Victorian Ladies asking for DNA

The dream this morning takes place in a Traditional English Pub. I see 12 Victorian era ladies with their big hats seated behind tables arrayed before a bar. The tables are laid out in the shape of an "L" or a "7". Two of the woman are seated on the short side and the other ten are seated behind the long table. They are facing the bar and in front of each beautiful woman is an empty glass with a straw. The tables are quite close to the bar itself and standing between is a young man in his early thirties. The man is me. I am wearing striped trousers, a vest, and a jacket. I am sporting a handle bar mustache. I am appreciatively eyeing the ladies. Bizarrely, this is a match making test. The one lady tells me I must put a sample of my saliva in each glass, before each lady, using the straw in each glass! The dream ends here.

What a strange dream! Apparently the ladies were each looking for a suitable mate to produce a healthy child with and this test was devised to test the DNA of a prospective candidate. If this dream was set in the real historic 1890's then this would be way too early a period for legitimate genetic screening I should think. That part of the dream makes no sense.

I think I need to look at this with a more symbolic point of view. It is a clash of Traditional family values and modern science that is at odds here and being judged in my unconscious mind. There is a tension going on inside of me. Next month we have scheduled a genetic screening to be done on our unborn child.

I have been giving some thought to traditional family values and on how to best carry them on with my growing family. Modern science and contemporary society are pulling me in a direction I am not comfortable with. I wonder what my Great Grandparents would think of my courtship and marriage, and what they might think of the rearing of children today. What would they embrace or be appalled at in our society today? How I wish that they were alive and I could speak with them, and get their guidance, wisdom and thoughts about it all.

I love my wife. We met on Facebook. My mother told me many of our ancestors had arranged  marriages. I wonder what they might say about my how I found my wife, her culture and her race.
This gives me a lot to think about. Perhaps one day I can speak to the ancestors in my dreams and they will share their thoughts and feelings me? I sincerely would like to hear from them.