My girlfriend talks in her sleep. She's been saying the most horrible things recently...

I’m infatuated with her. <br><br>Emily is the most lovely, intelligent, and selfless woman I’ve ever met. <br><br>And the first time I heard her talk in her sleep, it was sexy as hell. I was so asleep I didn’t register what she was saying, but I remember being gently shaken awake by her soft voice. It was very impressive to see her do something that I’d always assumed to be a male trait. <br><br>The first few weeks of hearing her talk in her sleep were filled with the typical things you’d expect a partner to say when they’re dreaming: “I love you” and “I miss you.” <br><br>But more recently, things have started to take a turn for the worse. <br><br>It started with words like “bitch,” “asshole,” and “motherfucker.” I like to think it was in the context of her speaking to some asshole boss or something of that nature. But something about the words still bothered me. <br><br>Then, one night, she said this in her sleep: <br><br>“Why don’t you ever listen? Why don’t you ever do as you’re told?” <br><br>It sent chills down my spine. There was a stern, hateful tone in her voice that I’d never heard before, and that’s what really set my heart racing. <br><br>I’d never heard her speak that way, even when she was angry with me. I couldn’t imagine why she would be speaking to someone like that in her dream. <br><br>She was laying right next to me, and I remember I reached over and gently shook her awake. <br><br>“Hey, baby. What’s going on?” I asked. <br><br>She groggily opened her eyes before responding. <br><br>“I was having the craziest dream,” she said. <br><br>I was so infatuated with her that I completely forgot my fear and asking her what she had said. <br><br>Instead, I asked her to tell me more about the dream. <br><br>“There was this woman. A young woman with short black hair and a red dress. She looked really familiar,” she said. <br><br>I remember her laughter at that part. It’s a sound I can never Forget. <br><br>“She was so violent,” she continued. “I was trying to figure out who she was, but then she started screaming at me. Her face scrunched up and it was terrifying. I knew that I had to do something, so I started hitting her.” <br><br>This is where I started to feel terrified. <br><br>“Where was this?” I asked. <br><br>“I don’t know,” she responded. “Maybe a park like this one. But there were no people. It was dark and stormy, and the sky was orange and vibrant.” <br><br>That was the end of the dream. <br><br>I never forgot that night. Recently, her sleep talking has worsened. <br><br>She says cruel, hateful, things. <br><br>Things I can never forget. <br><br>Things that I think about every single day and night. <br><br>I love her, but I don’t know what she means with these things she’s been saying. <br><br>I don’t know if she’s dreaming about me, or if she’s dreaming about someone else. <br><br>I don’t know what to do. <br><br>I don’t know if I can keep listening to her talk like this. <br><br>But until I can figure out a way to confront her about it, I have no choice. <br><br>I have to listen to my girlfriend talk in her sleep. <br><br>And it may be my undoing.