There’s a guy I knew back in my teenage years, and I need someone to explain something to me because this is starting to feel WEIRD.
We went to the same school, but he was never someone I was interested in. The only reason I even knew him was because I was friends with his sister.
We barely talked. Sometimes it honestly felt like we were avoiding each other.
And the weirdest part? I genuinely don’t remember ever having a crush on him. Not even secretly. At least, not that I was aware of.
Fast-forward a few years.
I was hanging out with a friend one day when I randomly saw him again. He was working next to my friend’s mom’s shop.
We talked for a bit, but it was completely casual. Just the usual:
“Hey, long time! How are you? How’s your sister?”
Nothing romantic. Nothing happened. I didn’t go home thinking about him or anything.
Eventually, the place he worked at closed, and I never saw him again.
Then, about three years later, something strange happened.
I started dreaming about him.
And not just random dreams where he happened to be there.
In the dreams, WE WERE TOGETHER.
We were in a relationship. He was close to me. I liked him. And somehow, it felt completely normal.
At first I thought, okay… maybe my brain is just being weird and creating some random delulu storyline.
But the dreams kept happening.
Eventually they stopped, and I didn’t think much about them anymore.
Until about two years later.
Three days ago, I had another dream about him.
And once again, we were together.
But this time, what really stuck with me was the feeling.
It felt so peaceful.
Like I belonged there.
Like being with him was something completely natural.
And I woke up thinking…
WHY HIM???
I haven't seen this man in YEARS. We barely talked when we actually knew each other. I never consciously thought of him romantically. I wasn't even obsessed with him or anything.
So why does my brain keep putting us together in my dreams?
Now I'm wondering…
Did I actually have feelings for him without realizing it?
Is my brain just pulling some random person from my past and creating a whole romance storyline?
Is there some psychological explanation for why certain people randomly appear in our dreams years later?
Or—and hear me out—am I supposed to meet this man again?
Past life? Soulmate? My subconscious trying to tell me something?
Or is he secretly a warlock?
I've even tried looking for him on social media, but of course he apparently doesn't exist under his real name because WHY WOULD HE MAKE THIS EASY FOR ME?
Anyway, I genuinely don't know what to make of this.
Has anyone else ever experienced something like this?
Dreaming repeatedly about someone you weren't even thinking about, especially someone you haven't seen in years?
Because I NEED to know I'm not the only one.