@FormerlyKnownAs said:

@znexyish said:

How about team Ruchi. I would like to see her just being friendly and not cuddling up to either Raj or Stewart. Raj was just as obnoxious as he was with Penny in the 30 under 30 episode and Stewart was just Stewart. If Ruchi chooses Stewart over Raj, then Raj might as well just jump into the Ganges. It would really bring him down. As for Stewart he was on the defensive against Raj half the time. It is like Raj and Stewart are the new Raj and Howard but sadder. Why would Ruchi want any of that. Bernie is kicking herself for allowing it to happen.

Considering how he reacted when Sheldon Cooper got a girlfriend first; can only imagine what his response would be to Stuart beating-him-out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good point. And not only did Sheldon Cooper get a girlfriend first he is going to get married first !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@CalabrianQueen said:

@FormerlyKnownAs said:

@CalabrianQueen said:

@FormerlyKnownAs said:

You make the call:

Let's say Ruchi becomes more than a one-episode wonder and chooses one of the guys; who should it be?

I going with Stuart.

-1. He deserves a win. Raj has flubbed enough chances.

-2. He wasn't as conniving as Raj.

-3. He was more considerate of her friends as-opposed-to boyfriend wish.

-4. He seems to be on his way back to being pre-sad-sack Stuart (just the fact that he was “in there swinging"); and as we all know back then he was a pleasure; and a charmer.

What say you—why?

She wouldn't pick either one, they are both blatantly desperate .

I would agree except that: She asked them out the second time around. Maybe "blatantly desperate" isn't an automatic turnoff for her.

She asked them to come out platonically, not becuase she was looking for romance. If a woman is interested in you romantically she's not asking you AND your friend to tag along on a night out.

We are getting ahead of ourselves…

Who said she was interested in them romantically at this point? Wouldn’t be the first time platonically grew into romantically.

Since she asked out both, obviously she enjoyed her time spent with both.

Never said she fell head-over-heels with either, or ever would—just asked: if she did, which would you chose—why?

@znexyish said:

@Knixon said:

But Bernadette wanted to keep them away, Howard is the one that messed it up.

I stand corrected K, Bernie is kicking Howard right now. But as I write this what if Ruchi takes them both out and plays them just like Raj played Claire and Emily ? No that would be bad. Please make this relationship nonsense stop.

Just they keep Raj and Stuart as the single guys.

But, since they are single, it would be unrealistic for them not to be in-hot-pursuit AT LEAST some of the time.

People need people.

@censorshipsucks06 said:

@FormerlyKnownAs said:

@censorshipsucks06 said:

Raj is a complete ass. As we saw in the past, he'd screw over his best friend (Howard) for the slightest chance at a woman. He's a selfish cad. And then when he HAD a woman, he acted like a complete dick. Then he had TWO women, and blew both of them out because he was a total ass. I've about had it with Raj. If his character left the show, I'd be just fine with that. Stuart on the other hand, just seems like a weasel.

Hopefully we don't see this character again - and it makes the point moot. But if I had to 'select' one of these guys, it would be Stuart. But something tells me this woman could do better than either of these guys. If not, there's always a B.O.B. that wouldn't come with the baggage these two carry around.

No, they are not "A-listers”--but, unless she is as desperate for friends as they are for girlfriends, there must be something about them she enjoyed during her first encounter with them, otherwise why put herself through it again.

Also, even the second time around she didn’t banished them outright, but simply told them she was JUST interested friendship. Of course, not being familiar with their past history and myriad of shortcomings may have something do why she didn't jettison them. Probably all she sees is two eager-to-please (over-eager) men vying for her attention.

Not sure I understand the "A-Listers" comment. But as for why she wanted to be friends with them, and saw them a second time, I'm not reading anything more into that other than the script called for it in order to tell the story and show how desperate both these men are.

That one is on me. Should have written: “No they are not A-Listers when it comes to dealing with women.”

Anyway, in this case A-Lister refers to someone who is cool, sophisticated, and charismatic—someone who has, say, a James Bond-like deftness with women.

Raj and Stuart have more of a Mr. Bean-like deftness.

@FormerlyKnownAs said:

@censorshipsucks06 said:

@FormerlyKnownAs said:

@censorshipsucks06 said:

Raj is a complete ass. As we saw in the past, he'd screw over his best friend (Howard) for the slightest chance at a woman. He's a selfish cad. And then when he HAD a woman, he acted like a complete dick. Then he had TWO women, and blew both of them out because he was a total ass. I've about had it with Raj. If his character left the show, I'd be just fine with that. Stuart on the other hand, just seems like a weasel.

Hopefully we don't see this character again - and it makes the point moot. But if I had to 'select' one of these guys, it would be Stuart. But something tells me this woman could do better than either of these guys. If not, there's always a B.O.B. that wouldn't come with the baggage these two carry around.

No, they are not "A-listers”--but, unless she is as desperate for friends as they are for girlfriends, there must be something about them she enjoyed during her first encounter with them, otherwise why put herself through it again.

Also, even the second time around she didn’t banished them outright, but simply told them she was JUST interested friendship. Of course, not being familiar with their past history and myriad of shortcomings may have something do why she didn't jettison them. Probably all she sees is two eager-to-please (over-eager) men vying for her attention.

Not sure I understand the "A-Listers" comment. But as for why she wanted to be friends with them, and saw them a second time, I'm not reading anything more into that other than the script called for it in order to tell the story and show how desperate both these men are.

That one is on me. Should have written: “No they are not A-Listers when it comes to dealing with women.”

Anyway, in this case A-Lister refers to someone who is cool, sophisticated, and charismatic—someone who has, say, a James Bond-like deftness with women.

Raj and Stuart have more of a Mr. Bean-like deftness.

That's an insult to Mr. Bean! ;)

@FormerlyKnownAs said:

@CalabrianQueen said:

@FormerlyKnownAs said:

@CalabrianQueen said:

@FormerlyKnownAs said:

You make the call:

Let's say Ruchi becomes more than a one-episode wonder and chooses one of We are getting ahead of ourselves…

Who said she was interested in them romantically at this point? Wouldn’t be the first time platonically grew into romantically.

Since she asked out both, obviously she enjoyed her time spent with both.

Never said she fell head-over-heels with either, or ever would—just asked: if she did, which would you chose—why?

The context of the post we're responding to is that she has the option of choosing either Stuart or Raj as a prospective suitor.

If you don't agree with that then answer this :What other reason, in the context of the episode would she be choosing between them? To clean her house?

And sure platonic has become romantic before in everyday, run of the mill, non- saboteur courting, but in this situation you have two guys who telegraph their neediness . One explicitly tries to sabotage the others chances. That's a unique situation, one that makes it extremely easy to say no to both guys.

So knowing this, I HIGHLY doubt her platonic was becoming romantic any time soon.

@censorshipsucks06 said:

@FormerlyKnownAs said:

@censorshipsucks06 said:

@FormerlyKnownAs said:

@censorshipsucks06 said:

Raj is a complete ass. As we saw in the past, he'd screw over his best friend (Howard) for the slightest chance at a woman. He's a selfish cad. And then when he HAD a woman, he acted like a complete dick. Then he had TWO women, and blew both of them out because he was a total ass. I've about had it with Raj. If his character left the show, I'd be just fine with that. Stuart on the other hand, just seems like a weasel.

Hopefully we don't see this character again - and it makes the point moot. But if I had to 'select' one of these guys, it would be Stuart. But something tells me this woman could do better than either of these guys. If not, there's always a B.O.B. that wouldn't come with the baggage these two carry around.

No, they are not "A-listers”--but, unless she is as desperate for friends as they are for girlfriends, there must be something about them she enjoyed during her first encounter with them, otherwise why put herself through it again.

Also, even the second time around she didn’t banished them outright, but simply told them she was JUST interested friendship. Of course, not being familiar with their past history and myriad of shortcomings may have something do why she didn't jettison them. Probably all she sees is two eager-to-please (over-eager) men vying for her attention.

Not sure I understand the "A-Listers" comment. But as for why she wanted to be friends with them, and saw them a second time, I'm not reading anything more into that other than the script called for it in order to tell the story and show how desperate both these men are.

That one is on me. Should have written: “No they are not A-Listers when it comes to dealing with women.”

Anyway, in this case A-Lister refers to someone who is cool, sophisticated, and charismatic—someone who has, say, a James Bond-like deftness with women.

Raj and Stuart have more of a Mr. Bean-like deftness.

That's an insult to Mr. Bean! ;)