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Dream a little dream of me

30 June 2001

If you think your lover is the man or woman of your dreams, you’re right on
target. In a survey of 300 students, Patrick McNamara at Boston University found
that people who wanted to be or liked being in a relationship dreamed more often
and more vividly than people who didn’t want a relationship or didn’t care
either way (Journal of Sleep Research, vol 10, p 117).

McNamara believes that dreaming is a way of processing emotional information
and helps people maintain intimacy. He also found that singles who wanted
relationships dreamed most of all. “Dreams are about wish…

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