anonymous,
My sense is the dream IS addressing the emotional aspects of the traumatic experience when you were in your teens. Often such an experience casts a negative outlook on relationships, you become weary of men. Sexual assault is a potent 'drug' in a woman's life and unconsciously {water} it can be more so {a driving mechanism that consciously you may not be aware of}. The skepticism of a relationship would come from the affects of the assault experience. You don not want to put yourself in that position again.

On the other hand the dreams seems to be addressing a need to open up to the positive aspects of a relationship. Despite the negative experiences of your teen assault, a crippling experience {barely able to walk}, the psyche has a natural positive attitude. relationships are a part of being human and despite the negatives the positives are as strong even in the worst case scenarios. Despite the 'crimped'/curly teen experience with the masculine, your natural psyche looks to the positive aspects of relationships. This positive self is a protector against the negatives. The caveat is any relationship must be done your way, on your time frame, until your are completely comfortable with the person {male} you are with. This last part looks to be a positive quality and may have to do with the relationship you are currently in {are you taking your time in its development?}. Even with time with a person there may be doubts about 'barely knowing' for sure who a person is. It is a matter of trust, something that may have been damaged due to the assault.

Jerry

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