A recent greentext post about an imaginary wife made me think of this.
Have you ever had a dream, where you fell in love with a dream character?
I've had at least a couple over the years that I can vaguely remember. The dreams were so vivid, and the feeling of love for this imaginary person was so strong, that I woke up feeling rather heartbroken and a sense of longing.
I had a dream that I was driving a horse cart down a dusty gravel road, and riding next to me was the greatest love I'd ever felt - she was a rotund Native American woman.