Sex
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Courtship/Flirtation
Darla expresses her infatuation with Waldo the first time she meets him. She even does it in front of Alfalfa which is why he gets jealous. According to Scheflen’s model, “The goal of the first stage is to get the other person’s attention and to present oneself in the best possible light—either strategically or accidentally.”[15] Darla batters her eyelashes in front of Waldo. Her and her friends are grinning from ear to ear. Waldo also makes a scene by showing up in a limo, so he is a part of the attention stages of Scheflen’s model.
Darla expresses her infatuation with Waldo the first time she meets him. She even does it in front of Alfalfa which is why he gets jealous. According to Scheflen’s model, “The goal of the first stage is to get the other person’s attention and to present oneself in the best possible light—either strategically or accidentally.”[15] Darla batters her eyelashes in front of Waldo. Her and her friends are grinning from ear to ear. Waldo also makes a scene by showing up in a limo, so he is a part of the attention stages of Scheflen’s model.
Low-Involvement Couples
Since the cast of the film is so young, none of the rascals even think about sex. Alfalfa and Darla can classified as a low-involvement couple. Guerrero states, “Low-involvement couples usually wait to have sex until the partners are engaged or married.”[16] Marriage was not going to happen for a long time, if ever, therefore sex was never a topic of discussion. Kissing, alone, was a huge stepping stone for the couple.
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Since the cast of the film is so young, none of the rascals even think about sex. Alfalfa and Darla can classified as a low-involvement couple. Guerrero states, “Low-involvement couples usually wait to have sex until the partners are engaged or married.”[16] Marriage was not going to happen for a long time, if ever, therefore sex was never a topic of discussion. Kissing, alone, was a huge stepping stone for the couple.
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