I had a dream that I was now hanging out with my ex bf. first in the dream, I get this chest/trunk/dresser from his friend- I think for $50. It turns out that it belonged to my exboyfriend but I didn't know that when I got it. I find out from the friend. My ex doesn't know I know. He tries to convince me that it belongs to someone else and we need to return it (still not knowing I know it was his). He keeps doing these things to try to get the dresser back without just telling me the truth. I keep it because I'm irritated that he just doesn't tell me it belonged to him and he really wants it. Then it switches to me seeing him and I'm with my friend and client who is beautiful- very gorgeous. He starts overtly hitting on her in front of me, even physically. My friend tries to push him away. I watch and finally I intervene and yell at him- this is completely inappropriate- she's my client. I wake up upset that he would be so bold as to make advances to someone who's close to me in front of me.

In terms of our current communication before dream: I had no contact with him for 3 years since we broke up. 6 months ago, he donated money to a fundraiser I was part of that he found about. We are on iChat together even though we don't talk though I had deleted him for a long time. I think he blocked me as well. Anyway, I have reached out to him casually. He had responded and we have had some light banter. Nothing too personal. For me, i was tired of having this negative feeling associated with him and I really don't want an icky vibe between us. I had felt better after communicating although scared for some reason. Nothing has happened before or after the dream- in terms of hanging out. I know I don't want to. I just wanted to be free of bad feelings. I don't know if this dream means I still have unresolved emotions that I need to resolve with or without him. Part me of thinks our light banter is fake in the sense that it is not acknowledging the pain I went through that he doesn't know about or care about. And trying to have a real friendship would not work without dealing with those things. Anyway, is this just a warning sign to stay away? I have tried to resolve my feelings about everything concerning him for 3 years and something always haunts me.

It seems to me that the dresser represents hidden issues that your ex is trying to hide or pretend don't exist. His trying to convice you that it belongs to someone else is his way of saying "not my problem". His hitting on your beautiful friend has to do with him engaging in inappropriate behavior (not necessarily having to do with sex or cheating). I don't think the dream is necessarily telling you to stay away, just reminding you that you can't just hide away the bad parts of your relationship (shut them in a drawer) and pretend they never happened.