I met someone in 2007. I've never experienced anything like it before. He's so genuine and we really connect in a deep way. He asked me to marry him a year later. During this year long romantic courtship, I began dreaming of my former love. That relationship ended badly. He left me and I never thought he would. He was mean about it and blamed everything on me, left me with nothing after I allowed myself to be dependent on him, at his request, “let me take care of you" kind of thing, I was younger and didn't know any better. Anyway, even thought it was a terrible break up I did not dream about him really...until I fell in love with this amazing man.

I think the dreams are trying to reconcile some of my fears, or trying to close the circle...in some on the dreams about the ex, I would apologize if I had ever hurt him, in another we were back together (something I would not want so it was weird) And I told him in the dream that "I would never read his diary and break his trust" which is weird because that was never an issue in real life. I think it was important because I was communicating with him in the dreams in a way that I did not communicate when we were together. It's noticing how I've changed and how much more ready for a relationship I am now...The latest one I've had was that my ex wanted to meet me and talk...I was surprised because we don’t talk in waking life, in the dream he had heard of my engagement and when we met, he told me that he should get some credit for all he did for my daughter, that he helped raise her and is the reason she's such a great kid… I tried to be nice in the dream but I thought it was weird that he was looking for praise from me...Anyone have dreams like this?

I think your interpretation was a very good one.

I think it's common to have dreams about exes. Sometimes in my dreams I am still with my ex and then when I wake up and find out that I'm not (or if it's a lucid dream and I realise it in the dream) I feel relieved.