Meeting and possibly making love with a very attractive person in a dream is a quite common dream theme, no matter whether it is someone we know in waking life or a mysterious lover who only populates our dreams. In the dream, these encounters are often marked by passion, beauty, and wonder so vivid that upon waking we feel driven to act on the dream—no matter if the person is someone in waking life who is unavailable, a poor choice or someone we don’t know or haven’t even encountered yet!
The importance of the dream is not so much the person referred to but the energy that is evoked in the dream. Powerful energy does, indeed, need acting upon and that is what the dream is asking us to do. However, before going and doing something foolish or regrettable, the thing to remember is that the dream is all about the dreamer. That highly attractive and lovely soul you are encountering is perhaps an aspect of your own loveliness or quality, and it is that which is asking you to recognize in yourself!
Example:
In the dream you are falling for a writer who is physically attractive and highly competent as a writer. Before you go associating this person with someone you know who is a writer, you might ask yourself: Have you thought about becoming a writer? Do you have writing skills you haven’t developed? If so, this dream perhaps is telling you that the profession would be attractive to you and that you would be competent at it! It is like your muse inviting you to this possibility.
If you actually know a writer in waking life that you think this dream symbol represents, you may want to pursue the relationship in real life if the person is available emotionally or otherwise. That person may have a lot to teach you about writing and life itself. The good news is that if this person is a jerk in waking life, or is married with three kids, or you are married, you can still nurture that wonderful energy by recognizing that it is part of you—you can value it by learning about the craft of writing, starting writing, and getting feedback on your writing. Your love will blossom to fruition with the development of a whole new aspect of yourself and you will have avoided a possibly disastrous relationship!
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Heroes, Lovers, and Others: The Story of Latinos in Hollywood by Clara E. Rodríguez recounts the stories of Latino actors and actresses from the era of silent film to the present day. Rodríguez, a Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at Fordham University, examines the social conditions and assumptions that influenced the portrayal of Latinos in American film and their reception by the public. In the following excerpt from Rodríguez’ book, we learn about the typecasting of Latino actors, and specifically, about the role of the “Latin Lover.”
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With a few important exceptions, many of the films that featured Latino characters during this [cold war] era focused on social problems and were steeped in historical myths, machismo, or stereotypes of Latin lovers and Latina bombshells. (Indeed, strong female stars of all backgrounds were also shunted aside during this era.) The choices for Latino actors were generally limited: They could either Europeanize their images (by 
discarding any ethnic references) or play up the stereotypes. Consequently, in this period, the distinction between visible and invisible Latino actors became stronger, and invisibility became a more clear-cut strategy for navigating identity and careers. The absence of middle-ground positions in film reflected the intolerance for ambiguity characteristic of this era. The roles available often called for proverbial characters: victims incapable of defending themselves, vixens, alien invaders, and young punks. In essence, fewer roles were open to Latino actors, and of the few that were available many were mere clichés. Some actors also became victims of the McCarthyism that was emblematic of the times.
Latin Lovers, Bombshells, Spitfires, and Sultry Latinas
Some might wonder why being seen as a Latin lover, or a Latina bombshell, is problematic. What is so wrong with this? First, it should be made clear that in Hollywood movies at the time there was not much distinction (other than the obvious) between Latin lovers, bombshells, spitfires, and sultry Latinas; the difference was often merely a matter of degree or gender. It should also be made clear that Latin lover and Latina bombshell characterizations were in many ways desirable. They were the men and women that audiences yearned to touch, lusted after, the ones their mothers had warned them about; they made their viewers’ hearts skip a beat and promised rapture and full surrender. What was wrong with being projected as sexually desirable? Don’t most of us strive for this in one way or another or at one time or another?
The problem was that, in the case of Latinos, the characters were erotic and exotic, and little else. The dark, forbidden, dream lovers generally had no other role; they were not lucky in love, and they frequently preferred non-Latinos as partners. The characters were often morally inferior and ended up reinforcing the comfortable American status quo that relegated people like them to the back seat. True, the Latino characters inspired unspeakable desire and desirability, especially at this time, when non-Latin men and women were often portrayed as prim, clumsy, restrained sexual partners. In the end, however, once the escapist fantasy had subsided, it was the non-Latinos who had the good morals, sense, and intelligence and were “the real thing”—the ones to be taken seriously in marriage, as well as in other areas of life.
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Hi Fran,
This post makes much sense to me. Years ago, I used to have many nightmares of men chasing me. When they did catch up with me, there was often a threat of violence with either a gun or a knife being aimed at me. Once or twice I was shot in the dream, waking up at that moment horrified.
In the midst of working with an analyst, the dreams slowly started to change becoming more benign and eventually I began to have very loving dreams with my dream men.
Debra
Thank you for your sharing. I posted the comment minus a last sentence which I thought was for me only. If you want me to not post your comment as is I will take it down completely. Many of my dream experiences with men other than my father were so worked related and often were tied in with how well I was treated by men on the job!
That’s fine Fran. Whatever you think is appropriate.
Thank you.
Debra