They meet each other again in "The Irish Pub Formulation", and officially start dating in "The Cohabitation Formulation", but it doesn't last because she moves back to India. On more than one occasion, Priya has avoided telling her parents or have her parents know she is dating Leonard. This is a big issue with Leonard and has caused a lot of arguments between the two. Priya has a slightly superior attitude toward others and can be controlling. She objects to Leonard hanging out with his ex-girlfriend Penny, who realizes this situation and tells Leonard "good-bye". Later, when the gang is at the hospital waiting for word on Howard's mother, Penny and Priya start to bond together.