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Mary sits beside him. "Sheldon, you're the most challenging person I know. And I love you more than kolaches."

But that night, he sits on his bed, watching Missy laugh on the phone with a friend. He doesn't feel lonely. He feels… curious. He sneaks back to the university library and reads Rebecca's notes. One line stops him: "Subject displays high cognitive ability but low emotional awareness. Possible indicators of isolation masking as preference."

The trouble begins when the researcher, a cheerful graduate student named Rebecca, asks Sheldon an unexpected question: "Do you feel lonely?" young sheldon s02e05 hevc

"Mother, am I difficult to love?"

Sheldon participates in a university research study on gifted children, while Mary and Connie clash over wedding plans for Georgie and his older girlfriend. The Story: Mary sits beside him

"Do you want more friends?"

She laughs, pulls him close, and for a moment, the genius is just a little boy on a swing. He doesn't feel lonely

Back at the university, Sheldon returns for a second session. Rebecca asks more personal questions. "Do you have friends?"