First off, I'd like to apologize, I'm not very good with sympathy...Though I'm sorry about your loss.


I would definitely take that as a form of closure...The beginning of that dream sounds divine...Even for the fact of not being able to touch him. I would personally see that as an upside considering the dream would have likely spiraled out and ended there (I don't know for sure, but that's the way mine tend..). I don't know him, but after reading what you wrote, I would only assume you know him fairly well...and could judge whether his attitude in the dream is akin to the personality you know and love. In either case, it's reassuring. It's either some form of connection between you two, in which case he's directly/indirectly trying to console you in the only way he can, or your mind is doing the consoling for you based on what you need to hear.

In either case, it could have gone another way, and your first dream with him could have been a horrible nightmare filled only with agony, for him and/or you.

It's going to take a long time to get over something like this to a point where you can function to par whenever he comes up in conversation, or thought, but I sincerely suggest you try your best to start now. There's a notorious snowball effect with these types of situations...It only gets worse if you dwell on it. You have great memories of him, and now a very vivid memory of him at his best. Try to use that as motivation.

I'm probably not helping in the least, but that's my two cents...I hope you feel better <3
Not sure what I could offer...but if you need to talk, feel free to pm..