06-01-2015, 01:30 AM
Yes they did move to that point where Mary acts like a separate adult, to Sheldon, and he does act like a petulant child. Unfortunately she gives in when he gets sick. It is a symbiotic relationship, often prolonged if the father isn't around. It's also in the early seasons, one of the main sources of humour, the socially awkward boys meet the worldly woman. I think they would have been more confident if they'd separated at normal age. I think this show is obviously way behind the curve, on what it is to be male in 21 cent.