- Sheldon gets Alex to buy a Valentine's Day gift for Amy. Leonard, Penny, Howard and Bernadette have a disastrous dinner together. Raj and Stuart host a "Lonely People" party at the comic book store.
- Leonard, Penny, Howard and Bernadette go out to dinner on Valentine's Day where Penny sees a couple she despises and the woman is being proposed to. Leonard decides to do the same to Penny. Sheldon sends Alex out to buy a gift for Amy who is trying to find the perfect gift for Sheldon. Raj and Stuart host a singles' only Valentine's Day party at the comic book store where Raj meets Lucy.—orginial work by laird-3
- It is Valentine's Day and everybody is trying to figure out what to do to make it special. Girlfriendless Raj and Stuart decide to hold a party at the comic book store for all the single people to spend together. Amy wants to have a romantic evening with Sheldon, who reluctantly plans to accommodate her, despite not liking it. He even goes out of his way to buy her a romantic gift... sort of. But Amy gives Sheldon the greatest gift of all, which Amy in turn feels about what he ends up giving her. Leonard also wants his night with Penny to be special, despite Penny believing that the day never lives up to the hype. That special evening includes a romantic dinner, and which also includes Howard and Bernadette, since Howard's planned gift did not quite come to pass. The dinner starts off badly due to an argument between Howard and Bernadette even before they arrive. But Penny goes out of her way to sabotage the evening. She and Leonard need to figure out why for their relationship to survive.—Huggo
- At Penny's place, Leonard and Penny are having dinner. Leonard then asked her if she had Thursday night off since it was Valentine's Day. She said that she was off and they could do something. She finds that there's lots of pressure to make it special and it never works out that way. Leonard tells that it's going to be special because he is the Ninja of Romance.
In the apartment building stairwell, Sheldon and Amy climb the stairs as Sheldon keeps talking about how their spicy food can be felt on the way out and that both ends must have some sense of taste. Amy agrees with him, but still wants to know what they are doing on Valentine's Day.
At the comic book store, Howard is on the phone with Bernadette looking anxious to get off, constantly saying "O.K.". Howard tells Raj that Bernadette is cranky after working seventeen-hour days-and he's been spending a lot of time playing Assassin's Creed. Raj and Stuart decide to throw a Valentine's Day party at the comic book store for all those who don't have dates. Stuart likes the idea. Raj explains that they can celebrate the greatest love a man can have, himself.
In Sheldon's office, Sheldon finds Alex and asks her to work on a research project he is having a problem with. Alex is excited to help him with his scientific work. Sheldon dismisses her remark and wants her to find Amy a Valentine's Day gift. She tells him that she passed up a job at Fermi-Lab to work with him. He gives her $2000 in various crumbled bills and tells her he thinks Amy likes monkeys and the color gray.
In his lab, Howard creates a micro-valentine present for his microbiologist wife. Over 12 hours, which really took time away from his video game playing, he used an atomic force microscope from the materials science lab to write his and Bernadette's initials in a heart 1/1000th the size of a grain of sand. Howard then accidentally breaks his gift when he removes it from the microscope, so Leonard invites them to come to dinner with Penny and Leonard.
At Sheldon's place, Sheldon tells Alex that Amy will be showing up shortly expecting the perfect Valentine's gift and tells Alex to dazzle him. Alex checked out Amy's Facebook page and chose three potential gifts for Sheldon. The first was a harp music box that plays one of her favorite songs. Sheldon counters that she has a real harp that can play any song. Next Alex knows that Amy likes The Canterbury Tales and got her a map showing the characters' journeys. Sheldon tells her that she already has Google Maps on her phone. Since Amy is a NeuroScientist, she researched the subject and found a signed drawing of a brain cell made by Santiago Ramón y Cajal, the father of modern NeuroScience. Sheldon likes the drawing so much that he keeps it and waves away Alex's protest that the gift was for Amy by declaring "I called dibs."
At dinner, Penny loves the restaurant. Howard and Bernadette show up fighting because Howard didn't wash her clothes and he had been playing Assassin's Creed, so she hid his Xbox. Bernadette tells them that she had been working late every night and that all she asked him to do was to clean the apartment and do a load of laundry. Penny notices at another table a couple she despises (her old boyfriend and the girl that broke them up). First, she notices that the woman has lost a lot of weight. The guy immediately gets down on one knee and proposes. Leonard sees how upset Penny is and says that two can play this game. He gets down on one knee, but Penny tells him to get back up.
Raj and Stuart are getting ready for the party which Stuart is looking forward to because there is no place that he would rather be than his comic book store. Raj counters except on a date with anyone, which Stuart agrees with. Raj then says that they get along so well, that is a shame that he's not a girl whom he could take home and have wild sex with. Stuart looks concerned after Raj's last comment.
Back at the restaurant, Penny can't believe that he is marrying the woman he cheated on her with. Leonard thought it was nice that she was at one time the wrong girl and now she's the right girl. Penny claims that this Valentine's Day sucks and Leonard adds that it's because of her. They continue to argue as Howard and Bernadette feel that their conflict was minor compared to Leonard and Penny's and they make-up. Howard tells Bernie that they'll leave early and he'll go home and do her laundry. Bernadette tells him that he'll find the Xbox in the washing machine.
Amy shows up at Sheldon's door telling him "Happy Valentine's Day". Sheldon merely agrees with her. Amy says that she had planned a traditional night of romance while Sheldon planned on faking enjoyment and had worked on a new smile to go with it. After much contemplation, Amy felt that she was being selfish, canceled their dinner reservations and came up with a new plan. No romance or gifts. They are going to stay at home, order a pizza, and watch one of his beloved Star Trek things (movies). Sheldon found that to be the most amazing gift anyone ever gave to him. Sheldon then shows Amy that she is down as his In case of emergency contact at the university, which brings Amy to tears that he trusts her that much.
Penny and Leonard come up the stairs with her saying good night and Leonard replying "Yep" as she goes into her apartment. Leonard turns around and walks in without knocking. First, he tells her that he tried to give her a romantic night and she went out of her way to destroy it. Penny agrees and says that she is a total bad person. She explains to Leonard that everything is going so well with them and that she is really happy, which confuses Leonard. She finally admits that she has some commitment issues. Since things are going well, she explained, you're going to keep asking me to marry you and someday she'll say yes and they'll be married forever and the whole thing freaks her out. Leonard agrees that he proposes to her a lot. Then, he says that he will never propose to her again. Penny is taken aback, afraid that he is breaking up with her. He assures her that he isn't-- just that when she is ready; she can be the one to propose to him. He does, however, say that if that time comes, she has to get down on one knee, give him flowers, and sweep him off his feet, but no Jumbotron proposals. Penny agrees.
Back at the comic book store, Dale (Josh Brener) is talking to Raj and Stuart thanking them for the party. Dale says that usually on Valentine's Day he is sad and alone, but tonight he is just sad. They wonder why everyone has to be so sad on this night. Raj makes a nice speech that they aren't mutants just because they are alone. They should not define their self-worth as to whether they are in a relationship. They are a community as long as they have each other. Then a girl named Lucy (Kate Micucci) approaches Raj telling him that his speech was cool. Raj thanks her and asks her to go out for coffee. As he leaves, he tells the guests, "Later, losers!"
Finally, in her lab, Amy finds that she is getting a lot of emergency calls about Sheldon since she is his point-of-contact, which does not thrill her, but she still goes to help him.
Title reference: Each of the couples shows some tangible affection to each other during this special Valentine's Day episode.
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