“…Reis and Shaver (1988), in their interpersonal process model, proposed that reciprocal selfdisclosure in the early stages of relationships is critical to establishing the mutual trustworthiness necessary to progress to greater intimacy. Mutual self-disclosure leads to perceived similarity and liking, which in turn facilitate relationship formation and satisfaction (e.g., Collins & Miller, 1994;Laurenceau, Barrett, Feldman, & Pietromonaco, 1998;Radcliff, Lumley, Kendall, Stevenson, & Beltran, 2007;Reis, Sheldon, Gable, Roscoe, & Ryan, 2000;Vittengl & Holt, 2000).…”