I had deep conversation with my colleague best friend yesterday evening about how I should make efforts into my dating life. I slept after, but woke up at 2am and again slept at 4.45am. In that dream, I was back at my parents place in my home country who I recently visited a month ago. It felt very real but I knew I am in a dream because I am confused why is it not a morning and why am I not able to get ready for work which I have to head out in another 2 hours. I saw my sister doing laundry and I even ask her. But the dream suddenly shift to my grandparents place. This place was where I had my entire childhood summer vacations at. I was in the master bedroom where me and my close cousin who is also my childhood best friend, used to play roleplay games when we were kids. We used to act out popular advertisements from TV commercials. In the dream, I knew I was with a partner, it was early in the morning and they were sitting on the bed and I had just woken up. I couldn't see their face but I was very comfortable hugging and cuddling with him. After some point, he showed me a ring (not a real one). When he did, I saw his face and it was my ex who was offering the ring. After I realized it was my ex, I was wondering what am I doing here. At this point I realized I am in a dream again and I was trying to check on the time so that I can get ready for work. I couldn't locate any clock to know. While I was moving around the house to check on a clock, I was simultaneously having a conversation with my ex about the ring. I was asking him why he wants to do such a gesture after everything is over. Backstory: When I recently went to my home country, I visited him after 2 years and since we were all close friends, we also went on a trip and everything was great. It was a good vacation. After I returned to my parent's place, he threw a house party at his place and invited all of our close friends. That night, we ended up having a last-ever makeout. It was good in the way that we knew this will never happen again and we parted ways. I felt happy that it happened and I got a little better closure to our 4-year long relation. Back to the dream: I knew this was a dream and I was telling him the same as to how does it matter since this is all a dream. He continues to argue that I will remember this moment despite it being my dream. He was someone whose presence I used to feel the same way I felt about my grandmom's place- a place of happy and carefree. He symbolized all that I used to have towards that childhood memories. I am still wondering in the dream though, I was scared I was gonna miss out my meeting in the office as I had no clue about the time. I tried to get out of the house and I noticed the outhouse, which was specifically my grandpa's room where he used to sit and read the newspaper everyday, was left open since the night. I go closer to the outhouse and call out on who is there and there was a random person just going out of the outhouse but he didn't really steal anything. It seemed like he was looking for something in that room. I used to feel very strongly about that room. It was a meditative place and my grandpa had a very strong personality and was very righteous all throughout his life. I deeply respect him and he passed away in 2006. It was the first close death I had seen and I felt like a grown-up ever since.
The dream seems to be about your past and present relationships. The conversation you had with your colleague about putting effort into your dating life may have triggered this dream. You find yourself in a familiar setting, your childhood home and your grandparent's place, which represent feelings of comfort and nostalgia. The presence of your sister and cousin in the dream may symbolize people close to you who you trust and value. The mystery around the time and the fear of missing out on work may represent your anxiety about not being able to control certain aspects of your life and fear of missing out on opportunities in your career or personal life. The figure of your ex-boyfriend in the dream may suggest unresolved feelings or emotions about your past relationship. The offer of the ring may represent a desire for commitment or closure. The fact that you know it's a dream, and yet you're talking to him and doubting its reality, could reflect confusion or conflicting emotions about your past relationship or being open to new ones. The outhouse where your grandpa used to meditate and read the newspaper could symbolize a place of guidance and comfort in your life. The random person looking for something could represent your fear of someone intruding or searching for something you value or fear losing. The dream may be suggesting that you need to reconcile your past and present relationships and find peace and guidance within yourself.