Dream Love?

My dreams are usually nonsensical and insane, or very sad and emotionally purging.
In my dream last night; I was in love.
This man did not have a face and I cannot even think of where we were but I -felt- him. I loved him. I still feel it while I am awake today!

I have a partner and I adore him. I was in real, insane, deep, deep love once in my life before and that man crushed me. I was destroyed. It's been 6 years and I have a new life with a new partner and a new form of semi-contentment. Neither or these men were involved in the dream, or associated with it in any form. I am also content with my current relationship and don't feel lacking in love.

The love for the Faceless Man in my dream however was more potent than anything I have ever felt in my life and I've felt some seriously intense things. I find myself longing for someone who does not exist.
It feels like my heart is reaching out through my chest and towards something that isn't even there.
I am so confused. All I can think today is that I'd give anything to have him be real. I miss him. What the hell, right?

Does anyone have an interpretation or explanation about this kind of thing?

It's easier to have an anonymous love. IMHO.

But there is a drawback---you never meet him.

I am not sure what this means.

In my experience, it's probably been from just wanting to be loved. By someone, someone we would like to be loved by?

Carol, fellow dreamer

The invisible face man, probably represents feelings toward your self. Your male side. "semi-contentment" indicates your wish for deeper relationships on the feeling level.

Maybe it's just your unconscious mind getting what it needs? Or expressing what it would like to have. I think dream interpretations are entertaining and good for conversation but really... nobody understands what dreams are or what purpose they serve.

You all sound sort of, on the ball... Maybe. I can't be certain.
I was pondering it over breakfast and I found myself mumbling, 'The Korana's heart grew three sizes that way...'

I'm trying to think of it psychologically. I was so genuinely scarred by my first experience of real love I never really opened up to another person again. Maybe I'm starting to, and I want that again, only something more, someone who loves me just as much. I was very secure with the Faceless man.
And honestly... It was a little erotic in a scene too. Haha.

Through Dreams is how our minds process feelings, self, and our daily events. That is the purpose they serve. Thus dream interpretation helps us be consciously aware of what our minds are processing.

That is opinion which is fine as long as it's acknowledged that it's opinion. Sleep and dream researchers do not necessarily share that opinion.

Korana...I have had a one, or maybe a few, "dream love" dreams, in which I wake up bewildered. I'm thankful such dreams are not frequent. The feeling is overwhelming. I won't pretend to be able to interpret it. In my case, living alone, I think it is just a recalling of my deep desire for such a connection. I did feel this with someone in my distant past, only to be devastated emotionally. I no longer dwell on it, but our dreams can make such feelings resurface, I believe. I now pride myself on having risen above the need for such a connection, so, for me, it is troubling when I have such a dream. I would say that if you are happy in your current relationship, to just dismiss the dream as nothing more than an enjoyable temporary entertainment.

My post is more than just a "Opinion". It is based on personal experience, observation, and education, along with deeper thought. If you want to deny the importance of dreams within yourself, that is Ok with me.

I see. Scientists who research sleep and dreams are limited to propositions, theories, and hypotheses but an internet shaman isn't. I guess we're ok then
Off topic but I just found out my opinion mirrors the Freudian theory
I love my dreams.

I am more than an "Internet Shaman" I feel there is nothing wrong in useing the internet to help and educate others. What I do with others off the internet is never posted.

I think about what "Experts" say, write, or those I consulted with. However I don't stop there. I like like to think beyond they say. I incorporate thier ideas with my own to form my own opinions. Please post more respectfully.