Hi guys, i am in a bit of dilemma because i recently started having some sexual and seemingly real dreams about a guy who i am no longer friends with and i am looking for any advise explaining this phenomenon or suggestions in general
For context, this friend (lets call him V- 22M) and I (20F) met in middle school and that time he was dating my friend. Years later, we moved to different countries for studies and we lost in person contact 6 years ago, and then any online contact a few months ago
Ever since my birthday a few days back, i have started having intense dreams about V and it is getting out of hand. These dreams are continuous, consist of a lot of graphic and an actual storyline where either we meet at weddings, parties or he’s the agent helping me with said agenda in my dream
The crazy thing is, i have a boyfriend( 21M) where i live and he does not know about these dreams, let alone like the guy to begin with.
2 days ago, V reached out to me asking me if i have had any dreams recently and i straight up lied to him because i did not feel comfortable enough and i did not want to tell him something like this. He told me he does not want to overstep my relationship but he’s been having some dreams he thinks i should know about.
When i tell you my heart dropped; it was the craziest thing i had read in my entire life. I pretended i did not know what he was talking about and so he went on with describing the dream after i consented, and it turns out he’s had 80% of the same dream as me with just background and storyline changes. The end result is a sexual dream for both of us.
Even though i have not yet told him about me having the same dreams as him, i feel scared because when these dreams take over me in sleep, i lose the fine line between my reality and this dream and it makes me question whether V is my boyfriend and my reality.
I then wake up and realise my boyfriend next to me, and it showers me with guilt to have these dreams with another guy.
I need some help figuring out these dreams, but most of all
i need to know if there is any scientific backing with this concept. And whether i should tell V or my boyfriend about this. Please answer me with detailed responses as i could really use some help!
english is not my second language so excuse my vocabulary or any mistakes i may have made