▁" best ie ", ▁occasionally ▁adm itting ▁her ▁entire ▁social ▁life ▁revol ves ▁around ▁Pen ny . ▁Pen ny ▁is ▁fond ▁of ▁Amy , ▁but ▁to ▁her ▁dis may , ▁Amy ▁often ▁fails ▁to ▁grasp ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁" g irl ▁talk ", ▁by ▁talking ▁about ▁femin ine ▁h yg iene ▁and ▁an atom y ▁when ▁in ▁her ▁presence ▁and ▁at ▁times ▁being ▁brut ally ▁honest . ▁Amy ▁also ▁often ▁demonstr ates ▁an ▁inf atu ation ▁towards ▁Pen ny , ▁occasionally ▁border ing ▁on ▁physical ▁att raction , ▁and ▁she ▁has ▁demonstrated ▁a ▁somewhat ▁cond esc ending ▁attitude ▁towards ▁Bern ad ette , ▁although ▁she ▁still ▁cons iders ▁her ▁a ▁close ▁friend . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁final ▁episode ▁of ▁season ▁eight , ▁" The ▁Comm it ment ▁Det erm ination ", ▁Amy ▁dec ides ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁break ▁from ▁her ▁relationship ▁with ▁Sh eld on ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁physical ▁affection . ▁Sh eld on ▁had ▁intended ▁to ▁propose ▁to ▁Amy , ▁but ▁she ▁took ▁a ▁break ▁from ▁the ▁relationship ▁before ▁he ▁could ▁ask ▁her . ▁Amy ▁ultimately ▁breaks ▁up ▁with ▁Sh eld on ▁after ▁a ▁serious ▁disag re ement , ▁but ▁they ▁slowly ▁re kind le ▁their ▁relationship ▁and ▁eventually ▁have ▁sex ▁as ▁a ▁birth day ▁present ▁from ▁Sh eld on . ▁ ▁When ▁Sh eld on ' s ▁grand m other ▁vis its ▁in ▁season ▁nine , ▁she ▁confront s ▁Amy ▁for ▁hur ting ▁Sh eld on ▁and ▁un int ention ally ▁reve als ▁the ▁secret ▁eng agement ▁ring ▁in