compliments

I dreamt that I was walking with a group. They were friends and a girlfriend of my friend DM from Cleveland. We were headed to some event. I was looking everyone over, as it was the first time I had met them. I had expected that DM and I would have hung out solo, so I wasn't expecting this, but it was a nice surprise to see his people. His girlfriend looked perfect. She was fit, energetic, smart ... His friends were similar. All actively living the life that they wanted to live, together focussed.  One at a time, they were asking me questions. It seems they knew a bit about me from DM and were curious. It was a curious like they liked me and wanted to know more. They asked, they complimented, and asked some more. Part of me felt good about this and part felt fear. The compliments and attention were new to me, an unknown feeling. A pre-gift...