Jealousy

This morning, before the alarm even sounded, I felt Justin raise up on his elbows next to me. When I looked up at him through the dark, I could tell that he was angry with me. It was written all over his face. Not sure if he was awake, I raised my hand to his cheek and asked him what was wrong. "Don't you ever cheat on me." I kind of gave a little giggle as he laid his head back down on his pillow. Then, I snuggled right up close to him and told him I loved him and that I would never do something like that (with a wide, pleased and proud smile on my face).

After we were all up and moving, I finally asked him what was going on. He just kind of laughed and said again, "Don't you ever cheat on me." Then he told me about his dream. I obviously had another man and when Justin asked me about it I told him the truth, yes and that I loved the other man (not true in real life, for my children when they read this ten years down the road.) Then in the dream, Justin kept asking me to say "I love you", but I refused.

"Jealousy is an emotion and typically refers to the negative thoughts and feelings of insecurity, fear, and anxiety over an anticipated loss of something that the person values, particularly in reference to a human connection."

I don't mind, too much, when he has dreams like that. It reminds me how very much he loves and values me. I love him more than he knows and he will always be the only one for me. Thank you, dreamed up boyfriend named Tyler, for helping me remember how much I'm cherished!

UPDATE: Justin came home this afternoon and said, "If you'd like to have a boyfriend named Tyler, that's fine. You know where the door is." And then gave more details of the dream. It was cute watching him tell me the dream. Love him!