Thank you for the reviews, Sheldon always thinks he knows it all...

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Sheldon had just about had it with being ignored. He had to put up with Raj, Howard and Leonard all whining about some supposed problem.

Sheldon finally stood up. "ALLLLLL….RIIIIGHT….! that's enough of that. This is supposed to be vintage video game night and all we have accomplished is that we have discovered that Raj has been "entertaining" one Alex Jensen. From what all other people have said, is a very nice and personable young women that has most recently been conferred her PhD in Astrophysics. A task in no small part due to the assistance of Raj himself. Now… one might think that there may have been some interstellar hanky-panky going on except for the fact that Raj did not sit on the dissertation committee. We have also learned that due to these extracurricular activities, the happy couple may or may not have propagated the species. Through our discussions, we have also learned that the union of these two individuals has not been accepted by the Koothrappali family. Now, one would think this to be an obstacle, considering that there has been a history of monetary support to Raj in the past. A support that, also in the past, has caused relationships to be dissolved simply by threatening to cut him off. As for this relationship, Raj has admitted to a strong feeling of love for Alex. He has not acted on this as he has just come to the realization. Clearly, these two have unresolved relationship issues that need tending to."

"We have also spent considerable time discussing the trials and tribulations of one Howard Wolowitz. As it turns out, Howard's wife Bernadette has been spending considerable time away from Howard. There have been many persons associated with Howard's past that would consider this a wise move. However, there seems to be a mood difference in Bernadette when certain environmental conditions are met. These conditions being the apparent proximity of the Hofstadter children. This environmental variable seems to be constant regardless of where the proximity exists, or even who the other persons are also in proximity. The elevated mood seems to happen regardless of whether all members of our social group are in attendance or if just the female cohort is in attendance. The mood is also increased in the presence of the children whether the meeting takes place in a standard meeting place such as apartment 4A or a random meeting, say….. the park. This point seems to be lost on all members of our group except of course myself. Howard has as not yet acted on the prospect of increasing the earthly population as he has been under the impression that Bernadette does not wish to do the same. Clearly, a discussion needs to take place"

"Now we come to Dr. Leonard Hofstadter. Leonard seems on the outside, and to the casual observer, to be well adjusted to both his professional life as he has been recruited by none other than the likes of Stephen Hawking. He has also recently married the object of years of affection and who has come to be known as the Love of his Life…. Penny. In addition, he has managed through arduous trial and perseverance of unbelievable repetition, to bring into the world along with the aforementioned Penny, two lovely children. These being the aforementioned children that have had the positive mood changes in one Bernadette Wolowitz. We have been informed, however, that Leonard has developed a fear that his wife and mother to his children has done so only to make HIM happy and Leonard is now afraid that the essence that was Penny will be lost and replaced by resentment. As preposterous as this sounds to any that have known this couple, Leonard has not acted on this out of pure fear."

Now…. GENTLE MEN…. Can we PLEASE get back to the task at hand and start playing video games?

Leonard was the first to speak up. "Hold on Sheldon… now that we have been discussing our lives, it's your turn. What's going on with you and Amy?"

Sheldon put on one of his typically condescending airs. "I assure you that nothing has changed with my relationship with Amy. Aside from the occasional unscheduled time together brought on by YOUR inability to adhere to the signed points of the Neighbor agreement, everything is in order."

Howard was now interested. "So, you're saying that you have had to spend some extra time with Amy because Leonard has been occupied with his family? How does that make you feel Sheldon"?

Sheldon looked to Howard. "I assure you that I have requested additional time with Amy so basic needs are accomplished".

Raj was amused at that statement. "Basic needs, that's the way to do it Sheldon".

Leonard questioned. "Sheldon, this extra time with Amy, does it just serve the purpose of getting things done on schedule or are there other aspects to meeting that you should be taking into consideration?"

Sheldon pondered the question. "Well, if one was completely honest, the extra time with Amy DOES have a higher quality to it than any time spent with any of you… She has a superior mind and the discussions we entertain are quite interesting."

Howard inquired, "Are the meetings solely for intellectual stimulation?"

Sheldon looked to his friends. "Curious... I used the very same word to describe Amy just the other night. I told her that she has been a stimulating addition to my life and I actually look forward to our spending time together."

Howard jerked his head in Sheldon's direction. "You did WHAT?"

Leonard looked surprised. "You admitted to Amy that you had feelings for her that were not explicitly tied to that RIDICULOUS Relationship Agreement?"

Raj was almost in tears. "Dude… that's so romantic. Or as romantic it could be, considering it came from you".

Sheldon was confused. "Whatever are you talking about?"

Leonard tried to explain. "Sheldon, you told Amy that you enjoyed her company, you asked her to spend more time with you, We've all seen you holding hands, You have told us you would not rule out a physical relationship sometime in the future, you have even gone as far as to tell her that she is stimulating to you. You clearly don't like it when she spends time with other men. That is what precipitated the Relationship Agreement in the first place. What are your true feelings for her? Are they at all past the purely intellectual?"

Sheldon did not want to be subjected to this any longer. "I think we are done with this particular line of discussion". Sheldon then went back to the couch and started to look through the video games that he had brought over. "Leonard, I think that I would like to leave now. We have accomplished very little in the realm of vintage video games. And there is no use in continuing this tedious discussion".

Leonard shrugged. "OK Sheldon, let's get packed up and go, but this discussion is not over until you deal with the underlying issues".