1.9.2 doesn't like friending people when the target doesn't have any aspects. ::sigh:: And with that, I fix the cucumber feature that was failing under 1.9.

Gemfile.lock

@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ GEM
       eventmachine (>= 0.12.6)
       rack (>= 1.0.0)
     thor (0.14.4)
-    treetop (1.4.8)
+    treetop (1.4.9)
       polyglot (>= 0.3.1)
     twitter (0.9.12)
       hashie (~> 0.4.0)

features/manages_contact_requests.feature

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ Feature: managing contact requests
 
   Background: 
     Given I am signed in
+    And I have an aspect called "Family"
     And I have one contact request
     
   Scenario: seeing contact requests
@@ -10,8 +11,6 @@ Feature: managing contact requests
 
   @javascript @wip
   Scenario: accepting a contact request
-    Given I have an aspect called "Family"
-
     When I am on the home page
     And I follow "Manage (1)"
     Then I should see 1 contact request

features/step_definitions/user_steps.rb

@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@ end
 
 Given /^I have one contact request$/ do
   other_user = make_user
-  other_user.aspects.create!(:name => "meh")
+  other_aspect = other_user.aspects.create!(:name => "meh")
+  other_user.send_contact_request_to(@me.person, other_aspect)
+
   other_user.reload
-      
-  other_user.send_contact_request_to(@me.person, other_user.aspects.first)
+  other_aspect.reload
   @me.reload
 end