Relationships can be complicated. Friendships require attention as well as love interests. There are times two people can love and care for each other so much yet have the most trouble communicating. Communication is vital to making a relationship work. The Break-up is a perfect example of how important interpersonal communication is to relationships. The movie is based on Brooke and Gary. They are dating and have been together for several years. Their argument may have stemmed from lemons but there are bigger issues that begin to come to the surface. Passive aggressive behavior, disconfirming messages, miscommunication, and defensiveness lead to this couples meltdown. One of the beginning scenes shows Brooke asking Gary to bring home twelve