<P> Raj dislikes India, Indian food and Indian music, but appreciates the Indian lullabies his mother sang to him and the catchiness of Hindi phrases . Raj is a Hindu and believes in karma (reincarnation), but eats beef . He is very shy around women outside of his family, and during the first six seasons of the show, found himself unable to speak to women while in the presence of them unless he drank alcoholic beverages, or he believed he had done so . When Penny, Amy, and Bernadette were around, Raj usually whispered what he wanted to say to Howard or Leonard, who then repeated or responded to what Raj said out loud . Despite this, Raj has sometimes ended up in bed with women, leaving the other guys perplexed . </P> <P> Unlike his friends, Raj has many feminine interests, such as reading Archie comics and Twilight and watching chick flicks such as Bridget Jones's Diary . A recurring joke in the series has people, including his parents and Leonard's mother, speculating that Raj might be gay due to his feminine interests and his close friendship with Howard, with whom he has arguments similar to those of a married couple . However, Raj has always stated that he is straight, but metrosexual . He has had an infatuation with Penny, and secretly wrote love poems about Bernadette . Raj comes from a very wealthy family in India, and often communicates with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Koothrappali, via webcam . He has a younger sister, Priya . </P> <P> In season six, Raj started seeing a shy and sweet woman named Lucy, who had many things in common with Raj . However, she feels too pressured when he asks her to meet his friends and breaks up with him . Afterwards, Raj finally speaks to Penny without having consumed alcohol . As of season seven, he no longer requires alcohol, drugs, or medication to speak in front of women . In season seven, Raj starts dating Emily Sweeney, a dermatologist, and their relationship becomes exclusive at the end of the seventh season . In the ninth season, he meets a bartender / scriptwriter and dates her along with Emily . However, in season ten, he mentions he is currently single . After cutting himself off from his parents' money, Raj moves into an apartment over Bert's garage . </P> <P> Leslie Winkle, PhD (Sara Gilbert) is an experimental physicist who works in the same lab as Leonard . In appearance, she is essentially Leonard's female counterpart, equipped with the black - framed glasses and sweat jackets . She also happens to have a lazy eye . Leslie has had casual sexual relationships with both Leonard and Howard, considering it a completely physical reaction to her body's cycles . She is one of Sheldon's arch - enemies, due to their conflicting scientific theories . Though they both consider each other to be intellectually inferior, Leslie is much wittier than Sheldon, regularly calling him "dumbass" and besting him in their exchanges . However, Sheldon did gain a small victory over her when he caused her and Leonard's break up after deliberately instigating an argument between the two . </P>

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