Feel Guilty!!!

Updated on May 04, 2011
J.M. asks from Fox River Grove, IL
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Last night a co-worker of mine needed a ride home. He and his wife share a car and they have little ones who were already asleep. He needed to run in to Walmart to get his wife a birthday card so we did and then I took him home. Last night I kept having weird dreams and waking up in the middle of what sleep I did get. In one of my dreams I dreamt that I kissed my co-worker! When I woke up this morning I was so sick to my stomach, I feel like I did something bad! I can't shake my guilt from this like why was my brain imagining kissing someone else??? :( Someone please make me feel better. I would NEVER EVER EVER cheat on my husband. EVER.

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S.W.

answers from Minneapolis on

I've had sexy dreams over the years about male co-workers, bosses, teachers, and sometimes men that I don't recognize! they are just dreams and we can't completely control them. I think sexy dreams are a part of a heathy sex drive and I relax and enjoy them!

And yes! just like Kristina M. said, the men in my life have benefited from the aftermath!!

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P.G.

answers from Dallas on

I wonder if there was something in the air last night cause I dreamed I was in a romance novel type situation with I don't even know who and it was REALLY hot and heavy - WIERD!

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T.N.

answers from Albany on

Can't even TELL you some of the crazy things I do in MY dreams! Wake up with that OMG WHAT WAS I THINKING?! feeling. Yuck!

Shake it off, and for Heaven's Sake, don't tell your husband about it! Unless you're ready to hear who HE'S been foolin' around with in HIS dreams, tehehe.

Just a dream, doesn't have to mean anything.

:)

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N.G.

answers from Dallas on

Umm... it was a dream, girl. Totally not your fault. If we were punished for stuff we did in our dreams, I'd be serving a life sentence, my husband would have divorced me, and my family would have disowned me. Give yourself a break!

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P.W.

answers from San Francisco on

Good grief -- lighten up on yourself and enjoy your dreamworld.

The other night I was passionately ripping the clothes off of some hot young guy in a black leather vest (don't ask me why I added this detail), and it was GREAT!, and as usual, before it got anywhere, I woke up, and my young hottie was gone... :(

Oh, and, the other detail I added in my dream was that I moved my left arm upward and my arm flab flapped. Thanks a lot, me.

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K.M.

answers from Chicago on

Ummm ... it's ok it happens all the time to men and women ... I have had GREAT dreams about random romps and then rolled over (possible overshare) and let my man have it! Honestly maybe there was something about the situation of him gettin his wife the bday card and all that turned you on.

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P.W.

answers from Dallas on

I am telling you....."Don't Feel Guilty!"

Dreams are way complicated and difficult to decipher. For example if you are dreaming about Paul Newman, you could in reality be dreaming about conflicted feelings for a friend name Paul. Kissing a co-worker doesn't even have to mean you are attracted to him. And dreaming about your husband "cheating" could mean he is cheating on a diet and that is bothering you..... so you decided to cheat on your diet too. Some people even believe dreams can be past life memories. They can mean many things and usually not what it seems in the dream at all. They are full of metaphors.

Honey, let this one go go go!

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answers from Chattanooga on

I had a dream last night that I left my hubby and fell in love with someone else... It wasn't even someone real, just an imaginary person. I woke up feeling guilty as heck, and when I looked over and saw him sleeping next to me I felt sick over it. Then I gave myself a mental slap... It's not as if I have ever cheated on him, and I'm not going to. We have a strong relationship, and a random dream is not going to screw that up. After all, you can't control what you dream. As long as you don't make the dream a reality, there is no problem. :)

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D.B.

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K.B.

answers from Milwaukee on

It is a dream. It happens. I think about once a week I have a sexy dream that hubby is not apart of. A third of the time I do not even know the guy in my dream, a third of the time it is an actor & I playing out a scene from a movie, and the other third is hubby. The important thing is that when not dreaming you are not doing it, well unless it is your hubby.

As another mom pointed out you might have been so happy that he was gettingn his wife a card and that is a very attractive. When another person cares about someone else and you get to see that love.

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J.S.

answers from Jacksonville on

Sweetie, this is totally normal. If dreams counted as cheating, I would be a total...well word that is not appropriate to type here. I have never cheated on my husband nor do I have a desire to do so. Mostly when people dream about things like this, it means something totally else. I've heard that when you have a sexual dream about someone, it's not about that person, it's about a quality they possess that you admire. Maybe he is a funny person and you wish you could be more like that, just as an example. That doesn't explain my dream about Robert Pattinson, but I digress...BTW I have had dreams like that too, when in the dream you think Oh my god I just ruined my marriage. You are not a bad person, it doesn't mean you want to cheat on your husband, it's just your pesky subconscious reliving the day. Hope that helps

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A.S.

answers from Boca Raton on

It's OK if a bird lands on your head . . . just don't let it build a nest. :P

Let it go. JMO.

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C.F.

answers from Boston on

Dreams are Just that ~~ Dreams............... you will get over this......

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P.S.

answers from Houston on

Gosh, I wish my dreams had that much action!

I say put the kids to be early tonight, wrap yourself in nothing but bubble wrap, and create some new and real dreams of your own w/your husband!

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A.S.

answers from San Diego on

I think all of us have had this type of dream before, at least some of us admit to it, you are human. Your brain is playing tricks on you and maybe you are needing some excitement in your married relationship. Your brain might be telling you even though he was a stranger you kept thinking it was normal like your husband. Maybe you need to amp up your sex life and have some fun.

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C.W.

answers from Santa Barbara on

Dreams are just dreams. You do not need to stay away from men in a professional setting and do not need a bodyguard. Just a simple, normal dream....not a precursor to having sex with another man (some women may be like that but you don't sound like one).

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T.K.

answers from Dallas on

I had a dream last night that i was pregnant and happy about it. Nothing could be farther from the truth - not pregnant would NOT be happy about it. My coworker announced her pregnancy yesterday and I am happy for her. So, in my twisted subconscious I meshed her life with mine. I dont feel it means anything other than our brain sorts through the day at night. Like I sort through mail everyday. Some it is keeping for later, some it is ditching like junk mail.

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L.B.

answers from Biloxi on

I have had the weirdest dreams of people that I have me through the course of work, or who I work with, or, Yikes, who are my friends.

I don't think it means anything - I have certainly never gotten involved with anyone I have dreamed about. I would never tell my partner about a random dream in which I kissed someone else - why open up that can of worms.

Just try and forget about it - you have no control over what your subconscious does to amuse itself while you sleep.

God Bless

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J.P.

answers from Stockton on

I don't think that you should feel guilty, one of my co-workers (a male) mentioned one day that he LOVED banana bread. That night I had a dream that I made him banana bread and brought it to him to work the next day being all flirty...LOL seriously, I would never consider cheating on my husband either. I think it is just some weird subconcious thing that happens! Don't be so hard on yourself........

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J.L.

answers from Los Angeles on

It's a dream, nothing else. You do not have to 'steer clear of this man and any men except your husband unless there is a third party' as anther poster put. How ridiculous. If we all did this women would not be able to function in western society. It doesn't mean you will cheat, or that you are even attracted to this man.

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H.V.

answers from Cleveland on

Oh i know those dreams!!
When I was pregnant, most of my dreams involved my Husband cheating on me. They were very very vivid dreams.
Now I know my husband wouldn't do that. But I would wake up SOOOO sick and so mad at him. As if it actually happened.
Thankfully I was able to get myself out of that anger without taking it out on him.

Just try to keep reminding yourself that it wasn't real.

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K.:.

answers from Phoenix on

I think a dream is just a dream sometimes & there's no need to dissect it & figure out it's true meaning. Don't feel bad!

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S.B.

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It was just a dream. It doesn't mean you have a secret attraction or have done anything wrong.
I've had dreams that I was back with my daughter's father and I haven't even seen his face 10 years. I certainly thought it was odd, to say the least, but she's getting ready to have a baby of her own and maybe subconciously that's why he's popped into my head.
Who knows why our mnds do these things, but I don't think you should get overly upset about it.

Just my opinion.

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T.V.

answers from San Francisco on

I would steer clear of this man and any other man besides your husband unless there is a third party around...this includes giving rides home or to Walmart.

Something is going on in your head....Guilt is a useless emotion UNLESS, you have something to feel guilty about.

Blessings....

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A.B.

answers from Louisville on

One easy way to let go of guilt of that nature is to tell your husband about the dream and how disgusting it made you feel. It was just a dream. You know and he'll know it, but it gives you an opportunity to reaffirm your commitment and loyalty to your husband even in as simple a manner as to tell him that just a dream made you feel that awful, even though you had no control of the content. It's interesting to note (according to a relationship study I've read about) that in relationships where disclosures of even small things (like dreams about someone else or catching yourself thinking that someone besides your husband is attractive) affairs are less likely because communication is open enough to admit even small to nonexistent "threats".

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