I dreamt about my husband before I met him

*Non-fiction. I was 18 years old and in an unhappy marriage. One night I had a short, super vivid dream - not a waking dream, just extremely vivid. I was standing in a forest clearing, and the light was like golden hour. It was hazy, and there were glints of golden light filtering through the trees. Suddenly from the far side of the clearing, a centaur (I know, I know, stay with me here) came running towards me. It was all brown, and its human arms and chest were lean and exquisitely formed. It had a head full of slightly curly hair, but I couldn't make out its facial features. It scooped me up in its arms and carried me out of the clearing - then I woke up.

Grief isn't a strong enough word for what I felt. I was devastated that it was only a dream, and that feeling didn't leave me for weeks. I obsessed over it until finally after a few months I made the conscious choice to put it behind me. But from time to time I'd think about that dream, and the same feeling of grief would come back.

Fast forward four years; I had a different job, and my then-husband and I had split up. I met and married the UPS driver where I worked, and he was the perfect man. I was crazy about him, and he was crazy about me. We had been married for many years - maybe 15? 20? I don't remember - when that dream resurfaced in my mind. It had popped up before from time to time, but it no longer brought any feelings of sadness. This time, I swear my heart stopped for a moment, and it was like a lightning bolt went through me. My UPS driver husband was the centaur in my dream. Same hair shape, same colouring, same lean, sculpted shape. And now the face had his features. I remember sitting there stunned, flooded with the knowledge that my dream had come true.

We've been married for almost 38 years. He's sitting across from me right now, on his iPad, planning our upcoming trip to Europe. We are each other's world, and I'm so grateful for my life with him. He just stood up to go to the restroom, and he walked over and gave me a kiss on his way.

Again, this is not fiction. This is 100% true.