While one's emotional attachments to somebody can cause a dream response like that, I can say that it is not always the case. In dreams (at least in how I look at them) people can also represent different aspects of the dreamer. We all have someone in our lives that share some kind of personality trait that we have within us. These small 'mirror images' come to us in dreams to show us what we are dealing with. If you know the person whose name you are calling, look at their personality as you know it. Those traits you see in her represent the same traits that you have. There is something going on in your activities or behavior that is best described by that person. Obviously, the more of the dream you remember (or the more your wife hears you say ), the more clues we can get about your dream message.