This happened the first night that I went to spend at my boyfriend's home.  After we went to bed he was sleeping soundly with his back towards me, I was lying on my side with one sheet over me.  I felt a fluttering sensation up and down my thigh, I looked to the ceiling to see if there was a fan but there was not, then I looked on the floor beside the bed to see if there was an air vent but there was not.  I thought to myself that it must be a sign from one of my passed loved ones, and tried to go to sleep.  About 30 minutes later I heard voices in the living room, it sounded like a woman and a child, and a dog.  Initially I thought maybe someone had lost a dog and was outside the house retrieving it but there were no windows open, and it did sound like it was taking place in the living room.  I then woke my boyfriend up and told him I think someone is in the living room, he said there couldn't be, but then he heard the voices as well.  He went to the living room to investigate but came right back saying no one was there.  I asked him if he knew if anyone had ever died in the house, and he said his wife did.  I was aware that his wife had passed several years ago but was not aware that she died in the home.  I concluded that she came for a visit to let me know that she approved of me dating her husband.  My boyfriend is quite a skeptical person so didn't want to believe what I said, but he could not explain hearing the voices in the living room.

Was this experience difficult to express in words?     No

Did you ONLY sense an awareness of presence of the deceased without actually seeing, hearing, feeling or smelling them?      No

Did you hear the deceased or hear something associated with the deceased?          Yes

          Describe what you heard, how clearly you heard it and what was communicated:   Heard what sounded like a conversation between a woman and a child, and barks from a dog.  Could not distinguish words.

          Did the voice or sound seem to originate externally or outside of you, inside you, or did you not hear a voice or sound, but had a sense of knowing what was communicated?     externally

          If you heard a voice or sound, was it similar or dissimilar from the voice or sound the deceased made when they were alive?     not sure, I had never met her

          Is there any possibility what you heard was from any other source present in the surroundings at the time of your experience?   no

          Was there any possible impairment to your hearing at the time of the experience?   no

Did you feel a touch or experience any physical contact from the deceased?         Yes

in bed but not sleeping, felt like fingertips fluttering up and down my thigh

            Was the touch familiar or unfamiliar? not really, I thought there might be a breeze blowing, but there was nothing in the room to create a breeze

          Was anything communicated by the touch? no

            Is there any possibility what you felt was from any other source present in the surroundings at the time of your experience?   no

Did you see the deceased?       No

Did you smell a distinct smell, scent, fragrance or odor associated with the deceased? No

How long did the experience last?      in total maybe 5 minutes

Was the beginning and end of the experience gradual or more sudden?       two distinct experiences, feeling a touch on my thigh and then hearing voices in the living room

Could you sense the emotions or mood of the deceased?          No

Did the deceased give you information you did not previously know?  no

How do you currently view the reality of your experience?          Experience was definitely real

          Please explain why you view the reality of your experience as real or not real:   I definitely felt the touch on my thigh and there was explanation for it, and shortly after both my boyfriend and I heard distinct voices in the living room when no one was there.

          Was the experience dream like in any way?  No

What did you feel (while awake) immediately prior to your experience? Relaxed         

Describe in detail your feelings/emotions during the experience:  It was a little unsettling since it was the first time I had such an experience, but I was not frightened since I did believe it was my boyfriend's deceased wife paying a visit, and there was nothing threatening about it.

Was there any emotional healing in any way following the experience? No

What was the best and worst part of your experience?     no best or worse parts

Has your life changed specifically as a result of your experience? No     

Did you have any changes of attitudes or beliefs following the experience?      No     

Did the experience give you any spiritual understandings such as life, death, afterlife, God, etc.?  Yes    It affirmed my belief that our passed love ones are around us, and can sometimes make contact with us.

Death Compacts are when two or more living people promise among themselves that whoever dies first will try to contact the other(s).  Have you ever made such a compact?    No

Did you observe or hear anything regarding people or events during your experience that could be verified later?          No

What emotions did you feel during the experience?          calmness

Was the experience witnessed or experienced by others?          Yes

My boyfriend was asleep at the time, the second part of the experience was I heard voices in the living room, I then woke him up, he heard them too and went to investigate but there was no one there.

Did you have any sense of altered space or time?  No

Did you have a sense of knowing, special knowledge, universal order and/or purpose?         No

Did you become aware of future events?      No

Did you have any psychic, paranormal or other special gifts following the experience that you did not have prior to the experience?      No

Did you experience a separation of your consciousness from your body?   No

Did you meet or see any other beings other than the deceased?   No

Did you see a light?        No

Did any part of your experience seem to occur in a place other than the location described above?     No

Have you shared this experience with others?       Yes    Most of my friends believe as I do that there can be contact from those who has passed and so they were not overly surprised.  My boyfriend continued to be skeptical and seemed like he did not want to talk about the experience.

Have you shared this experience formally or informally with any other researcher or web site?         No

 Is there anything else you would like to add regarding your experience?   no

Were there any associated medications or substances with the potential to affect the experience?          No

Following the experience, have you had any other events in your life, medications or substances which reproduced any part of the experience?       No 

Did you ever in your life have a near-death experience, out of body experience or other spiritual event? No 

Did the questions asked and information you provided accurately and comprehensively describe your experience?           Yes

Please offer any suggestions you may have to improve this questionnaire.       Can't think of anything to improve, it seems like quite a comprehensive questionnaire and it gives space to add additional thoughts and feelings.  I only decided to fill it out after watching the documentary series "Surviving Death" on Netflix which I enjoyed very much.