Lastnight my DD looked over my shoulder & asked me what I'm doing on this board. I told her I'm gaining a deeper understanding of the workings of relationships and what went wrong with mine. She asked what I'm learning. I replied, Well for instance I've learned that respect is VERY important to men, even more so than the love itself. She looked at me like I had two heads and responded, "ahhh, of course. who doesn't know that mom. You can just pick up any 17 magazine and know that."
ROTFLOL!

I dreamed Mark, the BF, came to set fire to the basement in attempts to burn down the house. He told me I had about an hour to take things and leave safely and then he left. I started to pack dishes and frying pans, but the dishes were dirty & I was considering if I had time to wash them first and in fact started the dishwasher.
Very symbolic. Crazy stuff! I can almost imagine what it means, but I looked it up-
Fire in your dream can symbolize destruction, passion, desire, illumination, transformation, enlightenment, or anger. It may suggest that something old is passing and something new is entering into your life. Your thoughts and views are changing. In particular. To dream that a house is on fire, indicates that you need to undergo some transformation.
To dream that you are packing, signifies big changes ahead for you. You are putting past issues and/or relationships to rest and behind you. It may also represent criticism and anger. To see a frying pan in your dream suggests that you need to start accepting the consequences of your actions. You may have found yourself in an inescapable situation. If the dishes are dirty and unwashed, then it signifies dissatisfaction and an unpromising outlook. You may have overlooked some problems in your life or you have not confronted your emotions. To dream that you are washing dishes, suggests that you are moving on and planning for the next thing that comes your way.
Wow. Well that's my subconcsious at work. Before I woke I dreamed I went to take one last look in the basement and there was no flame, just smoke melted stuff a real mess. It appeared that my clothes washer had been running and the water spilled out and extinguished the fire. I was upset because it hadn't been badly damaged enough to hide the fact that Mark had set it intentionally. Oh and our bed sheets were in the washer. {Cats were not in dream, lol}
All this with no spicy food or alcohol. Seems if I can't figure this out in my waking, I'll get to it in my sleep.