Dream Zone Katia Romanoff & Lauri Loewenberg

Dear Dream Zone,

I had a dream that I forgot to feed my dogs for a number of days and they either were dead or severely malnourished.

—Cindy, 57, Las Vegas, Nevada

Lauri: There must be something or someone you ought to be giving your time and focus to but aren't. Usually dogs in dreams can be connected to your loyalty to another person or perhaps even your loyalty to a project or goal in waking life. Your dream seems to be warning you that this relationship or this project or goal is on the verge of dying off. Now is a critical time to revaluate whether this relationship or project is worth reviving or if you are better off letting it die.

Cindy replies: I have been separated from my husband for four years and have no intention of ever getting back together with him. We have been married for thirty-four years, and it was a scenario in which once the kids were grown and gone, we had no common interests. I was unhappy in the marriage and wanted to move on, which I did. He doesn't want to file for divorce, and I just don't have the money to file. Not having a job doesn't help. This makes sense.