- Sheldon and Amy have their first fight since moving in together. Meanwhile Raj is shocked at the reality of financial independence when he stops receiving support from his father.
- In the latest video chat Raj has with his father who still pays for Raj's every expense despite Raj having a job, Raj learns that Dr. Koothrappali has, in his own words, "given up" on Raj ever getting married, his previous thought that his efforts to help Raj having gone awry being his fault in some way, while he now believes the failings are all Raj's. Dr. Koothrappali believes the core issues are that Raj is spoiled and overly sensitive. In his anger toward his father for thinking this way, Raj, in his first inclination, decides to get back at him by spending his money even more indiscriminately than he usually does if that is possible (yes it is). In speaking to his friends about the discussion with his father, Raj learns that they too think that he is spoiled. With those close to him feeling the same way, Raj has to decide if he has to make a fundamental change to his life. Meanwhile, Amy and Sheldon are out on one of their date nights. In running into Bert, Amy learns that everyone at the university knows that they only have sex once a year, that knowledge from Sheldon speaking about it to anyone to who he happens to be talking. Sheldon has to figure out how to make it up to Amy in her anger over the issue, with a problem still being Sheldon having no idea what he did being wrong.—Huggo
- The guys are watching an Euler's Disk spin which demonstrates angular momentum, potential energy and kinetic energy. Raj is trying to hold his breath for as long as the disk spins. As they start to bet on the outcome, the disk stops spinning and Raj wins. Penny got involved and bet that she would lose interest way before the disk stopped spinning. Towards the end, even she got intrigued if Raj would make it, and lost $10.
Raj is Skyping with his father to tell him that his credit card bill is higher this month. He bought himself a new iPad after he broke up with a woman he met at the university. (Maria) Dr. K has given up trying to arrange a marriage for his son. He has 6 children and Raj is his only unmarried and in-"self-sufficient" child. He is sure that Raj is the problem. He also tells his son that women don't like men who are not self-sufficient and too sensitive.
Sheldon and Amy are out on date night where Sheldon is filling up on chips. Amy spots Bert and says hello which she tells Sheldon that that is what you do to people you know that you meet in public places. Sheldon replies that he has multiple restraining orders that say otherwise. Bert is waiting for someone he met on "G-Harmony", the dating site for geologists. Motto: "We're all about dating and not the carbon-14 kind."
The Wolowitzes enter apartment 4A with their baby who fell asleep in the ride over. Raj shows up with a crushed velvet baby cape for his godchild. He says that it may have been expensive, but it was his father's money which is fine since his father seems to have given up on him.
At the restaurant, Sheldon is reciting his favorite defunct search engines. Bert shows up to say goodbye since his date was a no-show. He gets invited to join them.
Back in apartment 4A, Raj tells the gang that his father doesn't think he can make a relationship work because he is spoiled. Dr. K pays for his car, rent and credit cards. Penny thinks that she is being judgmental, but she feels his father is right.
Sheldon starts to describe how he met Amy online with their first date at a coffee shop. Bert envies their relationship other than the fact that they only have sex once a year. Amy is shocked and finds out that the whole university knows. Sheldon is mystified because he only told Leonard, Howard, Raj, Kripke, Professor Klein and the cafeteria lady. Back at home Amy is very mad at Sheldon. Amy finds it humiliating to have her colleagues gossiping about their sex life. Amy leaves slamming the bedroom door.
The Hofstadter's feel that Raj can get by on his salary since Leonard and Howard do though Raj has a much more expensive beauty regiment. Raj doesn't know how much rent is (though he thinks its twice what Leonard pays, as his building is much nicer than the dump they live in). He has no clue how much his car cost, or his weekly groceries, since all shopping is done by his housekeeper. All of this is paid by his dad. Raj has a credit card of his own for emergencies, which he uses to sponsor a penguin at the LA Zoo or to buy luxury and needless items for himself or his friends.
Amy comes out and laments that they are having their first fight since moving in together. Sheldon says that by convention, he should sleep on the sofa; however, Amy would fit better. Amy says that she is not sleeping on the sofa and that Sheldon doesn't know what is private and what is not. Sheldon points out that she discussed their physical relationship with Penny. Penny is still her close friend and the lady in the cafeteria is not.
Raj groans that he will have to get a cheaper place to live. Penny suggests that he can get free food and free Wi-Fi from his neighbors. Bernadette suggested that Stuart could move in with him. No. Raj doesn't want to move into Howard's garage. Penny agrees to let him move into Sheldon's old room for a while. Raj declined and decided to live off his parent's fortune, because no one wanted to live with him. Because he is difficult to live with. Penny and Leonard dodged that bullet.
Later Amy finds Sheldon mapping out basic topics of conversation including one labeled Zones of Privacy. Don't Google that unless you want to see pictures of people's genitals. Sheldon agrees to not share details of physical intimacy and bathroom habits with anyone else. He also has topics that he shares with no one. Amy asks for an example. He got his driver's license two years ago, but still likes to be chauffeured around. Amy reminds him that she had to get up at 5 AM to drive him across the desert to an antique train museum.
Raj calls up his father and tells him that he is no longer going to rely on his father's money. Dr. K thinks that that is wonderful and he is very proud of him. He proceeds to feign sadness to satisfy his son's feelings. Raj begs his dad not to write him off of his will.
In the cafeteria, Sheldon announces to everyone that he will no longer be discussing his personal habits with others while also mentioning Amy's horrible menstrual cramps. Bert also apologizes to Sheldon for bringing it up, with Sheldon unintentionally revealing that Bert's date bailed on him. But then to fix his mistake, Sheldon says that Bert went home with his date and had vigorous coitus with her. This doesn't help make Bert feel better either..
Title reference: Raj stops taking money from his father.
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