I used to think there was nothing more pathetic than having a crush on a cartoon character (which I did, many years ago in my early youth) but now I’ve discovered something even worse. Having a crush on someone you met in a dream. I was lucid dreaming during the first hour or so of my night’s sleep, waking several times, false awakening a few times. Overall it was a lot of fun. I got to really test the wierdness of the dream landscape. During one excursion, I found myself walking through a thick blanket of snow (in my pajamas, with bare feet) and happened upon a small house, where there was a young woman sitting on the porch. We sat around and talked a bit. However, after a few lines of conversation, I would always lose the ability to speak and end up waking up. I’d just go back to sleep and be there again. I finally got to asking her her name. She was named, “Winter.” The last thing I did before losing that particular dream for good was kiss her once. I don’t remember exactly what we talked about, but I remember thinking that she was very kind and intelligent. I wish she actually existed, because she was very nice. And “Winter” is a damn cool name.
Go back to sleep and get a few beers down her, buy her flowers, all that shit. Never fails:D
I do that sometimes and constantly surprise myself at the latent emotions that I obviously possess/surpress. Overwhelmingly tender relationships based on absolute selflessness. Not an erotic thing about it , just simple beauty. Ahhh if only…
Im frankly more annoyed at the “winning the lottery” dreams where you wake up convinced , and I mean convinced, that you can go down to the bank and throw some curdled milk at the manager and have him lick the droplets that stained your shoes.
At least the yearning for Winter dream is giving you an insight to what youre looking for , what youve got to offer.
I believe the term you are looking for is patheticicity… 
Then again how pathetic is it really? I had a dream of that nature when I was in grade 4. I met a woman in my dreams and fell madly in love with her.
I met that woman IRL when I was 16. I’m thirty now and married to her. When I tell her she is the ‘woman of my dreams’, she just smiles because she doesn’t realize I’m serious.
I met a girl in a recurring dream, her name is Sarah. Like yours, it’s not an erotic dream, I just feel very very close to her.
I’ve had 5 or 6 dreams about her over the last 2 years, but none lately. The thing is, these dreams seem to progress in time. It’s like meeting with an old friend, and catching up on what’s been happening.