Amy: Hey. Amy: Jewellery? Amy: Sheldon, I'm the sole author on a paper being published in a distinguished journal that may change the course of my field. Bernadette: Look, it's obvious having kids is really important to you, and I think I came up with a solution. Bernadette: Not him. Buy her something. Every day, people go to the grocery store and come home with sacks full of carbon in the form of charcoal briquettes that they toss in their barbeques and set on fire. Everyone gets cake. Howard: How is that not amusing? Howard: I don't want to, but this is kind of a deal breaker. Howard: Maybe me and Bernadette aren't right for each other. Howard: You should keep it. I had to take care of my brothers and sisters. I have a tiara! Leonard: Sheldon, he's just practising for his cousin's birthday party. Leonard: Sometimes with women you want to listen to what upsets them and then show them that you can grow and change. Leonard: That's not necessary when someone's trying to help you. Maybe they have a dressier version of that? Oh, look, it's a condom. On the other hand, if I don't give her grandchildren, that'll kill her, too. Penny: He's in trouble with his girlfriend and needs to buy her a present. Penny: I said, hey, want to come over and hang out? Penny: Okay, he wants to talk to you. Raj: What's your mom going to say if you call off the wedding? Scene: Bernadette's car. See? She never steps on hers! Sheldon: How does that work? Sheldon: What time did you tell Amy to be here? Where'd she get it?
Plan: A: Amy and Sheldon's relationship; Q: What hits a snag? A: Sheldon; Q: Who is not interested in biology? A: the reputed scientific journal Neuron; Q: What is the name of the journal that Amy's paper is being published in? A: a huff; Q: What does Amy leave in? A: Penny; Q: Who does Sheldon go to the jewelry store with? A: Leonard; Q: Who tells Sheldon to buy something for Amy? A: her forgiveness; Q: What does Amy think Sheldon is trying to buy? A: her mind; Q: What does Amy change? A: a tiara; Q: What did Sheldon buy for Amy? A: children; Q: What does Bernadette hate? A: whose mother; Q: Who nags Howard to give her grandchildren? A: her grandchildren; Q: What does Howard's mother want? A: mulls; Q: What does Howard do with the idea of calling off the wedding? A: his house; Q: Where does Bernadette go to talk to Howard? A: a condom; Q: What does Howard suggest they use before they have sex? Summary: Amy and Sheldon's relationship hits a snag when Sheldon refuses to appreciate the news that Amy's paper is being published in the reputed scientific journal Neuron, causing her to leave their date midway in a huff. When Penny confronts Sheldon over his behavior to his girlfriend, he replies that he is not interested in biology. Later when he discusses the issue with Leonard, Leonard tells him to buy something for Amy to make up for his behavior. He then goes with Penny to the jewelry store. Amy feels insulted initially when Penny tells her that Sheldon bought her jewelry, thinking that he is trying to buy her forgiveness, but changes her mind when she sees it is a tiara. She becomes ecstatic and kisses and hugs him, leaving him confused. Meanwhile, Howard and Bernadette's relationship also hits a snag when Bernadette reveals to Howard that she hates children and does not want to have them after they get married. This upsets Howard, who wants children of his own, and whose mother continuously nags him to give her grandchildren. He begins to reconsider his relationship with Bernadette and mulls calling off the wedding. Later Bernadette comes over to his house and tells him that they can have children of their own after they get married in respect for his feelings. However she adds that he should stay at home and take care of them while she works, to which he reluctantly agrees. Howard then suggests they use a condom before they have sex.