What does it mean when you dream that you can't remember your spouse's name?

This is a dream about forgetting or neglecting what is most important, precious and close to you. Your spouse in the dream symbolizes something that OUGHT TO BE extraordinarily important and familiar to you, yet has been neglected and forgotten. This could refer to some object, but is more likely to represent some task, project or calling that once was the focus of your life. Yet again, your spouse in the dream also signifies some aspect of yourself that you have, in affect, "forgotten." The dream can be compared to familiar expressions such as "you've forgotten who you are," or "he's not himself today."