7 Dream Meanings About Your Crush

The average person has an average of five dreams every night, which last about 15-40 minutes each, and people spend 1/3 of their lives asleep. But have you ever wondered about why we dream and what it could all mean? If so, then you’re certainly not alone.

For ages, hundreds of people from many different cultures spanning all over the world – from prophets, to priests, to psychics – have studied dreams in hopes of understanding the meaning behind certain symbols and themes. Among those who dabble in dream interpretation is the “Father of Modern Psychology” himself, Sigmund Freud.

Modern-day psychology believes that dreams are manifestations of our deepest and innermost wishes. Indeed, many dream experts today believe that our dreams hold the answers we search for inside ourselves and that they are accurate reflections of who we are, what we fear, and most of all, what we desire.

So if there’s someone special in your life who keeps popping up in your dreams lately, you might be wondering what it all means. With that said, here are 7 of the most common dreams people have about their crush, and how to interpret them:

1. Dreams About Your Crush Confessing To You

When most people dream about the person they have a crush on, as you’d expect it’s usually a happy dream about their crush confessing their love to them. Obviously, these dreams reflect your own wishes of your feelings being reciprocated and your desire to be with this person. However, many dream experts also believe that it signifies confidence and optimism, that you believe you deserve to be loved and that you’re hopeful about your chances. Dreaming about your crush confessing to you may be your subconscious mind telling you that it’s time for you to take a chance and let this person know how you really feel.

2. Dreams About Kissing Your Crush

Have you ever had a dream where you and your crush were kissing? This is another popular kind of wish-fulfillment dream and it’s believed to symbolize strong feelings of love and affection. So if you’re having these dreams about a cute guy/girl you just met or someone you just realized you have feelings for, it means that you’re falling deeper in love with them. So much so that your subconscious is even fantasizing about what it would be like to be with them! You feel a strong emotional connection to them and are eager to start a relationship with them.

3. Dreams About Dating Your Crush

Most dream experts believe that dreaming about being in a relationship with your crush signifies positive feelings about yourself. It shows that you have a good self-image and that you believe you deserve to have everything you want in life. Dreaming that your crush is asking you out on a date means that you are in touch with your own desires and emotions. But it may also symbolize a desire for a more active role in your life and your relationships; you want to be with your crush, but you’re too afraid to make the first move, so you dream about it instead.

4. Dreams About Arguing With Your Crush

If you’ve ever dreamed about getting into an argument with your crush, it can be interpreted in one of two ways. On one hand, it might mean that you are subconsciously aware that you two aren’t compatible or that there’s very little chance of you ever getting together. But because you can’t accept that, the realization is repressed in your waking life and finds its way in your dreams instead. On the other hand, to dream of fighting with a loved one can also represent a desire to resolve an internal conflict you have with yourself.

5. Dreams About Your Crush Ignoring You

Next are dreams about your crush ignoring you. If you and your crush don’t interact much in your waking life, your dreams may simply be a reflection of that. But of course, as psychology says, dreams are rarely ever that simple. Dreaming about being ignored by your crush, especially if you two are actually close friends, may mean that there is something about yourself that you are neglecting or repressing. Perhaps you have an unconscious desire to be more introspective and get to know yourself better, or that there are certain aspects of yourself you still haven’t accepted yet.

6. Dreams About Your Crush Rejecting You

The most obvious interpretation is that these dreams are a manifestation of all your worst insecurities and self-doubts. Most people believe that dreams about your crush rejecting you arise from anxieties or uncertainties in your waking life, that you are doubting your own self-worth and struggling to feel good about yourself. These dreams often occur when you are still unsure about how your crush really feels about you. But it can also reflect an uncertainty about the way other people see you and insecurities about your other social relationships.

7. Dreams About Your Crush Dating Someone Else

Finally, if you’ve ever had a dream about your crush dating someone else or choosing someone else over you, it means that you are most likely dealing with feelings of abandonment in your waking life. Have you been feeling out of place in your circle of friends? Or ignored by your parents? Did someone you love recently move away? If you answered yes to any of these things, then your dreams are most likely a reflection of your anxieties about being left behind by the people you love, including your crush.

Have you been dreaming about your crush a lot lately? Are you starting to understand what it all means?

Because you spend so much of your waking life daydreaming about your crush, it’s only reasonable that they’d appear in your dreams as well. But dreams are often much more complicated than they seem; dream interpretation is rarely ever so black and white. But by reflecting on your dreams and trying to understand the hidden meaning behind them, you become more in touch with your feelings and gain a better understanding of who you are, what you want, and your relationships with your loved ones.

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