As Margaret and Andrew move through the welcome party to meet her friends and family, they interact with each other and with Andrew's father and ex-girlfriend through various aspects of interpersonal communication in an attempt to make their relationship credible. Their failure is the result of lack of both verbal and non-verbal communication. Although they intend to make those around them believe that they are madly in love, they do not extract key methods of communication such as listening, self-disclosure, and body language. It is evident to those they communicate with that their relationship lacks communication skills and is therefore unbelievable. One of the key areas where Andrew and Margaret struggle is listening. Listening is essential to maintaining deep connections or relationships with other individuals. Effective listening includes areas of understanding, empathy, non-judgement, critical, deep and active styles. When Andrew introduces Margaret to his father, for example, Margaret fails to hear the relational messages spoken between the two. During this...