Sex: this is what these 5 most frequent erotic dreams mean

DTell me what erotic dream you’re having, I’ll tell you who you are. It happens that after an erotic dream you wake up wondering why your subconscious has just imagined such a scenario. For example, in your dreams, are you cheating on your partner when it wouldn’t occur to you in real life? Are you sleeping with your boss who doesn’t appeal to you at work at all, or with that friend who is (normally) nothing more than a friend? Rest assured, you are not alone. In December 2021, a study conducted by theFIFGin partnership with Tous au lit and Flash, revealed that two out of three French people had already had an erotic dream. Among these people, 42% have already dreamed that they were making love with a friend, 27% with a colleague, 19% with a celebrity and 8% with a political figure. So rather than dreaming each other up, what do these dreams say about us?

You dream that you are sleeping with an ex

Do not panic, this does not necessarily mean that you regret this past relationship. According to Lauri Loewenberg, a dream interpretation specialist interviewed by the site mindbodygreenthere can be two explanations: either you miss that relationship or sex with that personor (if you’re happy not to be with them anymore) you’ve done peace with this old relationship and you move on.

You dream that you are cheating on your partner

A study published in 2010 in theInternational journal of dream research linked people who reported being cheated on by their partner, jealousy (both cognitive, emotional and behavioral), and dreams of deception. It could also be that these dreams are the result of a lack of intimacy within the relationship. If one of these problems is real in the couple, it can be interesting to discuss it.

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You dream that you are making love in public

According to Lauri Loewenberg, the place has as much meaning as the person you are having sex with in your dream. The fact that it is in public could be interpreted as a goal of “status” or the need for recognition.

You dream that you are sleeping with a friend

Sleeping with a friend in a dream should not cause you to question the whole platonic dimension of your relationship. It may simply be the manifestation in the unconscious of a connection with this person on a psychological or emotional level. An intimate conversation, a common experience, or similar points of view can lead to this type of daydreaming.

You dream that you are sleeping with a superior

Teachers, bosses and other authority figures sometimes show up in our dreams in unconventional ways. According to the expertise of Lauri Loewenberg, this may mean that one seeks to acquire one of its qualities, at the level of authority or intellect for example. The website Sleep Foundation also suggests that it could be a question of a need of recognition from that person.

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