According to me, Yes.. Dreams do have connections with real life. We dream about someone or something that we have seen in real life. When we sleep, our physical body only sleeps, but our sub concious mind will be active. read more
Which is why most ignorant people would just tell you dreams are dreams, and they can't make any connections but just think that dreams are illogical happenings our mind makes up. Dreams in psychoanalysis (which is science) show metaphors that represent connections in real life. read more