Ship Zone [Spoilers] Shamy: Season 10

[wowbagger]

Okay, you guys, I am watching the latest episode, and I might have to stop at random intervals, because I am in danger of breaking my cringe muscle at Sheldon's Seduction Skillz. This is a compliment to JP, by the way. I can handle a lot of pain in my comedy - I used to watch the UK 'Office', for crying out loud*. But God bless the man, when Sheldon wafts his deer musk across to Amy from his crotch, I had to just...pause my laptop and retreat physically into another room. And laugh. And cry. Rat-Pack Peewee Herman, indeed**. And gotta love Leonard's double-checking with Amy whether she was turned on by any of that display. He knows Amy's a freak, bless her. Witness her hot-and-botheredness over the flamenco.

But God bless Sheldon, the proud and competitive pappa, already trying to win his brain baby away from Amy! I loved his one-upmanship with Bernie*** - and the gusto with which she joined in! He is going to be such an insufferable helicopter parent, bless 'im.

*though only for ten minutes at a time. I can only take so much.

** Although when Sheldon slithers off his bar-stool and towers over Amy with his hands shoved into his pockets, I couldn't help clearing my throat and loosening my collar just a little. I am not immune to a deep-voiced beanpole looming suggestively, God help me.

***Although show? If you never again have one of the female characters making jokes about training or housebreaking her partner, it'll be too soon. 'Kay? Please and thank you.

[Desdemona]

39 minutes ago, spidergirl said:

Agree. I believe after last episode we might see more seducing hints from both before the c day again. I trust writers would do that perfectly as everything they have done for shamy so far this season

That's right, but first they have to clear the misunderstanding between them that Sheldon doesn't desire her. Once that problem is off the table I can see them flirting. But first comes the sexual tension that is increasing between them right now which will lead to a fireworks of passion and desire once they let go their self control and let their bodies speak for them. I don't need much, just them throwing themselves at the other, their hands running over each others bodies hastily while they stumble to the bedroom, but they on the couch instead, Sheldon laying on top, looking down on Amy, while he says "This time might be shorter, because I've been way too long for this" 

90 minutes later they both sit on the couch naked and snuggled into a blanket, their hair messed up. 

Amy(breathless) : This is what you call a quickie? 

Sheldon: It is only half as long as our first time. 

Amy: But also as passionate as our first time. (Amy kisses him) 

Sheldon interrupts the kiss to contemplate her with his dark blue eyes and strokes back her hair gently, while he whispers "I have never loved  someone as much as you." 

Amy smiles and replies "Me too". 

I'm sorry, I’m in sappy  Shamy offscreen mode again. 

Or as I call it "the alternate  Shamy universe in my head ". 

[Jonny]

35 minutes ago, mirs1 said:

When I first read the TR for 10.9, my first thought was that, after an episode where Sheldon could have been perceived OOC  because he was going really out of his way to seduce Amy, the writers chickened out a bit and hit us with a "Sheldon is still Sheldon"-kind of episode. So they went with some classics from Sheldon's repertoire, like his hatred for geology, his idea that he is the only one really worth of achievements because "his brain is better than anybody's" and the fact he is not that good in letting things go (so Penny's visualizations about  pens or, in his case, to let a real rock go might have been useful on that regard). The writers tempered this "old-style" episode with Sheldon learning (hopefully) his lesson about professional jealousy, which to me doesn't sound that fresh and new like the previous episode was, TBH. 

The good news, for me, it's that 10.8 is receiving awesome comments among fans, the TBBT Official FB page is full of people saying the episode was very funny and Sheldon in particular was very funny. I've checked and only very few people made comments about how OOC all of that was. I'm very happy and relieved about that, and I hope the writers can continue to show us Shamy progressing in the bold way they have done this season.

Yeah it does seem to have gone down very well, I think the vast majority saw it as a bit of fun and nice to see perhaps some reversal of the roles (though Amy never really went as far as this lol, that was more like innuendo's). I am not surprised that there was no follow up episode to it. In my head I had it played out that Sheldon after the dance eventually goes back to 4B, they have a conversation and they just get back on the same page like they have done plenty of other times in their relationship.

In terms of 10.9 it's been done before and it's just a reminder that though Sheldon has changed a lot or evolved but some old habits die hard. I think part of those traits will always remain with him, it's who he is. Plus from a sitcom perspective having Sheldon act like an ass but then come around to a happy conclusion is one of their staples so it won't ever fully go away.

I might actually be more interested this week in learning about 10.10 (if we are lucky enough to get any spoilers) than this episode. Got a feeling that coitus 2.0 is very close and this could be the week.

Edited November 13, 2016 by Jonny

[spidergirl]

5 minutes ago, Desdemona said:

That's right, but first they have to clear the misunderstanding between them that Sheldon doesn't desire her. Once that problem is off the table I can see them flirting. But first comes the sexual tension that is increasing between them right now which will lead to a fireworks of passion and desire once they let go their self control and let their bodies speak for them. I don't need much, just them throwing themselves at the other, their hands running over each others bodies hastily while they stumble to the bedroom, but they on the couch instead, Sheldon laying on top, looking down on Amy, while he says "This time might be shorter, because I've been way too long for this" 

90 minutes later they both sit on the couch naked and snuggled into a blanket, their hair messed up. 

Amy(breathless) : This is what you call a quickie? 

Sheldon: It is only half as long as our first time. 

Amy: But also as passionate as our first time. (Amy kisses him) 

Sheldon interrupts the kiss to contemplate her with his dark blue eyes and strokes back her hair gently, while he whispers "I have never loved  someone as much as you." 

Amy smiles and replies "Me too". 

I'm sorry, I’m in sappy  Shamy offscreen mode again. 

Or as I call it "the alternate  Shamy universe in my head ". 

Hehe, I know what you mean. Surely that dialogue would not be on screen (quickie tip explicity , lol ) but it is nice as a off screen alternate  

[serena_1995]

On 11/11/2016 at 9:35 PM, Jonny said:

The functional boyfriend line really struck me, especially when i remember what Penny said to him in the Season 9 opener about Amy thinking he was a bad boyfriend hence the break up.

I think he is doing a pretty good job now wouldn't you say? In terms of boyfriend material he has come along leaps and bounds.

While we can all agree that Sheldon has grown leaps and bounds in s10 to do a better job, and be a 'functional'  boyfriend, do you believe Amy has also come leaps and bounds as a girlfriend or do you believe she never needed improvement to be a 'functional' girlfriend ?  We have seen that Amy has made Sheldon a better person. But do you think Sheldon has in any way, shape or form helped or could possibly help make Amy become a better woman  ? Anything that Amy has learnt from Sheldon ? It is true that we can attribute a lot of Sheldon's growth to Amy. But is there any of Amy's growth , that happened because of Sheldon(not because of hanging out with Penny or Bernie, but because of Sheldon)  ?  Sincere questions I have for this show. 

 

7 minutes ago, wowbagger said:

 

***Although show? If you never again have one of the female characters making jokes about training or housebreaking her partner, it'll be too soon. 'Kay? Please and thank you.

Yeah, that line felt like the typical "females train the males"  joke. LOL ! The best relationships for me(at least to watch or read about in fiction) are where both characters make each other better and learn something from each other. Give and Take. So I would like to see what Amy has learnt from Sheldon, in all these years  ?  Lines like 'making him a functional boyfriend' , perhaps, make it seem like Sheldon is the perpetual screw up and Amy is , in most ways perfect. Perhaps it is true -Sheldon is the perpetual screw up and Amy is the perfect one, but I can't help but feel that Sheldon is a monkey being trained by Amy, rather than an equal partner. LMAO ! 

[spidergirl]

2 minutes ago, serena_1995 said:

While we can all agree that Sheldon has grown leaps and bounds in s10 to do a better job, and be a 'functional'  boyfriend, do you believe Amy has also come leaps and bounds as a girlfriend or do you believe she never needed improvement to be a 'functional' girlfriend ?  We have seen that Amy has made Sheldon a better person. But do you think Sheldon has in any way, shape or form helped or could possibly help make Amy become a better woman  ? Anything that Amy has learnt from Sheldon ? It is true that we can attribute a lot of Sheldon's growth to Amy. But is there any of Amy's growth , that happened because of Sheldon(not because of hanging out with Penny or Bernie, but because of Sheldon)  ?  Sincere questions I have for this show. 

 

Yeah, that line felt like the typical "females train the males"  joke. LOL ! The best relationships for me(at least to watch or read about in fiction) are where both characters make each other better and learn something from each other. Give and Take. So I would like to see what Amy has learnt from Sheldon, in all these years  ?  Lines like 'making him a functional boyfriend' , perhaps, make it seem like Sheldon is the perpetual screw up and Amy is , in most ways perfect. Perhaps it is true -Sheldon is the perpetual screw up and Amy is the perfect one, but I can't help but feel that Sheldon is a monkey being trained by Amy, rather than an equal partner. LMAO ! 

Amy has grown for Sheldon too. It has not been so explored as it has been from Sheldon's side but her character's changes have not only happened for she hanged out with  the girls through these years. I think one of the things that shows Amy's growth is she isnt try to change Sheldon and is accepting him and learning to handle with his flaws. The Amy of beggining of their relationship tried many times to change the way he would see some things, like in romantic field. It is nice these days she tries to get a balance between what please both.

[Desdemona]

7 minutes ago, Jonny said:

 

I might actually be more interested this week in learning about 10.10 (if we are lucky enough to get any spoilers) than this episode. Got a feeling that coitus 2.0 is very close and this could be the week.

I'm asking out of curiosity : Is this a feeling of yours or do you have a theory of what could be the purpose of the appearance of Christopher Lloyd? 

[Jonny]

1 hour ago, serena_1995 said:

While we can all agree that Sheldon has grown leaps and bounds in s10 to do a better job, and be a 'functional'  boyfriend, do you believe Amy has also come leaps and bounds as a girlfriend or do you believe she never needed improvement to be a 'functional' girlfriend ?  We have seen that Amy has made Sheldon a better person. But do you think Sheldon has in any way, shape or form helped or could possibly help make Amy become a better woman  ? Anything that Amy has learnt from Sheldon ? It is true that we can attribute a lot of Sheldon's growth to Amy. But is there any of Amy's growth , that happened because of Sheldon(not because of hanging out with Penny or Bernie, but because of Sheldon)  ?  Sincere questions I have for this show. 

 

Yeah, that line felt like the typical "females train the males"  joke. LOL ! The best relationships for me(at least to watch or read about in fiction) are where both characters make each other better and learn something from each other. Give and Take. So I would like to see what Amy has learnt from Sheldon, in all these years  ?  Lines like 'making him a functional boyfriend' , perhaps, make it seem like Sheldon is the perpetual screw up and Amy is , in most ways perfect. Perhaps it is true -Sheldon is the perpetual screw up and Amy is the perfect one, but I can't help but feel that Sheldon is a monkey being trained by Amy, rather than an equal partner. LMAO ! 

That's a really good question Serena and one perhaps really hard to come up with an answer. I think he must have done, though one could argue that the biggest thing he did was introduce Amy to Penny and Bernie and that they have had more of an impact on her than anyone else. I think it's fair to say that Sheldon has had to move a lot more than she has even despite Amy having issues herself because of a lack of social interactions and her strict upbringing. Despite all that she seems way more balanced and life smart/aware than he does.

Occam's razor? Sheldon is a main character she isn't so he gets a ton more focus and his evolution gets highlighted way more. I would like to think that they both have come a long way and both have helped each other grow like they said in front of Meemaw.

Actually with them living together, one day soon getting engaged and eventually married maybe they could focus on some storylines where they explore that dynamic a bit more with some reversal of the roles. Sheldon being the one showing the maturity and sage wisdom that imparts on her like you described. But I tend to not think about it on the whole too much as they seem very happy.

Edited November 13, 2016 by Jonny

[Jonny]

44 minutes ago, Desdemona said:

I'm asking out of curiosity : Is this a feeling of yours or do you have a theory of what could be the purpose of the appearance of Christopher Lloyd? 

A bit of a gut feeling but perhaps more hope than anything else lol. It's going to happen sometime this season, it has to and I am wondering if 10.8 is preparing us for something kind of more sexier or passionate for their second time.

Like @mirs1 I had some fears going into 10.8 that there would be a groundswell of public opinion that this is 'OOC' for Sheldon with people hating it and I suspect the writers perhaps may have had some fears as well. But it went down well and was well received so I wonder if this might make the writers do something a bit more adventurous? It's still a sitcom though so it won't be anything like some of the fan fics I have come across LOL

I'll probably be wrong and we won't see anything until like episode 20 lol.

Still think the Christopher Lloyd thing could be Howard's father, or maybe they are going to have a real 'back to the future' reference with travelling to the past or the future perhaps maybe in a dream sequence for one of the characters?

Edited November 13, 2016 by Jonny

[Desdemona]

3 minutes ago, Jonny said:

A bit of a gut feeling but perhaps more hope than anything else lol. It's going to happen sometime this season, it has to and I am wondering if 10.8 is preparing us for something kind of more sexier or passionate for their second time.

Like @mirs1 I had some fears going into 10.8 that there would be a groundswell of public opinion that this is 'OOC' for Sheldon with people hating it and I suspect the writers perhaps may have had some fears as well. But it went down well and was well received so I wonder if this might make the writers do something a bit more adventurous? It's still a sitcom though so it won't be anything like some of the fan fics I have come across LOL

I'll probably be wrong and we won't see anything until like episode 20 lol.

Still think the Christopher Lloyd thing could be Howard's father, or maybe they are going to have a real 'back to the future' reference with travelling to the past or the future perhaps maybe in a dream sequence for one of the characters?

This would be nice if he would play Dr. Emmett Brown. Maybe dreams of him and they have a talk about science before they talk about Amy and he tells Sheldon that he shouldn't wait too long for their second time, because they have been already spending years, before they decided to have sex and because it took him (Dr. Brown) three movies before he finally found someone for that and he was already white haired when that happened and if he wanted to wait to become old as well before he does it again. I think this could be an oportunity to tell Sheldon that if he wants something than he shouldn't talk about it but do it. 

I would love to see Howard's father appear, but somehow I have difficulties to imagine Christopher Lloyd with tight colourful pants, a polo neck and a Beatles hair wig. LOL (They have made so many Beatles jokes that this image is burned into my memory)

But seriously, I see him more as Amy's father, with white hair, a lab coat, highly intelligent as Amy but socially awkward as well. 

But who knows maybe I'm totally wrong and the writers surprise me. 

 

[Desdemona]

I think Sheldon has changed Amy. Not as much as she has changed him, but there are subtle changes. 

Amy said it herself in her fanfic : He would open her mind for new possibilities and her body for new experiences. Before she met Sheldon she only went on dates because her mother had forced her. But then she met Sheldon and somehow her thinking about love and relationships changed as well as her opinion about science, which she found "cute" in the early seasons. He made her love him and willing to live together with him, even if she knows that he's difficult. And when they broke up, it was him and their trip to the aquarium to realize why she fell in love with him and that she wanted to fight for him. All together all small changes but still they are changes caused by Sheldon. 

[spidergirl]

About Lloyd as guest for an episode, I think he might be Doc from "Back to the Future". Maybe in a dream sequence, as a back to a future's character made sense

It could be about lenny, as the show has not much focused on them lately  or something about shamy , maybe related with the Spockmentary. I know that Amy already knows about the ring but that video of Sheldon should be included someway into a storyline of this season. Or it could be a storyline where included coitus , with hints of comedy stuff  but also in a meaningful and lovely way.

[mirs1]

2 hours ago, Jonny said:

I might actually be more interested this week in learning about 10.10 (if we are lucky enough to get any spoilers) than this episode. Got a feeling that coitus 2.0 is very close and this could be the week.

I'd put my money on 10.11 instead; it would make exactly one year after Coitus 1.0, so even if in TBBT-time it's not technically Amy's birthday yet (unless Bernie gives birth in the next episode and then they have a time jump, not very likely, though...) Molaro could gush forever over having been a man of his word, LOL!

Edited November 13, 2016 by mirs1

[spidergirl]

5 minutes ago, mirs1 said:

I'd put my money on 10.11 instead; it would make exactly one year after Coitus 1.0, so even if in TBBT-time it's not technically Amy's birthday yet (unless Bernie gives birth in the next episode and then they have a time jump, not very likely, though...) Molaro could gush forever for having been a man of his word, LOL!

I'd put money on 10.11 instead too. 10.10 might be, imo, a prelude to what is going on between shamy sheets soon. I believe we will see a bit more of flirting between them before the  c-revisiting day. My hope is that baby birth and the c-day may be in separated episodes but if it is not the case, that's okay. In the end as everything makes sense, I am in

[KayMarie]

I had an interesting dream last night about how Sheldon Proposes to Amy. They are all gathered having a holiday celebration. Penny hands something to Amy but drops it, she bends down to pick it up and turns around and Sheldon is now in from of her on one knee, she starts breathing heavily, he grabs the object from Amy’s hand and opens it, it turns out the thing Penny “accidentally” dropped was the engagement ring disguised in a small velvet gift bag… that’s all I remember. 

[Jonny]

6 hours ago, mirs1 said:

I'd put my money on 10.11 instead; it would make exactly one year after Coitus 1.0, so even if in TBBT-time it's not technically Amy's birthday yet (unless Bernie gives birth in the next episode and then they have a time jump, not very likely, though...) Molaro could gush forever over having been a man of his word, LOL!

Yeah I could see that and I guess all options are still on the table. If it becomes something more spontaneous and less planned then it could happen in any episode and pretty much at any time. If it's a spontaneous, rip their clothes off or hurry off somewhere event then it wouldn't have to be the main focus of an episode.

The writers are doing a fantastic job, they have us speculating and wondering 'is this the week?' each episode.

Edited November 13, 2016 by Jonny

[spidergirl]

3 minutes ago, Jonny said:

Yeah I could see that and I guess all options are still on the table. If it it becomes something more spontaneous and less planned then it could happen in any episode and pretty much at any time. If it's a spontaneous, rip their clothes off or hurry off somewhere event then it wouldn't have to be the main focus of an episode.

The writers are doing a fantastic job, they have us speculating and wondering 'is this the week?' each episode.

Agree, it could happen anytime for them. If it could happen at a beginning of an episode, as the open scene, as they were all smiles and snuggling each other , I would be a happy shipper. Then they could tell the story backwards,  what led to a spontaneous rip their clothes off and passionate bed time. They are getting to that point  strongly as the tension rises every week and we are so ready  for see our beloved couple even happier.

 

[mphs95]

10 hours ago, Jonny said:

A bit of a gut feeling but perhaps more hope than anything else lol. It's going to happen sometime this season, it has to and I am wondering if 10.8 is preparing us for something kind of more sexier or passionate for their second time.

Like @mirs1 I had some fears going into 10.8 that there would be a groundswell of public opinion that this is 'OOC' for Sheldon with people hating it and I suspect the writers perhaps may have had some fears as well. But it went down well and was well received so I wonder if this might make the writers do something a bit more adventurous? It's still a sitcom though so it won't be anything like some of the fan fics I have come across LOL

I'll probably be wrong and we won't see anything until like episode 20 lol.

Still think the Christopher Lloyd thing could be Howard's father, or maybe they are going to have a real 'back to the future' reference with travelling to the past or the future perhaps maybe in a dream sequence for one of the characters?

All I know is I just about peed myself when Sheldon dropped the pen and his seduction in 4B.  My husband was cracking up, too.

[jenafan]

On the topic of how much Amy has changed Sheldon vs. how much Sheldon has changed Amy:

Amy has already been extremely straight-forward in her feelings and desires with Sheldon.   The only reason it appears Sheldon has changed while Amy hasn't is because Sheldon has always kept the truth about who he really is safely guarded behind walls he built around himself.  It served its purpose for a time to keep people from getting too close to him and vice versa.   Now that those walls have been crumbling down, we are seeing Sheldon as he really is rather than a portrayal of arrogance and naivete he wanted the world to see.  He is still Sheldon, but Sheldon in love and enjoying what life has to offer. 

I don't think Sheldon is acting OOC at all.  I don't think love has changed Sheldon as much as it has enhanced what has been there hidden inside of him all along.   Sheldon has stated that his break up with Amy, although painful, was a learning experience for him.    He has simply rearranged his priorities in life for the sake of and because of the woman he loves in order to create a foundation for their future together.   The things he never thought possible are now possible because he does them for Amy and with her help.   He is embracing himself as a man, who can love both science and a woman.   Because Amy loves and accepts him, he's learning to accept his own limitations. 

For Amy's part, I don't think she has changed, as much as she has let go of the idealized romance she thought she wanted and has accepted the reality that is the man she loves.   Amy is not blind to Sheldon's faults and flaws but she loves him and wants him in spite of them.  She has learned that if she lets Sheldon be himself, but gently guides him, he will eventually come around to reason.   She doesn't ask him for things she knows he is not ready for, and she is displaying a lot more patience with him.   When others poke fun, I've noticed she is quick to defend him rather than try to relate to the problem others want to try to raise, and she is lets Sheldon know she appreciates the things he does that make her happy.

Furthermore, Sheldon has made it very clear that he is not seeking another mother.   As such, he is doing more to show Amy that he does indeed see her as his partner/companion rather than a caretaker or someone whose ideas he wants to always dismiss.   He is starting to see and refer to things as "us" and "we" instead of "I" and "me."

To me all these are normal things that happen in healthy relationships.  I don't think love can create something that doesn't exist already. It just makes other sides of one's personality that have been suppressed come out of the closet so-to-speak.   Sometimes we just don't know we have them until someone we have come to trust helps to draw them out.

Edited November 14, 2016 by jenafan

[rachelshamyfan]

I've been slowly catching up with episodes and I'm happy that the shamy are in a great place

[Jonny]

They still keep drip feeding us little tidbits from what happening during Opening Night and again we learn a little more in this episode lol. That's the second time this season right that they have given us some info? The 'genitals to behold' line in the opener and now the 'why' 'oh that's why' line in this week's episode lol

Edited November 14, 2016 by Jonny

[mirs1]

14 minutes ago, Jonny said:

They still keep drip feeding us little tidbits from what happening during Opening Night and again we learn a little more in this episode lol. That's the second time this season right that they have given us some info? The 'genitals to behold' line in the opener and now the 'why' 'oh that's why' line in this week's episode lol

And they are such cute and tender details! They enlighten how inexperienced those sweet dorks were, and they are so...them; I can easily see Amy and Sheldon say those words during that night! They had so many things to figure out, Sheldon was not wrong at all when he said that they would have "found out together", LOL!

[spidergirl]

Agree! Their first time  just could be so "them"as it was for what we have seen and from the litle details  we are finding about! That I love to hear about, especially the "why" tip, lol! That room was like a lab in that night and it was about surely one of the "experiments" that  they most enjoy to do.

If they were inexperienced in that time and Sheldon rocked Amy's world, I wonder about next time, lol!

First time, there  was much curiosity to try it and doing it well, both pleased as their were full of loving feelings. 

But now there is the passionate and randiness parameters to add to the whole experience. A very heated experiment is going to be!

 

 

Edited November 14, 2016 by spidergirl
Inexperience had a typo

[Desdemona]

43 minutes ago, spidergirl said:

Agree! Their first time  just could be so "them"as it was for what we have seen and from the litle details  we are finding about! That I love to hear about, especially the "why" tip, lol! That room was like a lab in that night and it was about surely one of the "experiments" that  they most enjoy to do.

If they were unexperienced in that time and Sheldon rocked Amy's world, I wonder about next time, lol!

First time, there  was much curiosity to try it and doing it well, both pleased as their were full of loving feelings. 

But now there is the passionate and randiness parameters to add to the whole experience. A very heated experiment is going to be!

 

 

LOL I'm sure she runs straight to the bathroom to take a cold shower, to cool down her body temperature. 

Their next time will  even get better than their first time, because Sheldon has drafted a mind map in his head of Amy's body and which switches he has to push to turn their bed into an earthquake zone. 

They are both near to boil over it's just a question of when they explode. All I know is that it will be passionate and hot. 

[kerrycec03]

13 hours ago, jenafan said:

On the topic of how much Amy has changed Sheldon vs. how much Sheldon has changed Amy:

Amy has already been extremely straight-forward in her feelings and desires with Sheldon.   The only reason it appears Sheldon has changed while Amy hasn't is because Sheldon has always kept the truth about who he really is safely guarded behind walls he built around himself.  It served its purpose for a time to keep people from getting too close to him and vice versa.   Now that those walls have been crumbling down, we are seeing Sheldon as he really is rather than a portrayal of arrogance and naivete he wanted the world to see.  He is still Sheldon, but Sheldon in love and enjoying what life has to offer. 

I don't think Sheldon is acting OOC at all.  I don't think love has changed Sheldon as much as it has enhanced what has been there hidden inside of him all along.   Sheldon has stated that his break up with Amy, although painful, was a learning experience for him.    He has simply rearranged his priorities in life for the sake of and because of the woman he loves in order to create a foundation for their future together.   The things he never thought possible are now possible because he does them for Amy and with her help.   He is embracing himself as a man, who can love both science and a woman.   Because Amy loves and accepts him, he's learning to accept his own limitations. 

For Amy's part, I don't think she has changed, as much as she has let go of the idealized romance she thought she wanted and has accepted the reality that is the man she loves.   Amy is not blind to Sheldon's faults and flaws but she loves him and wants him in spite of them.  She has learned that if she lets Sheldon be himself, but gently guides him, he will eventually come around to reason.   She doesn't ask him for things she knows he is not ready for, and she is displaying a lot more patience with him.   When others poke fun, I've noticed she is quick to defend him rather than try to relate to the problem others want to try to raise, and she is lets Sheldon know she appreciates the things he does that make her happy.

Furthermore, Sheldon has made it very clear that he is not seeking another mother.   As such, he is doing more to show Amy that he does indeed see her as his partner/companion rather than a caretaker or someone whose ideas he wants to always dismiss.   He is starting to see and refer to things as "us" and "we" instead of "I" and "me."

To me all these are normal things that happen in healthy relationships.  I don't think love can create something that doesn't exist already. It just makes other sides of one's personality that have been suppressed come out of the closet so-to-speak.   Sometimes we just don't know we have them until someone we have come to trust helps to draw them out.

Love this!

Love Shamy right now!

Had a rough week last week with political stuff, and family issues in my life but I'm refreshed and back on loving Shamy!    I'm loving how every episode (to a degree) we get more peels of that Sheldon Cooper onion off to expose who he really is.