▁Sh eld on ▁sar cast ically ▁says ▁he ▁will ▁give ▁Amy ▁the ▁rom ance ▁she ▁wants , ▁then ▁passion ately ▁kiss es ▁her ▁on ▁the ▁lips ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁and ▁enjo ys ▁it . ▁In ▁" The ▁Prom ▁Equ ival ency ", ▁Sh eld on ▁and ▁Amy ▁admit ▁to ▁being ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁each ▁other . ▁ ▁Early ▁in ▁their ▁relationships , ▁Amy ▁was ▁amb ivalent ▁and ▁often ▁cond esc ending ▁towards ▁Pen ny ▁and ▁Bern ad ette , ▁but ▁she ▁later ▁sp ends ▁more ▁time ▁with ▁them , ▁even ▁at ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁her ▁time ▁with ▁Sh eld on . ▁As ▁her ▁appearances ▁have ▁progress ed , ▁she ▁has ▁shed ▁her ▁str ident , ▁al o of ▁person ality ▁for ▁a ▁s tere ot yp ically ▁femin ine ▁and ▁social ▁one , ▁although ▁she ▁retain s ▁some ▁social ▁awk ward ness . ▁Her ▁feelings ▁for ▁Sh eld on ▁have ▁also ▁grown ▁consider ably ▁over ▁time , ▁and ▁she ▁cons iders ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁ideal ▁in ▁almost ▁every ▁way , ▁though ▁she ▁sometimes ▁becomes ▁as ▁anno yed ▁and ▁fr ustr ated ▁by ▁Sh eld on ' s ▁qu irks ▁as ▁his ▁other ▁friends ▁do . ▁ ▁Amy ▁also ▁intens ely ▁wants ▁her ▁relationship ▁with ▁Sh eld on ▁to ▁progress ▁to ▁include ▁sexual ▁int im acy , ▁a ▁dr astic ▁departure ▁from ▁her ▁early ▁days ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁circle ▁of ▁friends . ▁She ▁has ▁come ▁to ▁consider ▁Pen ny ▁a ▁very ▁close ▁friend , ▁sometimes ▁referring ▁to ▁her ▁as ▁her