Originally Posted by
VickDannon
I just wanted to start by saying that I have had a couple of these dreams myself, and indeed they are quite wonderful. I would have to agree that they do feel a bit more real or intense than love felt in life. That's not to say this is true though. The reason it feels that way from what I've gathered is because dream emotions and experiences are not clouded by things that distract and detract from feelings normally. In dreams, the content of the dream is all there is, whether it be sex, love, pain, exhileration. That's all there is, while in life you have a song in the back of your mind, worry about how you did on a test, all the smells, sounds, sights, tastes, and textures that are present always and constantly fighting for your attention. In a dream, your attention is focused. But dreams are experiences just the same as any other in your life. They are just as real as in "real life". I usually try to refrain from that term, as I believe dreams are just as real. Experience is experience regardless of the circumstances. I use the term "waking life" as an alternative. But we all have our individual beliefs, and I am by no means trying to change anyone else's. So if a dream is a dream, and life is real life, then that's your thing. This was just my two cents. Now I really want a love dream again. A completely different satisfaction than sex. Better in ways.