THE DREAM - I was looking over a pool. I knew that everyday I came to the same spot. Here I saw a woman bathing. She was with a man. It was towards the end of the daylight. They were soon to leave. I felt a real sense of respect for the man. I saw this mirror where I could see a reflection of myself. I looked younger and very healthy. I then jumped / dived into the water.

GUESSWORK The previous day the dreamer was thinking about a woman he was strongly attracted to. He did like her but still had strong sexual feelings. He respected her and was happy just to know her. He had a healthy respect for her partner. Yet still he had strong sexual feelings towards her.

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ASSOCIATIONS AND SYMBOLIC MEANINGS
1. The dream has strong feelings of respect included. The dreamer associated these with feelings of respect for a woman and her partner. Her respected her choice of partner yet still was sexually attracted to her.
2. The dream has a happy and contented feel about it. The dreamer had been happy and contented largely because of this woman who had been helping and encouraging him.
3. The dreamer associated "jumping in" with his own confidence. He was growing in confidence and much more likely to attempt things he would not even have considered until recently.
4. The dreamer sees himself in a mirror and sees someone who is healthier and happier. He had recently become much more healthier and happier because of the influence of a woman.
DREAM ANALYSIS In guesswork the dream was linked to the dreamers thoughts about a woman whom he was attracted to. Its easy to see how the dream deals with the following themes:
- Feelings of respect
- Feelings of contentment
- Feelings of self confidence

If you weave together the different themes then you find that the dream could easily capture this following feeling - "I am sexually attracted to her but I do like her more as a person. I am happy not having a sexual relationship and feel a healthy respect for her partner. The help and encouragement she has given me has helped me grow as a person."

Dreams are not easy to interpret. This dream links to contentment. Water has connections to emotions and sexuality. Up until the last moment the dream shows the dreamer on the sidelines. He then jumps in possibly reflecting a new found confidence.