You and your ex have been broken up for a while, and you’re finally feeling better about the split — you’re moving on with your life, you’re no longer hung up on why or how your relationship ended, and your ex, to quote the great existential philosopher, Hilary Duff, “is so yesterday.” So, why is your ex still showing up in your dreams? Is it horrible and irrefutable proof that you’re not over them? Or has the current state of the world just got you thinking of your ex more frequently and it’s starting to show up in you dreams?
Dreaming about an ex can be an extremely unnerving experience, especially if you’re already in a relationship. But before you start worrying about what it all really means, Stephanie Gailing, dream life guide and author of The Complete Book of Dreams, tells Bustle, “It’s always important to consider the context of the waking-life experience when trying to understand what the dream may be reflecting.”
For example, dreaming about an ex now could mean something completely different than if you had dreamt about that same ex a few months ago. “Waking-life context is instrumental in helping us to further understand the wisdom and insights our dreams are offering,” Gailing says.
