What Does It Mean When You Dream About Someone You Don’t Know?
When you dream about someone you know, you have a place to start interpreting the dream. They may have appeared because you like them or because they represent a certain kind of quality that you want to have in your waking life. When you do not know the person who appears in your dream, it can be extremely disconcerting. You see them in your dreams, but you can’t tell what they mean because you have never met them in real life. There are a few reasons why you may have an unknown person appear in your dreams though.
Your subconscious creates the dreams that you have each night. Currently, neurologists believe that the neurons in your mind fire at random. The images, memories and thoughts that are released are jumbled and completely random. The story in your dreams is put together by the rest of your mind when you wake up and the mind tries to make sense of your dreams.
This is one possible reason why random people appear in your dream. You may have seen them on television or in line behind you at Starbucks. You never consciously noticed them or thought about them, but their image was imprinted into your memory. Because of this, you dreamed about them and your mind just tried to make sense of the memories later on.
Filling a Void
If the neurologists are wrong, your dreams have a subconscious meaning of some sort. If they do, then perhaps your mind is trying to fill some subconscious need, desire or fear. If the person is positive in your dream, you may want to have someone happy and supportive in your real life. If they are chasing you, you may fear that an unknown force or person is working against you. If you dream about an unknown person being your lover, it may represent a desire to have a new romance or increased passion in your life.
It is very easy to believe that the person you see in your dreams is real. It is actually possible that they could be real because you may have seen them at random in your real life. At the same time, they are not someone with a deeper meaning. They give the meaning to the dream, but they themselves mean very little. If you dream of falling in love with an unknown person, it is highly unlikely that you will ever meet them in real life. Instead, they are just someone your subconscious chose to use to represent a feeling, situation, person or something else.
Aspects of Yourself
Sometimes, the people who show up in your dream just represent one of your personality traits or an aspect that you want in your life. For example, you may feel like the entire world is out to get you. Nothing seems to go right. Friends and family members you once trusted have betrayed you, and you are constantly criticized at work. In this scenario, you may dream that an unknown stranger arrives to help you and protect you. This is not because that stranger is actually going to appear in your life. Instead, it is just a sign that you want someone who will help or protect you. Your subconscious was unable to choose someone else to fill the role because you do not have someone like that in your present environment.
In other cases, the dream represents an aspect that you would like to have. Perhaps you are the type of person who works 9 to 5 at a respectable, stable job. You are a dutiful spouse and parent, and you are always on top of things at home. You may dream that a fun, playful person appears in your dreams. This may happen as a representation of the qualities you want in your waking life. You want to have spontaneous experiences and fun, so your subconscious mind lets you experience things in your dreams.
There are times when a stranger appears in your dreams to make you question your waking existence once again. It can be extremely hard to analyze your own thoughts and habits. Sometimes, the only way to gain perspective is when someone else does or thinks the same things. The person in your dream may be a mirror reflection of yourself. It may be a chance for you to wake up, realize the changes that you want and go for them.
Dreams can be extremely, extremely subjective. Because of this, it is important to look at your own dreams and analyze the feelings, people and experiences that occur. By analyzing your dream, you can figure out how it reflects on your own life and subconscious mind. With that knowledge, you can decide what it means when you dream about someone you don’t know.
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Monique
November 10, 2019 at 11:18 pm
i had this dream just last night there’s a guy with me and i don’t know him we’re walking together on our way to my home from the church and he really is sweet but i can’t remember his face and we are walking holding hands in the streets (ps. Actually alot happened in my dreams i just can’t explain it) and then when i woke up i just wanted to cry and I’m singing im a song in my head and it’s a korean song (shine by pentagon)
btw this isn’t the first time time i dreamed of a guy with me it’s alot of times but the image of the is always blurred or i can’t rmmbr
web admin
February 12, 2020 at 11:02 am
The person who appeared in this dream could be an amalgamation of various qualities that you find attractive in a partner. You have dreams of him before, which may be an indication that he will enter into your life in the future. By sharing your kindness and compassion at all times, you will draw positive people into your life.
Please reply
November 9, 2019 at 5:07 am
Once I got a dream like I was at my home and my brother tells me that my mother dies and I was crying but then from behind my mom comes and then we all sleep the next morning we are in the hospital and the doctors like keeping a plastic bag on my mom’s head saying you have to die and me my bro crying and I see my dad smiling and that moment I got up….scary uhh
web admin
February 13, 2020 at 8:38 pm
When you love someone, it is only natural that you might lose the person you care about. This dream may also show that you are worried that something could your mother in specific and you won’t be able to protect her.
Sam
November 7, 2019 at 5:48 pm
I had a dream where I met this girl. I have never seen this girl ever but we loved eachothers and even started dating in my dream. But then I see my gf (my real life one) and I’m forced to pick which one I want more. I wake up before I choose but because of all the stuff that’s been happening in my life and between my gf and me, I felt like the girl from my dream was the one I was going to pick. What do you think this could mean?
web admin
February 14, 2020 at 8:26 pm
At some point in your relationship, you realize that you are giving up every other person in the world in order to have a monogamous relationship. This is a natural, normal realization to have, and how you respond to it can really determine whether your relationship ends up working out or not.
Monique
November 5, 2019 at 3:55 am
i had this dream just last night there’s a guy with me and i don’t know him we’re walking together on our way to my home from the church and he really is sweet but i can’t remember his face and we are walking holding hands in the streets (ps. Actually alot happened in my dreams i just can’t explain it) and then when i woke up i just wanted to cry and I’m singing im a song in my head and it’s a korean so i searched it and it’s shine of this group pentagon
web admin
February 16, 2020 at 9:40 pm
The dream most likely shows your desire to find a close, loving relationship like the one you described in the dream. While this exact dream guy may not exist in real life, I’m sure that there is someone like him out there for you. Hopefully, you’ll get to meet him sooner rather than later. Good luck!
Kristin Reich
November 4, 2019 at 6:39 am
EVERY time I have a dream I remember…its ALWAYS in a place I’ve never been… Usually A house or a car.. Sometimes a big building. Like a mall or some kind of sky scraper.. Never one I’ve actually seen ..
And the dream ALWAYS consists of people I’ve NEVER seen…
It’s never a good vibe in the dream…
Sometimes I’m running away sometimes I’m running to / trying to find… Sometimes I’m trying to save someone…
but it’s never a good vibe… And it’s never a situation ..place… or person that I know.
The last two nights… it’s been a sort of hostage situation… Im at my own house . and there’s a bunch of people that I don’t recognize there… And it starts out feeling like they’re …okay..
And then somehow I end up being angry at one of them… and I mean really REALLY angry… And I follow them around …trying to get them to admit it… Or trying to prove them guilty… And at some point in the dream .. it flips around to where they have control… And I’m literally trying to manipulate my way out of it….the dream always ends with me desperately trying to escape them… And just as I get away… is when i wake up..
I find it pretty unsettling that I never dream about people I know or places I have been.. once in a great while my best friend from childhood .. is there …but she’s not really part of the dream …she’s just there.
Anyone have ANY insight??
Kristin Reich
November 4, 2019 at 6:47 am
… I mean… A stranger appearing in your dream here and there is one thing…
but every time you have a dream you remember?? Every dream? What the hell is that about?
web admin
February 26, 2020 at 1:55 pm
Perhaps the stranger just represents different attributes or goals you have in life, although it is definitely interesting that you’d always have dreams about just strangers.
web admin
February 26, 2020 at 1:54 pm
It is really interesting that your dreams almost never have anyone you know or places you know in them. Perhaps this means you are disconnected to the world around you. It is also possible that your subconscious creates these people and locations to represent feelings, goals and fears that you have. For example, your hostage dream may show that there are people or factors holding you back in life, and you are trying your best to escape the things that are holding you back.
Rupsa Karmakar
November 2, 2019 at 11:20 pm
Today i just dreamt a guy looks so familiar but when i focused on the person it’s not that person. I thought that I had seen him before just one time.May be he barely noticed me. So last night was uncertain like I saw him in my dream. We were dating and i was so comfortable with him and as he was. The most greatest thing was that he was so proud of me as was I. But he was more. We were like forever so much like real happy.everything was more than nice. What’s that supposed to mean?
web admin
February 26, 2020 at 4:50 pm
The dream may just mean you want to find someone to love and care for you who is proud of you for who you are. You may not have someone who cares for you like this in your waking life, so your subconscious created someone to do this in your dream. While your dream guy may not exist, you can always try to find a guy who shares his qualities in your waking life. Good luck!
Annie
November 2, 2019 at 8:44 pm
I had a dream this morning that I as in this pastel purple room and when I left the room I went straight to a peachy-pink room and this guy with light purple hair, around my age, smiles, hops off the top bunk and hugs me. Then somehow the dreams skips and shows me and the same guy extremely happy whilst playing video games. and after that we were in a yellow room that had a few fake little plants and we were messing with walkie-talkies.
Notes for this; throughout the dream it was raining
my favourite colours are peachy-pink, pastel purple, and yellow
Annie
November 2, 2019 at 8:46 pm
ALSO! The guy looked super familiar but I don’t remember is face… he was kinda cute lol
web admin
February 26, 2020 at 4:56 pm
Understood. 🙂
web admin
February 26, 2020 at 4:55 pm
Perhaps you just want to find someone to love who loves you back. It might not even be romantic because a lot of your dream just sounds like you want to find someone your age to be with who cares about you. Hopefully, you will be able to find someone like this in your waking life as well!
Cooper
November 2, 2019 at 5:08 pm
I had a dream where i was at this park beside a beach and I saw this girl with like 9 other friends but the girl I saw stood out to me a lot. After that I saw this lonely kid and I went to him and help him with a game of tennis and then another kid joined in so I could leave and she saw me helping the kids and came over to me to play basketball. Next she dropped this big note that was folded and I tried to open it but she took it. Then I said “Hey I was gonna read it😂” in like a playful way. And then she ran and said “Okay, come get it”. After that we ended up at this fence and she gave the note to her friend so she could read it so I went behind her to check what it said but the sun was reflecting on it and I couldn’t see. Then she gave it to me and I tried to read it but it was in like Arabic or something. It looked like stamps so I asked if they were but she said it was the girl I liked handwriting. I said “She’s very neat then” and then we got spawned into like this weird ancient area where we had to fight multiple people and kill them with shotguns which was horrible. Most of the time I’d try and protect her though, not thinking about me. We got to the end which gives me time to think about what just happened until I woke up. Now I can’t stop thinking about her and really wanna find out who she is if she’s real
web admin
February 27, 2020 at 6:58 pm
It is possible that this dream is an indication of your social and emotional desires. The person who appeared in your dream could be an amalgamation of various qualities that you find attractive in a partner. The fighting aspect of this dream could be an indication of your concerns or worries that you are dealing with in your life. If you have similar dreams in the future, then address whoever is causing you fear within the dream about their purpose.
Jayvee
October 30, 2019 at 3:56 am
Okay, I’m gay and when I was 12 years old, I dream a unknown person, do basically he’s my first guy crush, whenever We’re in a dream it feels like we know each other so it never comes on my mind to ask his name,
For 5 consecutive days I always dreamt about him, and then it stops, until I got 15 I see him again in my dream on 2 consecutive da
And it stop again,
Then after my 19th birthday his in my dream again but this time, it’s like he’s my boyfriend now, and his facial feature also changed a little bit and his taller than me now, ( I think puberty hits him)
Then on my dream We’re running on the side of a road, while holding his hand while laughing, it really feels like I felt inlove on him on that dream,
Then I stopped running and I’ve watch the sunset at the bay at the side of a road, a mountain road I think,
Then he hug me from my back then I turn around on him, while his arms are on my side, it’s like his cornering me,
Then I just stare on his handsome face, then he kissed me on my forehead and then my dream stopped there.
So From that dream I believed that his my twin-flame or soulmate, maybe what do you think?
I really know his face I can absolutely sketch him,
But saddly I didn’t know his name,
web admin
March 3, 2020 at 4:08 pm
Your dreams were reflections of your social and emotional desires. It is possible that his appearance and behaviors are manifestations of various qualities that you find attractive in a partner. It is certainly possible that he will appear in your life in the future. Draw positive people and energy into your life by sharing your kindness and compassion at all times.
Mel
October 28, 2019 at 1:12 pm
I always had romantic vivid dreams and I have them a lot, why is that?
web admin
March 4, 2020 at 7:22 pm
These dreams may be indication of your romantic desires. Make a decision about what you want for the future, and take whatever action that you feel is appropriate.
Rose
October 28, 2019 at 11:04 am
i had a dream about my partner’s friend at work who is also coincidentally to be my friend’s best friend also. i dreamt about him and i were in relationship and we did kiss also. it’s been twice that i dreamt a romantic relationship with him, but i don’t even think about him!
web admin
March 4, 2020 at 7:27 pm
These dreams could be signs of your growing romantic feelings. It is possible that this person is a placeholder for someone else, or perhaps there are qualities in him that you find attractive in a partner. Make a decision about what you want for your future. If there is someone that you want to address your feelings with, then speak with that person about your thoughts and feelings.
Jasmine
October 28, 2019 at 9:35 am
I dreamt of a guy with I ‘ve never met before .I’m clearly see his face and voice .We meet up on blind date ,In my mind we are closely each other but both of us was first time my friend introducing me and I’m date with him . We are walking and that time he’s start to touch with my hands , I can feel the touching skinship .I feel like that is real . And then next situation I don’t remember, Everything is unclear view . And my dream boy isn’t my nationality, Our hangs out moments unfimilar to me like a foreign country . He said we’ re going to be see soon .Wait for me .Next I don’t remember,For strange thing is a girl who she is wasn’t me , I think I was another girl , coz my hairstyle was strang and her smile totally me but she is not the face like me now . Her hair was blonde , I’m black now ,But I knew her feeling was the same me .I mean she was me. So strange .
web admin
March 4, 2020 at 7:38 pm
This dream seems to be a manifestation of various social relationships that you may have in your life. It is possible that the person who appeared in your dream may be an amalgamation of various qualities that you find attractive in a partner. You will draw positive people and energy into your life by sharing your kindness and compassion at all times.
Ed Grace
October 27, 2019 at 10:56 pm
I dream about a man that I love…I don’t even know him but in my dreams,he is the only one who can brings shivers to my spine..I feel secure in his arms and I can feel the love in our touch..I never experience this kind of feeling in real life even though I had boyfriends… Every time I’m about to fall in love for someone in real life,I will always dream about the man ….I don’t know why but everytime this dreams appear i fall out of love for that someone in real life….my dreams about that man serves to stop my feelings in real life and it feels like I should only love that man in my dreams..
web admin
March 4, 2020 at 7:52 pm
Your dream is a reflection of your emotional desires. The person in your dream may have been part of your distant past, and it is possible that he will appear in the future. It is also possible that he is an amalgamation of various qualities that you find attractive in a partner. You will draw positive people and energy toward you by sharing your kindness and compassion at all times.
Carol Blaber
October 27, 2019 at 7:47 am
I had three dreams about the same person last night, (someone i dont know in my waking life). I woke up in between all 3 and the story continued. I met a man somewhere in France (I live in the UK) and we talked and really enjoyed each others company. He was tallish with dark hair, greying at the sides. He had eyes that seemed to look into my soul. I started to fall in love and ‘knew’ he felt the same. The small details of the dream are sketchy now, but I just felt so happy and content with this man, like I’d met my soul mate. I didnt want to wake up and really hope I’ll dream of him again. The feelings were so real…I can still see his face and ‘feel’ his presence and 7I’ve woken with a feel good vibe. It was powerful.
web admin
March 5, 2020 at 11:06 am
Your dream may be a manifestation of your social and emotional desires. His appearance may have been an amalgamation of various qualities that you may find attractive in a partner. It is possible that he is from your distant past or he may appear in your life in the future. You will draw positive people and energy into your life by sharing your kindness and compassion at all times.
Orkide
October 27, 2019 at 1:29 am
The past 2 nights I’ve seen the same person on my dream,it’s a guy and I don’t know them, and I dont even remember his face,but I feel weird in a good way when I think about the dream.He was there for me,we were on a secret relationship and we stayed all day together trying to not be that noticable for others.Thats all I remember and then after that this guy that I know in real life and I spent the whole day with,appeared but I only remember him being in my dream. I keep thinking about the dream the whole day.
web admin
March 5, 2020 at 11:10 am
Your dream may be a reflection of your social and emotional desires. You may be interested in nourishing a new relationship at this time. His appearance and behaviors may have been reflections of qualities that you may find attractive in a partner. You will draw positive people and energy into your life by sharing your kindness and compassion at all times.
Orkide
October 27, 2019 at 1:27 am
The past 2 nights I’ve seen the same person on my dream,it’s a guy and I don’t know them, and I dont even remember his face,but I feel weird in a good way when I think about the dream.He was there for me,we were on a secret relationship and we stayed all day together trying to not be that noticable for others.Thats all I remember and then after that this guy that I know in real life and I spent the whole day with but I only remember him being in my dream. I keep thinking about the dream the whole day.
web admin
March 5, 2020 at 11:10 am
Your dream may be a reflection of your social and emotional desires. You may be interested in nourishing a new relationship at this time. His appearance and behaviors may have been reflections of qualities that you may find attractive in a partner. You will draw positive people and energy into your life by sharing your kindness and compassion at all times.
Catherine
October 26, 2019 at 6:29 am
I had a dream that I met this guy somewhere and he kinda seemed familiar but different and we’ve followed each other on social media for a while but never talked and he finally saw me in person and he tried to win my heart by doing romantic things for me and i actually liked it but then i told him I had a boyfriend, the boyfriend i have now, and then he said well whenever y’all are done let me come scoop you up and i told him that that’ll never happen because me and my boyfriend are going to get married so he left but i felt kind of unfulfilled? what does this mean
web admin
March 15, 2020 at 3:12 pm
This dream may be a manifestation of your thoughts regarding your social relationships. You currently are maintaining a serious relationship, and this may have caused this dream to reach the conclusion that it did. Nourish your relationship with your partner by spending additional time together in person.
anon
October 21, 2019 at 6:53 am
I dreamed once or twice about a girl I’ve never seen before. She’s always in the background and I wake up before I interact with her.
web admin
March 20, 2020 at 7:46 pm
The person who appeared in your dream may be a reflection of your social and emotional desires. She may be an amalgamation of various qualities that you find attractive in a partner. It is possible that she is from your distant past or she may appeared in your life in the future. By sharing your kindness and compassion at all times, you will draw positive people and energy into your life.
lisa jones
October 21, 2019 at 4:52 am
My Son had a dream that he was talking to a group of people, he didn’t know them but he felt as if he use to know them. He said he knew their names before he spoke to them but while he was in a 2 minute conversation with all these different people he had forgotten their names or what they was actually talking about.
Lisa jones
October 21, 2019 at 4:58 am
This is what happened in the dream… all of a sudden his mind went blank and he could understand why? In his dream he just carried on talking and carried going along with it. However, he doesn’t understand why his mind went blank in his dream.
web admin
March 20, 2020 at 7:50 pm
This dream could be a reflection of his social relationships. He may find that he is uncertain about what the future holds, which may have impacted his memory within the dream. Having his mind go blank within the dream could be simply an aspect of the dream, or he may feel that the situation at hand influenced his dream.
web admin
March 20, 2020 at 7:50 pm
This dream could be a reflection of his social relationships. He may find that he is uncertain about what the future holds, which may have impacted his memory within the dream. Having his mind go blank within the dream could be simply an aspect of the dream, or he may feel that the situation at hand influenced his dream.
Raven
October 20, 2019 at 4:43 am
I had a dream about climbing on the roof of my house and seeing an old friend that used to go to school with me then I had a dream that it was night time and I went out of my house and it was a beach in the back of my house so I sat on the sand with some people I didn’t know and looked at the ocean. These people that were sitting next to me were my friends in the dream. Someone who was sitting next to me said how beautiful Disney land is and I looked up and saw Disney land in front of me. It was pretty with glowing lights and rides. We were able to see Disney land from my house on the beach. I then got up and looked at the stars in the sky and I felt like I was flying to the stars but then I felt like I was getting higher into the sky and I looked down and I wasn’t flying. I then looked up at the stars again and I was flying I yelled at my friend (which are people I don’t know in real life but I know in the dream and I’m friends with) and I said I can fly and I showed him then I showed my other friends that I could fly and then I woke up. What might my dream mean? I saw stars I was flying and I saw strangers that I was friends with and I saw an old friend that used to go to school with me all in one dream. Does this dream mean anything?
web admin
March 21, 2020 at 10:48 am
Flying often shows that you feel independence and freedom in your waking life. Judging by the ream, it seems like you feel capable of going after what you want and experiencing true freedom in your waking life. The old friend may be present to represent the fact that you don’t feel bound by the past.