I help myself when I have responses like yours beauflow by waiting a bit and asking questions to make sure I have the situation clear. Even if you thought "what's strange about us getting married?" being a little vague and trying to keep a discussion open (say something like, "I think it's nice you dreamed about us, what do you find strange about it?" that gets you oriented so you can see she is talking about "dreaming" in and of itself and you are thinking about "the result" of the dream. Not the same thing! So, since I often make mistakes with my assumptions, am very imaginative and can think of more than the usual situation/response; I give myself more time to see other ways of seeing things rather than going with my first thought as if that's the only one possible.

It's a good thing that we are imaginative/creative and can see different points of view! Celebrate and use that ability to help you; before you accept any one "answer", make sure you have looked at several and made sure you understand how the other person sees it.