In an investigation of open-ended reports of misunderstanding, Dun (2005) asked participants to provide a script of a conversation and explain the misunderstanding in it. The data revealed two themes. First, misunderstandings are negative events that range from mildly unpleasant to the basis for terminating a relationship. Second, misunderstandings are based on differences between the interlocutors. These differences formed the foundation for identifying six specific types of misunderstanding that ranged from a fundamental misunderstanding of who the other person was to a pragmatic misunderstanding, one that was not uncovered until a later time. In the current study, we ask participants to think about a particular misunderstanding, describe it, and respond to scaled items concerning it. We pose the following two research questions about the reported misunderstanding:Research Question 3: What are the salient characteristics of the reported misunderstandings? Research Question 4: How are the salient characteristics related to seriousness and frequency of misunderstandings, conflict resolution strategy, channel, and perspective-taking?