I debated between "He's lying" and "More complicated than that," but I chose "More complicated" because it seemed more accurate. He's definitely lying, but I'm sure there's been different variations of the same dream. He's no doubt dreamed of settling down and having a family, but the dreams may not have always included Lisa. He probably had the same sort of dream when he was with Cassie, too. The idea is probably the same in all the dreams, it's just the details that change.
Yes, I think I basically agree with you. That is, I think he has to have had some dreams about a settled life, but I don't think he's necessarily had that dream (certainly not in a recurring way).
When I saw DALDoM the first time, I didn't even really question his assertion. I didn't think he'd spent much conscious dreaming about Lisa in particular, or even Ben, nor did I think he was really all that angst-ridden about the family-fantasies at all. But more significantly, I think that what prompted that particular scene was his self-consciousness at having Sam there. He was so worried about what Sam might see that his subconscious started conjuring up things that he wouldn't want Sam to see.
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When I saw DALDoM the first time, I didn't even really question his assertion. I didn't think he'd spent much conscious dreaming about Lisa in particular, or even Ben, nor did I think he was really all that angst-ridden about the family-fantasies at all. But more significantly, I think that what prompted that particular scene was his self-consciousness at having Sam there. He was so worried about what Sam might see that his subconscious started conjuring up things that he wouldn't want Sam to see.
Like trying not to think of a white elephant.
But clearly, I'm in the minority.