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What could this recurring dream mean?
I keep dreaming that my husband is cheating on me with my sister. What could this mean? This is the real life of it... It is relatively obvious that my sister has a crush on my husband, or more likely wants me to think that she does. This issue has been going on for a year. It has angered me to the point that my husband is not allowed near her, and when we see her at family functions, he doesn't even acknowledge her unless she starts it.
I trust my husband, and am almost positive nothing has happened, but I'm tierd of the dream making me think of this alot of the time. I want to forget and move on already!!
15 Answers
- indydst8Lv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
Our dreams are rarely that literal so you could be insecure about some things in your marriage and are using the most tangible evidence of that (your flirtatious sister) to work out something in your dreams. Are there other issues in your marriage right now or were you cheated on in past relationships and are worried about him doing the same thing now? Recurring dreams usually don't stop until we resolve whatever is inspiring them.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Your dream is expressing the disconnect between what you wish were true and the reality of the situation. Bear with me for a moment. You say your husband is "not allowed" near your sister. Not allowed by whom? I presume you mean that *you* do not allow it. Unfortunately, although you say it is so, this is really only what you wish were true. In reality, you cannot follow your husband every moment and prevent him from coming into physical proximity with Sis. The reality of the situation is that, if he really wanted to do so, he could arrange a meeting with your sister and they could screw each others' brains out.
Your unconscious mind recognizes the above-stated reality and presents you with it on a recurring basis, because you are not accepting the truth of it. Your dream wants you to realize and accept that you indeed have much less control over the situation than you would like to have.
But here's the cure. Accept it, but accept this too, which you have stated: "I trust my husband." Only he can decide to cheat or not to cheat. Put your faith in him. Tell him you trust him and that you expect that he will not have intercourse with your sister. Discard your silly attempts to control the situation with what you allow or don't allow. When you relinquish the control that you don't really have anyway, your dream will stop coming.
- QuasimodoLv 71 decade ago
So forget it and move on. Why is it you find it necessary to eat yourself alive over something that you really don't consider a problem. You've taken all steps you've thought necessary to eliminate what you percieve as a problem. Your husband even agrees with you and honors your wishes. So quit looking for something that isn't there.
Honestly...i have no doubt you have plenty of real stuff going on in your life that taxes you each and every day. Why add something as stressful to this to it when it isn't even a reality.
Remember....it's you that has the bad feeling and the mindset with your sister. When you sleep your brain still is pulsing images. The mind is set up to process these images into something you can process and digest. When you dream fragments, your mind tries to naturally put them in some semblance of order so you can make sense of it. thats dreams. Thats also why dreams are strange and surreal at times. So relax. You're making much ado over nothing.
- Anonymous5 years ago
What it sounds like to me is that you still haven't completely come to terms with the passing of your parents, obviously it was an untimely passing, and you're still in a bit of shock. It also sounds like you feel guilty for renting out the house, tying that in with the delay of coming to terms, your thoughts are manifesting in your dreams, as if your mother were still here she would ask you why these people are in her home. You have been dealt a traumatic event, and you will need to take your time dealing with it. You miss your parents, that is why you are dreaming of them, and being so deep into the dream state, your mind is basically playing a guilt game with you, you don't deserve it, but this is a very common happening when one loses a loved one, guilt because you have survived someone else. We are not always thinking about who we will out live, and even when we do, it doesn't make it any easier when/if it happens.
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- islandgirl06Lv 51 decade ago
Kat don't let your dream ruin your emotion. the reason why you have this silly dream was because it bothers you a lot. Your sister is only jealous because you have what she doesn't have. she's feeling insecure about herself, and the next time you see her,tell her that she needs flirting or even think that she has a crush on her brother in law.
Then talk to your hubby,and tell him that you don't mean to sound like a nagging wife but your sister is really pushing all wrong button and it just make you annoyed. Ask him to help you with your sister by him telling your sister that she needs to stop making you upset. If he can do this,your sister will realize that she's barking in a wrong tree,...good luck Kat.......
- Anonymous1 decade ago
I think you explained why your dreaming it. It's a real issue. Nothing you can do to stop dreaming it, just move or something, all I can say. Why is your sister in a position to even be around your husband frequently anyway?
- 1 decade ago
if it is obivious that your sister has a crush on your husband this is something that need to be adressed when you first notice. You guys aren't kids anymore fighting for the same doll this is your husband, your marriage, your other half. The fact that you have not confronted her about this problem is what is stiring up you upsetting dreams. You need to stop hiding it and just put it out in the open....
- AnOrdinaryGuyLv 51 decade ago
Dreams tell us what we think, or what we are afraid of, but they don't predict the future or necessarily tell us the truth. I think that what you have is a form of projection--some part of you want to think your husband is having an affair, maybe so that you can be angry at him, or maybe because you feel competitive with your sister, I don't know. Maybe you are just a very jealous or insecure person and see threats where there aren't any.
- 1 decade ago
It could be that your constant fear is causing you to dream this. If you trust your husband, forget about the dream.On the other hand, keep an eye on your sister.
- ?Lv 61 decade ago
I think your dreaming this b/c your concerned. Let it go, if you feel you can trust your husband, then don't worry. I certainly hope your sister wouldn't try anything - or I'd disown her!