Dreaming that your partner cheated on you is undoubtedly jarringand potentially a recipe for a fight the next day.

But are these dreams actually a sign of infidelity or something deeper?

Here’s what to know (including ifyouwere the one doing thecheating).

Sarah Regan

7 things your cheating dreams could be telling you.

You’re healing from previous instances of infidelity.

You feel cheated in some area of your life.

Your relationship feels more like a friendship.

Something about your relationship is bothering you.

1, Loewenberg tells mindbodygreen that some cheating dreams involve actually witnessing the cheating in action.

You feel guilty about something.

OKso what if you were the one who cheated in the dream?

Your intuition is trying to tell you something.

Lastly, as aforementioned, we can’t rule out a possibility ofreal-life infidelity.

Take this with a grain of salt (like!)

How to work through the dream and move forward.

When you bring up the dream, tell them why you think you had it.

In any case, “Honest conversationsand doing something about it.

That’s the key to ending any kind of dream,” according to Loewenberg.

FAQ:

What do dreams about your partner cheating mean?

Dreaming that your partner cheated does notdefinitively mean they cheated in real life or will in the future.

What does it mean if you dream about cheating on your girlfriend?

Is it cheating if you dream about someone else?

No, you didn’t cheat because you dreamed about someone else.

The takeaway.

Cheating dreams are often symbolic, like so many othercommon dream themes.

With some attention andcare in your relationship, the cheating dreams should stop.