▁to ▁Sh eld on , ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁share ▁many ▁similar ▁tra its . ▁Once ▁she ▁and ▁Sh eld on ▁meet , ▁she ▁becomes , ▁as ▁Sh eld on ▁puts ▁it , ▁a ▁girl ▁who ▁is ▁his ▁friend , ▁but ▁not ▁his ▁" g irl friend ". ▁The ▁two ▁initially ▁communicate ▁by ▁computer , ▁but ▁at ▁the ▁encourag ement ▁of ▁the ▁group , ▁she ▁starts ▁social izing ▁with ▁the ▁gang ▁in ▁person . ▁ ▁Early ▁on , ▁Amy ▁is ▁essentially ▁a ▁female ▁counter part ▁to ▁Sh eld on . ▁She ▁is ▁cold ly ▁rational , ▁displays ▁little ▁em otion , ▁and ▁is ▁awk ward ▁in ▁social ▁situations ▁r anging ▁from ▁ende aring ▁to ▁embar rass ing . ▁In ▁season ▁five , ▁after ▁Amy ▁goes ▁out ▁on ▁a ▁date ▁with ▁com ic - book ▁store ▁owner ▁Stuart , ▁Sh eld on ▁dec ides ▁to ▁solid ify ▁their ▁relationship ▁as ▁boy friend / g irl friend ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 1 - page ▁" Rel ations hip ▁Ag re ement ". ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁season , ▁Amy ▁begins ▁a ▁campaign ▁to ▁increase ▁Sh eld on ' s ▁feelings ▁for ▁her ▁by ▁becoming ▁more ▁involved ▁in ▁his ▁interests , ▁including ▁video ▁games ▁and ▁Star ▁Tre k , ▁and ▁tre ating ▁him ▁as ▁his ▁mother ▁did . ▁During ▁Howard ▁and ▁Bern ad ette ' s ▁wed ding ▁ceremony ▁Sh eld on ▁says ▁that ▁he ▁hopes ▁the ▁two ▁of ▁them ▁are ▁as ▁happy ▁together ▁as ▁he ▁is ▁alone , ▁hur ting ▁Amy ' s ▁feelings , ▁but ▁he