What Does Dreaming of Your Ex-Spouse Mean?
Traditional Interpretation
In traditional interpretation (the Ibn Sirin and Nabulsi tradition), seeing one's ex-spouse in a dream may generally point to peace, abundance, and fortune opening up; it is also interpreted as worries dispersing, healing for the sick, and relief for the distressed. That said, it is also said to herald a need to face the past and close an old matter.
Psychological View
In modern psychology, the ex-spouse figure can symbolize unresolved emotional ties, an incomplete "Gestalt," or the return to consciousness of a side repressed in that relationship (shadow/anima-animus). This dream is often less about the actual person and more about a chapter one needs to close or integrate within oneself.
By Context
For Singles
It may indicate that a finished relationship could come back onto the agenda, or point to a desire to learn from past mistakes and build a healthier bond.
For Married People
According to traditional interpretation, it may mostly signify peace and stability in the current marriage; at times it can herald something felt to be missing in the present relationship.
Reconciling / Remarrying an Ex-spouse
It can be read as a warning against the possibility of falling into the same mistake again; it may indicate that the lesson of the past has not been fully learned.
Fighting with an Ex-spouse
In traditional interpretation it can be read as unexpected gain, abundance, and inner relief; psychologically, it may be repressed anger coming to the surface.