Dreaming of an Obligation
obligation, commitment, duty · mixed
Binding yourself to someone signals others' complaints; others bound to you, their regard.
What happens in the dream
- Others put themselves under obligation to you: you will win the regard of friends and acquaintances
- You put yourself under an obligation: you will be fretted by others' thoughtless complaints
How you felt
- Moral debts: the dream often reflects a feeling of owing something
- A wish for give and take: it may show a desire for more balanced relationships
Ask yourself
- Whom do I feel indebted to?
- Are my relationships balanced?
See also Promise · Debt · Favour · Friend · Burden
Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901). Also searched as: commitment, duty.