ABSTRACT
Anybody who has ever had a crush on someone will agree that attraction of some sort is a necessary but not sufficient cause for the initiation of an intimate relationship. Once two people’s eyes have met across the room, they still face a gargantuan task on their way to forming a relationship. Through flirtation, people communicate their interest in each other; through self-presentation, they communicate what they want the other to think of them; and through self-disclosure, they reveal who they truly are. And all this is necessary just to get relationships started! Evidently, the Borregos’ courtship fell a little short in the self-disclosure department, leading to disastrous consequences. In mature relationships there is a continued need to communicate-everything from emotions to seemingly trivial matters such as deciding who gets the kids ready for school in the morning.
