What does it mean when you dreaming of another man other than husband?
Dreams are our mind’s way of unloading the day’s stresses, fears, and anxieties. When you have a recurring dream about someone other than your partner, it could be because they represent qualities that you admire or want to possess.
For example, if this person is more successful or confident in your dreams, you may feel like these qualities would make life easier for you.
However, there are also more sinister interpretations, such as fear of abandonment from a cheating spouse. Or they are feeling inadequate next to their accomplishments.
If this is happening regularly, please talk to someone who can help with emotional health, such as a counselor or therapist! You deserve happiness and love!
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What does it mean when you dreaming of another man other than husband?
This question gets asked and answered frequently on Yahoo and Baidu (Chinese) but doesn’t seem to get the same traction here.
So, I’ll try to answer this question for anyone else who happens upon it. This is mostly based on my experience reading similar questions and answers on Yahoo and Baidu.
1. Dreams are our minds way of unloading the day’s stresses, fears, and anxieties:
If you are constantly dreaming about someone other than your husband or wife, then that person is probably constantly on your mind. This doesn’t mean that you’re necessarily looking for another man or woman, but it means that this person often occupies your thoughts.
It usually happens when something in life isn’t quite right, and the brain tries to compensate by dreaming. There are many ways of compensating in dreams, but this is one that can be summarized into one word – substitution.
2. When you have a recurring dream about someone other than your partner, it could be because they represent qualities that you admire or want to possess:
This is actually the most common reason for dreaming about another man or woman. This is generally associated with “lack of” – lack of something in real life, lack of some quality, lack of something that you want, etc. This quality can be many things, but generally, you admire some specific ability or skill.
For example, if your dream man is more confident than your husband, then it means that you wish to have the same confidence as him.
If he is smarter than your husband, then it means that you wish to have the same intelligence as him; if he is more charming than your husband, you wish to be as charming as him, etc.
3. However, there are also more sinister interpretations, such as fear of abandonment from a cheating spouse. Or feeling inadequate next to their accomplishments:
Once in a while – even though these kinds of dreams are rare – you may dream about someone other than your spouse because you feel that they are actually more accomplished or better than your real-life relationship.
For example, if he is more successful, then it means that you wish to have the same success as him; if she is nicer and has a sweeter disposition, then it means that you wish to be as nice and sweet as her; if she is more beautiful, then it means that you wish to be as beautiful as her; etc.
4. If this is happening on a regular basis, please talk to someone who can help with emotional health, such as a counselor or therapist!:
Honestly, this kind of dream doesn’t happen very often – about once every couple of years – and it doesn’t really mean much unless other telltale signs accompany it. It also doesn’t happen for no reason at all, just as dreams generally don’t happen without reason or significance.
So, if this is happening regularly, you need to sit down and figure out what the common denominator is in all these dreams. Just like when you dream about someone dying, it means that there’s someone who might be dying (not literally, but in some other way or shape), when you dream about another man, there must be something in your life that makes you think of it that man.
For example, if this recurring dream about another man happens right before your birthday or Christmas, then it would most likely mean that you wish for a new and better destiny or some other variation of this theme.
However, if the dreams only happen when there’s a problem in your marriage, such as being unhappy with him, feeling unappreciated by him, etc., then perhaps you need to reevaluate your relationship with him.
5. Sometimes it’s just about attraction to another man or woman:
This type of dream does indicate that you’re attracted to someone but doesn’t necessarily mean that you want a physical relationship with them or that they are better than your spouse in any way. It only means that there’s something about this person that you like and want.
For example, if your dream man is wearing a red shirt, it means that you like people with red shirts; if your dream woman has blonde hair, it means that you like blondes, etc.
That’s why this type of recurring dream can also happen regardless of who the person actually is – whoever crosses your path that arouses your interest in some way, or another will suffice. Of course, this can also include celebrities if you see them in a dream and they somehow attract you.
However, don’t read too much into the color of their hair or shirt because it could be just random according to what’s going on in your life at the moment.
Conclusion
So, those are the most common explanations of recurring dreams about other men or women and why they happen, according to a study done on this subject. If you have any questions, feel free to post them in the comment section below.
And remember…Dream Well!
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