Dreaming about kissing someone who has died
What does it mean to dream about kissing somebody who has died?
A distinct group, and the reports are tender rather than romantic. Dreamers describe them alongside the other visitation material rather than alongside the rest of this entry, and they should be read that way.
What is consistently reported is ordinariness: no explanation of the death inside the dream, no sense that anything is wrong, and a calm that dreamers often say they have not felt while awake since the loss.
Whether these dreams are only the mind doing what it does with a person it knew well is not something dream research can settle, and this page does not try to. What can be said is that they are common, they are usually welcome, and grieving people report them as valuable.
Where this reads well
Frequently described as comforting, and several dreamers report actively hoping to have them again.
Where it is harder
The waking is the hard part, and it is worth expecting. The dream is usually kind; the return is not.
Worth asking yourself
How did it feel at the time rather than on waking? Was anything explained? Would I want it again?
Dream interpretation is subjective. Nothing here is a diagnosis, a prediction, or medical advice.
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