Dreams of wives are much more related to family and much more related to romantic partners than dreams in general. They are less related to animals, less related to insects, and less related to fantastic beings.

Wife dreams are more related to happiness, more related to grief and sorrow, and more related to love than dreams in general. They are less related to confusion, less related to fear, and less related to fun.

Dreams of wives are more related to home and much more related to work than dreams in general. They are less related to human-made places, less related to natural places, and less related to magical places.

Dreams of wives are much more related to sex and more related to health events than dreams in general. They are less related to aggressive acts, less related to friendly acts, and less related to disasters.

Wife dreams are more related to sad dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to lucid dreams, less related to nightmares, and less related to weird dreams.

Dreams of wives are less related to hearing, less related to vision, and less related to touch.

You can gain insight from thinking about any dream, no matter how strange. Only you, as the dreamer, have final say on what your dream may or may not mean. Each dream is unique.

The DreamWell dictionary provides information on how each dream symbol appears in dreams in general. Finding how experience wives in dreams can be a key to understanding its meaning.

Our emotions in dreams can help us understand its meaning. Pay attention to how you felt in the dream. Pay attention to how you feel about wives in dreams. See how you feel about wives now, in your waking life.

This interpretation is from ""The Dream Interpretation Dictionary: Symbols, Signs, and Meanings" and is provided by J.M. DeBord aka "RadOwl". He is the author of several acclaimed books about dreaming, the host of The Dreams That Shape Us podcast, and is a moderator of r/Dreams, one of the largest dream sharing communities on the internet. For people who are married, dreaming about their spouse is likely to connect with something about the spouse or the relationship. However, be careful of assuming that your wife in a dream must represent the person. Instead, she can symbolize something about yourself or a situation or circumstance. A big clue is given when your wife in a dream acts out of character. Discrepancies with reality are a sign of symbolism. They indicate that either she really is acting of character, or you are projecting something onto her. For example, you dream that your wife is cheating on you. It’s completely out of character for her. If you look only at the surface story of the dream, then you might suspect she is really cheating. However, cheating actually symbolizes your feelings about her lack of attention lately. She hasn’t had as much time or energy for your relationship. This situation is portrayed in the dream as cheating because it feels unfair. See: Infidelity If you do not have a wife, or the person in the dream is not your wife, the possibilities for symbolism expand like a big balloon. Consider what a wife means in general, and to you specifically. For example, a wife is someone you might perceive as being supportive and encouraging. Someone such as a co-worker, mother or classmate can play that role in your life. Turn the tables and consider those same ideas if you are not married and find yourself playing the role of wife in a dream. Perhaps you are a source of support and encouragement for someone else, or you “play house.” For example, if you always seem to be cleaning up after a roommate or sibling, you might feel like a housewife whose work is never done. See: Servants Dreaming about your girlfriend as a wife can be a dress rehearsal. You wonder about the potential for the relationship. The same idea applies to dreaming about a close female friend as a wife. Perhaps you wonder whether the two of you should be together as a couple. Or maybe the friend is already like a wife. See: Girlfriends If you are friends with a woman who is married, you can dream about the dynamics of the relationship between you, her, and her spouse. All sorts of issues can arise, especially if her spouse doesn’t like you or is suspicious. Dynamics can arise between you, your wife, and her friends—especially friends who are potentially romantic rivals. Jealousy is a powerful emotion and is almost certain to be a subject of dreams. These dreams tend to be loaded with conflict and even violence, symbolizing your inner conflict and the violence you do to yourself. See: Jealousy A wife can symbolize feminine aspects of yourself. For a woman, it can show the more mature female emerging in her, or a man “wedding” his feminine traits with his masculine personality. For a man, a “dream wife” can symbolize his anima. See: Animas, Brides A wife-character in a dream opens the door for symbolism based on the feminine principle, or yin. A detailed discussion is included in the entry for: Vagina. See also: Animas, Brides, Infidelity, Girlfriends, Husbands, Weddings, Parents, Servants, Vaginas, Weddings