diff --git a/config/assets.yml b/config/assets.yml
index 3f6252a96..7c3a66341 100644
--- a/config/assets.yml
+++ b/config/assets.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ javascripts:
     - public/javascripts/view.js
     - public/javascripts/stream.js
     - public/javascripts/content-updater.js
+    - public/javascripts/aspects-dropdown.js
     - public/javascripts/contact-edit.js
     - public/javascripts/contact-list.js
     - public/javascripts/aspect-sorting.js
diff --git a/config/locales/javascript/javascript.en.yml b/config/locales/javascript/javascript.en.yml
index c24758636..f352f3371 100644
--- a/config/locales/javascript/javascript.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/javascript/javascript.en.yml
@@ -67,6 +67,4 @@ en:
       photo_uploader:
         looking_good: "OMG, you look awesome!"
       tags:
-        wasnt_that_interesting: "OK, I suppose #{{tagName}} wasn't all that interesting..."        
-      inviter:
-        sending: "sending, please wait..."
\ No newline at end of file
+        wasnt_that_interesting: "OK, I suppose #{{tagName}} wasn't all that interesting..."
diff --git a/public/javascripts/aspects-dropdown.js b/public/javascripts/aspects-dropdown.js
index e69de29bb..61f035d17 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/aspects-dropdown.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/aspects-dropdown.js
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+//   Copyright (c) 2010-2011, Diaspora Inc.  This file is
+//   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
+//   the COPYRIGHT file.
+
+var AspectsDropdown = {
+  updateNumber: function(dropdown, personId, number, inAspectClass){
+    var button = dropdown.parents(".dropdown").children('.button.toggle'),
+        selectedAspects = dropdown.children(".selected").length,
+        allAspects = dropdown.children().length,
+        replacement;
+
+    if (number == 0) {
+      button.removeClass(inAspectClass);
+      if( dropdown.closest('#publisher').length ) {
+        replacement = Diaspora.I18n.t("aspect_dropdown.select_aspects");
+      } else {
+        replacement = Diaspora.I18n.t("aspect_dropdown.add_to_aspect");
+        /* flash message prompt */
+        var message = Diaspora.I18n.t("aspect_dropdown.stopped_sharing_with", {name: dropdown.data('person-short-name')});
+        Diaspora.page.flashMessages.render({success: true, notice: message});
+      }
+    }else if (selectedAspects == allAspects) {
+      replacement = Diaspora.I18n.t('aspect_dropdown.all_aspects');
+    }else if (number == 1) {
+      button.addClass(inAspectClass);
+      replacement = dropdown.find(".selected").first().text();
+      /* flash message prompt */
+      if( dropdown.closest('#publisher').length == 0 ) {
+        var message = Diaspora.I18n.t("aspect_dropdown.started_sharing_with", {name: dropdown.data('person-short-name')});
+        Diaspora.page.flashMessages.render({success: true, notice: message});
+      }
+    }else {
+      replacement = Diaspora.I18n.t('aspect_dropdown.toggle', { count: number.toString()})
+    }
+
+    button.text(replacement + ' ▼');
+  },
+
+  toggleCheckbox: function(check) {
+    if(!check.hasClass('radio')){
+      var selectedAspects = check.closest(".dropdown").find("li.radio");
+      AspectsDropdown.uncheckGroup(selectedAspects);
+    }
+
+    check.toggleClass('selected');
+  },
+
+  toggleRadio: function(check) {
+    var selectedAspects = check.closest(".dropdown").find("li");
+
+    AspectsDropdown.uncheckGroup(selectedAspects);
+    AspectsDropdown.toggleCheckbox(check);
+  },
+
+  uncheckGroup: function(elements){
+    $.each(elements, function(index, value) {
+      $(value).removeClass('selected');
+    });
+  }
+};
+
diff --git a/public/javascripts/contact-edit.js b/public/javascripts/contact-edit.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4e55200df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/javascripts/contact-edit.js
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+//   Copyright (c) 2010-2011, Diaspora Inc.  This file is
+//   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
+//   the COPYRIGHT file.
+
+var ContactEdit = {
+  init: function(){
+    $.extend(ContactEdit, AspectsDropdown);
+    $('.dropdown.aspect_membership .dropdown_list > li, .dropdown.inviter .dropdown_list > li').live('click', function(evt){
+
+      ContactEdit.processClick($(this), evt);
+    });
+   },
+
+  updateNumber: function(dropdown, personId, number){
+    var button = dropdown.parents(".dropdown").children('.button.toggle'),
+        replacement;
+
+    if (number == 0) {
+      button.removeClass("in_aspects");
+      replacement = Diaspora.I18n.t("aspect_dropdown.toggle.zero");
+    }else if (number == 1) {
+      button.addClass("in_aspects");
+      replacement = dropdown.find(".selected").first().text();
+    }else if (number < 3) {
+      replacement = Diaspora.I18n.t('aspect_dropdown.toggle.few', { count: number.toString()})
+    }else if (number > 3) {
+      replacement = Diaspora.I18n.t('aspect_dropdown.toggle.many', { count: number.toString()})
+    }else {
+      //the above one are a tautology, but I want to have them here once for once we figure out a neat way i18n them
+      replacement = Diaspora.I18n.t('aspect_dropdown.toggle.other', { count: number.toString()})
+      ContactEdit.toggleAspectMembership(li, evt);
+    }
+  },
+
+  inviteFriend: function(li, evt) {
+    $.post('/services/inviter/facebook.json', {
+      "aspect_id" : li.data("aspect_id"),
+      "uid" : li.parent().data("service_uid")
+    }, function(data){
+      ContactEdit.processSuccess(li, evt, data);
+    });
+  },
+
+  processSuccess: function(element, evt, data) {
+    element.removeClass('loading')
+    if (data.url != undefined) {
+      window.location = data.url;
+    } else {
+      element.toggleClass("selected");
+      Diaspora.widgets.flashes.render({'success':true, 'notice':data.message});
+    }
+  },
+
+  processClick: function(li, evt){
+    var dropdown = li.closest('.dropdown');
+    li.addClass('loading');
+    if (dropdown.hasClass('inviter')) {
+      ContactEdit.inviteFriend(li, evt);
+      dropdown.html('sending, please wait...');
+    }
+    else {
+      ContactEdit.toggleAspectMembership(li, evt);
+    }
+  },
+
+  toggleAspectMembership: function(li, evt) {
+    var button = li.find('.button');
+    if(button.hasClass('disabled') || li.hasClass('newItem')){ return; }
+
+    var selected = li.hasClass("selected"),
+        routedId = selected ? "/42" : "";
+
+    $.post("/aspect_memberships" + routedId + ".json", {
+      "aspect_id": li.data("aspect_id"),
+      "person_id": li.parent().data("person_id"),
+      "_method": (selected) ? "DELETE" : "POST"
+    }, function(aspectMembership) {
+      li.removeClass("loading");
+      ContactEdit.toggleCheckbox(li);
+      ContactEdit.updateNumber(li.closest(".dropdown_list"), li.parent().data("person_id"), aspectMembership.aspect_ids.length, 'in_aspects');
+
+      Diaspora.page.publish("aspectDropdown/updated", [li.parent().data("person_id"), li.parents(".dropdown").parent(".right").html()]);
+    });
+  }
+};
+
+$(document).ready(function(){
+  ContactEdit.init();
+});
diff --git a/public/javascripts/pages/contacts-index.js b/public/javascripts/pages/contacts-index.js
index 35a60cf32..e036172a3 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/pages/contacts-index.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/pages/contacts-index.js
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@ Diaspora.Pages.ContactsIndex = function() {
   this.subscribe("page/ready", function(evt, document) {
     self.infiniteScroll = self.instantiate("InfiniteScroll");
 
-    $(".aspect_membership.dropdown").each(function() {
-      self.instantiate("AspectsDropdown", $(this));
-    });
-
     $('.conversation_button').twipsy({position: 'below'});
   });
 };
diff --git a/public/javascripts/pages/people-show.js b/public/javascripts/pages/people-show.js
index b05521207..84c0173b8 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/pages/people-show.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/pages/people-show.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ Diaspora.Pages.PeopleShow = function() {
   var self = this;
 
   this.subscribe("page/ready", function(evt, document) {
-    self.aspectsDropdown = self.instantiate("AspectsDropdown", document.find(".aspect_membership.dropdown"));
     self.stream = self.instantiate("Stream", document.find("#main_stream"));
     self.infiniteScroll = self.instantiate("InfiniteScroll");
   });
diff --git a/public/javascripts/publisher.js b/public/javascripts/publisher.js
index 9278337c3..abad86f9a 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/publisher.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/publisher.js
@@ -379,12 +379,21 @@ var Publisher = {
   },
 
   bindAspectToggles: function() {
-    Publisher.aspectsDropdown = Diaspora.BaseWidget.instantiate("AspectsDropdown", $("#publisher .dropdown"));
-    Publisher.aspectsDropdown.aspectSelectors.click(function() {
-      Publisher.toggleAspectIds($(this));
+    $('#publisher .dropdown .dropdown_list li').bind("click", function(evt){
+      var li = $(this),
+          button = li.parent('.dropdown').find('.button');
+
+      if(li.hasClass('radio')){
+        AspectsDropdown.toggleRadio(li);
+      } else {
+        AspectsDropdown.toggleCheckbox(li);
+      }
+
+      AspectsDropdown.updateNumber(li.closest(".dropdown_list"), null, li.parent().find('li.selected').length, '');
+
+      Publisher.toggleAspectIds(li);
     });
   },
-  
   beforeSubmit: function(){
     if($("#publisher .content_creation form #aspect_ids_").length == 0){
       alert(Diaspora.I18n.t('publisher.at_least_one_aspect'));
diff --git a/public/javascripts/widgets/aspects-dropdown.js b/public/javascripts/widgets/aspects-dropdown.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c9d776e2..000000000
--- a/public/javascripts/widgets/aspects-dropdown.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,133 +0,0 @@
-/*   Copyright (c) 2010-2011, Diaspora Inc.  This file is
- *   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
- *   the COPYRIGHT file.
- */
-
-(function() {
-  var AspectsDropdown = function() {
-    var self = this;
-
-    this.subscribe("widget/ready", function(evt, dropdown) {
-      $.extend(self, {
-        aspectSelectors: dropdown.find("li.aspect_selector"),
-        radioSelectors: dropdown.find("li.radio"),
-        dropdown: dropdown,
-        dropdownButton: dropdown.children(".button.toggle"),
-        dropdownList: dropdown.find("ul.dropdown_list"),
-        inviterDropdown: dropdown.hasClass("inviter"),
-        publisherDropdown: !!dropdown.closest("#publisher").length
-      });
-
-      self.personId = self.dropdownList.data("person_id");
-
-      self.aspectSelectors.click(self.aspectClicked);
-      self.radioSelectors.click(self.radioClicked);
-    });
-
-    this.aspectClicked = function(evt) {
-      var aspectListItem = $(this);
-      if (self.inviterDropdown) {
-        self.inviteFriend(aspectListItem);
-      }
-      else if(self.publisherDropdown) {
-        self.toggleAspectSelection(aspectListItem);
-      }
-      else {
-        self.toggleAspectMembership(aspectListItem);
-      }
-    };
-
-    this.radioClicked = function() {
-      self.aspectSelectors
-        .add(self.radioSelectors)
-        .not(this)
-        .removeClass("selected");
-
-      $(this).toggleClass("selected")
-    };
-
-    this.toggleAspectSelection = function(aspect) {
-      self.radioSelectors.removeClass("selected");
-
-      aspect.toggleClass("selected");
-    };
-
-    this.inviteFriend = function(aspectListItem) {
-      self.dropdown.html(Diaspora.I18n.t("inviter.sending"));
-      $.post('/services/inviter/facebook.json', {
-        "aspect_id" : aspectListItem.data("aspect_id"),
-        "uid" : self.dropdownList.data("service_uid")
-      }, function(data) {
-        aspectListItem.removeClass("loading");
-        if (typeof data.url !== "undefined") {
-          window.location = data.url;
-        } else {
-          aspectListItem.toggleClass("selected");
-
-          Diaspora.page.flashMessages.render({
-            success: true,
-            notice: data.message
-          });
-        }
-      });
-    };
-
-    this.toggleAspectMembership = function(aspectListItem) {
-      var aspectId = aspectListItem.data("aspect_id"),
-        button = aspectListItem.find(".button");
-
-      if(button.hasClass("disabled") || aspectListItem.hasClass("newItem")) { return; }
-
-      var selected = aspectListItem.hasClass("selected"),
-        routedId = selected ? "/42" : "";
-
-      aspectListItem.addClass("loading");
-
-      $.post("/aspect_memberships" + routedId + ".json", {
-        "aspect_id": aspectId,
-        "person_id": self.personId,
-        "_method": (selected) ? "DELETE" : "POST"
-      }, function() {
-        aspectListItem.removeClass("loading")
-          .toggleClass("selected");
-
-        self.updateDropdownText();
-
-        self.globalPublish("aspectDropdown/updated", [self.personId, self.dropdown.parent().html()]);
-      });
-    };
-
-    this.updateDropdownText = function() {
-      var selectedAspects = self.dropdownList.children(".selected").length,
-        allAspects = self.dropdownList.children().length,
-        replacement;
-
-      if (selectedAspects == 0) {
-        self.dropdownButton.removeClass("in_aspects");
-
-        if(self.dropdown.closest("#publisher").length) {
-          replacement = Diaspora.I18n.t("aspect_dropdown.select_aspects");
-        } else {
-          replacement = Diaspora.I18n.t("aspect_dropdown.add_to_aspect");
-        }
-      }
-      else if (selectedAspects === allAspects) {
-        replacement = Diaspora.I18n.t("aspect_dropdown.all_aspects");
-      }
-      else if (selectedAspects === 1) {
-        self.dropdownButton.addClass("in_aspects");
-
-        replacement = self.dropdown.find(".selected:first").text();
-      }
-      else if (selectedAspects > 1) {
-        replacement = Diaspora.I18n.t("aspect_dropdown.toggle", {
-          count: selectedAspects
-        });
-      }
-
-      self.dropdownButton.text(replacement + " ▼");
-    }
-  };
-
-  Diaspora.Widgets.AspectsDropdown = AspectsDropdown;
-})();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/javascripts/widgets/hovercard.js b/public/javascripts/widgets/hovercard.js
index c8ad0e4fd..028fea325 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/widgets/hovercard.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/widgets/hovercard.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
       $(document.body).delegate("a.hovercardable:not(.self)", "hover", self.handleHoverEvent);
       self.hoverCard.tip.hover(self.hoverCardHover, self.clearTimeout);
 
-      self.globalSubscribe("aspectDropdown/updated", function(evt, personId, dropdownHtml) {
+      self.subscribe("aspectDropdown/updated aspectDropdown/blurred", function(evt, personId, dropdownHtml) {
         self.dropdownCache.cache["/people/" + personId + "/aspect_membership_button"] = $(dropdownHtml).removeClass("active").get(0).outerHTML;
       });
     });
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@
 
       self.dropdownCache.get(self.target.attr("data-hovercard") + "/aspect_membership_button", function(dropdown) {
         self.hoverCard.dropdownContainer.html(dropdown);
-        self.hoverCard.dropdownWidget = self.instantiate("AspectsDropdown", self.hoverCard.dropdownContainer.children());
         self.hoverCard.tip.fadeIn(140);
       });
     };
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/helpers/SpecHelper.js b/spec/javascripts/helpers/SpecHelper.js
index b858686ec..ccb456878 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/helpers/SpecHelper.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/helpers/SpecHelper.js
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ beforeEach(function() {
       self.directionDetector = self.instantiate("DirectionDetector");
     });
   };
+  
+  var Page = Diaspora.Pages["TestPage"];
+  $.extend(Page.prototype, Diaspora.EventBroker.extend(Diaspora.BaseWidget));
+
+  Diaspora.page = new Page();
+  Diaspora.page.publish("page/ready", [$(document.body)])
 });
 
 afterEach(function() {
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/widgets/aspects-dropdown-spec.js b/spec/javascripts/widgets/aspects-dropdown-spec.js
deleted file mode 100644
index cceab3a18..000000000
--- a/spec/javascripts/widgets/aspects-dropdown-spec.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,116 +0,0 @@
-describe("Diaspora.Widgets.AspectsDropdown", function() {
-  var aspectsDropdownWidget,
-    aspectsDropdown;
-
-  describe("when the dropdown is a publisher dropdown", function() {
-    beforeEach(function() {
-      spec.loadFixture("aspects_index");
-
-      Diaspora.Page = "TestPage";
-      Diaspora.instantiatePage();
-
-      aspectsDropdown = $("#publisher .dropdown");
-      aspectsDropdownWidget = Diaspora.BaseWidget.instantiate("AspectsDropdown", aspectsDropdown);
-    });
-
-    describe("clicking a radio button", function() {
-      describe("integration", function() {
-        it("calls AspectsDropdown#radioClicked", function() {
-          aspectsDropdownWidget = new Diaspora.Widgets.AspectsDropdown();
-
-          spyOn(aspectsDropdownWidget, "radioClicked");
-
-          aspectsDropdownWidget.publish("widget/ready", [aspectsDropdown]);
-
-          aspectsDropdownWidget.radioSelectors.first().click();
-
-          expect(aspectsDropdownWidget.radioClicked).toHaveBeenCalled();
-        })
-      });
-
-      it("clears the selected aspects", function() {
-        var aspectSelectors = aspectsDropdown.find(".aspect_selector").click();
-
-        expect(aspectsDropdown).toContain("li.aspect_selector.selected");
-
-        aspectsDropdown.find(".radio:first").click();
-
-        expect(aspectsDropdown).not.toContain("li.aspect_selector.selected");
-      });
-
-      it("clears selected radio buttons", function() {
-        aspectsDropdown.find(".selected").removeClass("selected");
-
-        var firstRadioSelector = aspectsDropdown.find(".radio:first"),
-          lastRadioSelector = aspectsDropdown.find(".radio:last");
-
-        expect(firstRadioSelector).not.toHaveClass("selected");
-        expect(lastRadioSelector).not.toHaveClass("selected");
-
-        firstRadioSelector.click();
-
-        expect(firstRadioSelector).toHaveClass("selected");
-
-        lastRadioSelector.click();
-
-        expect(firstRadioSelector).not.toHaveClass("selected");
-        expect(lastRadioSelector).toHaveClass("selected");
-      });
-
-      it("toggles the radio selector", function() {
-        var radioSelector = aspectsDropdown.find(".radio:first");
-
-        expect(radioSelector).not.toHaveClass("selected");
-
-        radioSelector.click();
-
-        expect(radioSelector).toHaveClass("selected");
-
-        radioSelector.click();
-
-        expect(radioSelector).not.toHaveClass("selected");
-      });
-    });
-
-    describe("clicking an aspect", function() {
-      describe("integration", function() {
-        it("calls through to AspectsDropdown#toggleAspectSelection", function() {
-          aspectsDropdownWidget = new Diaspora.Widgets.AspectsDropdown();
-
-          spyOn(aspectsDropdownWidget, "toggleAspectSelection");
-
-          aspectsDropdownWidget.publish("widget/ready", [aspectsDropdown]);
-
-          aspectsDropdownWidget.aspectSelectors.first().click();
-
-          expect(aspectsDropdownWidget.toggleAspectSelection).toHaveBeenCalled();
-        });
-      });
-
-      it("deselects the radio buttons", function() {
-        var aspectSelector = aspectsDropdownWidget.aspectSelectors.first(),
-          radioSelector = aspectsDropdown.find(".radio:last");
-
-        expect(radioSelector).toHaveClass("selected");
-
-        aspectSelector.click();
-
-        expect(radioSelector).not.toHaveClass("selected");
-      });
-
-      it("toggles the aspect selector", function() {
-        var aspectSelector = aspectsDropdownWidget.aspectSelectors.first();
-
-        expect(aspectSelector).not.toHaveClass("selected");
-
-        aspectSelector.click();
-
-        expect(aspectSelector).toHaveClass("selected");
-
-        aspectSelector.click();
-
-        expect(aspectSelector).not.toHaveClass("selected");
-      });
-    });
-  });
-});
\ No newline at end of file