I had a dream where I am living in a temporary location with my roommate Bryan. Although the location where I’m living is temporary, it would seem that I am lying to myself and to others. I have down scaled my living arrangement out of necessity and am somewhat embarrassed by this fact and I don’t want to admit it to people so I tell them that it is temporary. I also desperately want a companion or partner to share my life with. So I decide to take on two additional roommates, one who will occupy and share my living quarters during the day while I’m at work, a female, and another, a male, who will occupy the space during the night hours when I’m in bed. I’m attracted to the male however he is engaged to be married to a woman. He has moved here to marry his future wife but needs a place to stay until the wedding day. It is such a convenient arrangement for the both of us.
I think to myself if he is sharing my bed and my space with me he will have time to get to know me before his wedding date and possibly fall in love with me and subsequently change his mind about marrying his fiancé. The first night that he spends with me we sit like old friends discussing our lives, our past and our future ambitions.
In the morning I leave for work. My roommate Bryan has not been home so I have not had the opportunity to tell him of the new boarders I am hosting. While waiting for the bus, I run into the female boarder. She tells me that she is coming from watching the 8th grade marching band that plays along one of the streets in my neighborhood.
In the evening when I get home from work I open the door to find my roommate angrily picking up the mess the night boarder has left. I’m surprised myself that he has made such a mess and has also taken the liberty of rearranging the furniture. I realized I probably should have discussed the change with him prior to agreeing to the arrangement. As Bryan walks off with the bedding in his arms the night boarder comes through the door. He tells me he just came from watching the 8th grade marching band. I then realize that I am hosting both the bride and the groom.