Water, for instance, will mean something very different to someone who almost drowned as a kid than to someone who feels more at home in water than the fishes. 'Avoid a dream-dictionary, this-means-that approach to interpretation,' says behavior specialist Gregg Levoy. They can fill in as your date to the school dance or be your +1 to a wedding without the pressures of leading each other on or having people question your relationship status. Having a gay best friend is quite the interesting dynamic. You might not have locked lips with the nun who taught you Latin anywhere but in last night's dream, but you may love her dearly for having had your back when you got caught making out with a boy behind the gym. An Expert Explains What to Do If You Have Feelings for Your Gay Best Friend. The reason we have such intense feelings about dreams where we have a gay sex encounter is that the feeling in dreams are trying to convey something real about our emotions. If you dreamed you made out with your own sister and are seeking psychological counseling, tap the brakes. It is really, really easy to let our dreams have us convinced that the fact that we made out with the woman who does our hair means that we are secret lesbians, but that's not the case. They may mean more about your emotions than your sexual desires.