Dreaming about an ex trying to kill you with guns or other weapons typically means that you feel guilty for cheating in your past relationships. Did I cheat? Or did I fall out of love but felt bad about it later on? Was my former partner angry when we parted ways? If he was abusive during our time together, maybe these feelings come back while sleeping because they cannot be resolved otherwise.

Dream about your ex crying.

Putting a face to your emotions is important when it comes to understanding what you are feeling. Did you feel revenge or sadness when the person was crying? Perhaps you felt happy and proud since they can’t seem to cope without you, or maybe even regret because of how much he misses me with all that I am going through.

Putting a face on my feelings has been hard for me in past relationships - but there have always been moments where one thing keeps coming back up: guilt overseeing them unhappy while I’m gone from their lives felt an immense weight bearing down upon myself each time this happened, especially if we were starting fresh again after some time apart.