diff --git a/features/connects_users.feature b/features/connects_users.feature
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..122834502
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features/connects_users.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+Feature: sending and receiving requests
+
+  Background: 
+    Given a user with email "bob@bob.bob"
+    And a user with email "alice@alice.alice"
+    
+  @javascript
+  Scenario: initiating and accepting a contact request
+    When I sign in as "bob@bob.bob"
+    And I am on "alice@alice.alice"'s page
+    And I press "add contact"
+    And I wait for the ajax to finish
+    Then I should see "sent!"
+    Then I go to the destroy user session page
+
+    When I sign in as "alice@alice.alice"
+    And I am on the aspects manage page
+    Then I should see 1 contact request
+    When I drag the contact request to the "Besties" aspect
+    And I wait for the ajax to finish
+    Then I should see 1 contact in "Besties"
+
+    When I go to the home page
+    Then I go to the aspects manage page
+    Then I should see 1 contact in "Besties"
+
diff --git a/features/step_definitions/user_steps.rb b/features/step_definitions/user_steps.rb
index 4ff3a9511..4f052f998 100644
--- a/features/step_definitions/user_steps.rb
+++ b/features/step_definitions/user_steps.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ Given /^a user with username "([^\"]*)" and password "([^\"]*)"$/ do |username,
           :password_confirmation => password, :getting_started => false)
 end
 
+Given /^a user with email "([^\"]*)"$/ do |email|
+  user = Factory(:user, :email => email, :password => 'password',
+          :password_confirmation => 'password', :getting_started => false)
+  user.aspects.create(:name => "Besties")
+end
+
 Given /^I have been invited by an admin$/ do
   @me = Invitation.create_invitee(:email => "new_invitee@example.com")
 end
diff --git a/features/support/paths.rb b/features/support/paths.rb
index 3e985bc3e..e5dfce099 100644
--- a/features/support/paths.rb
+++ b/features/support/paths.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ module NavigationHelpers
       accept_user_invitation_path(:invitation_token => @me.invitation_token)
     when /^the requestor's profile page$/
       person_path(@me.reload.pending_requests.first.from)
+    when /^"([^\"]*)"'s page$/
+      person_path(User.find_by_email($1).person)
     when /^"(\/.*)"/
       $1
     else
diff --git a/spec/factories.rb b/spec/factories.rb
index ef90d99a4..58933eade 100644
--- a/spec/factories.rb
+++ b/spec/factories.rb
@@ -25,11 +25,6 @@ Factory.define :person do |p|
   p.serialized_public_key OpenSSL::PKey::RSA.generate(1024).public_key.export
 end
 
-Factory.define :album do |p|
-  p.name "my first album"
-  p.person { |a| Factory.create(:person) }
-end
-
 Factory.define :user do |u|
   u.sequence(:username) {|n| "bob#{n}#{r_str}"}
   u.sequence(:email) {|n| "bob#{n}#{r_str}@pivotallabs.com"}