“Ok, once i basic stumbled on this country, I-I did not understand how to act otherwise just how to top, otherwise that which was cool, I found myself rather lonely. But I came across Howard, and you may quickly, my life changed, as the we could getting lonely to one another. So it guy turned into my whole world.” ?Raj Koothrappali, The new Stag Overlap
Likewise, Howard stops Raj out-of chasing after Anu because would be most useful for your to track down some one which have just who he can love and you will enjoy
Howard is actually Raj’s companion; as Season 1, he’s got been extremely close and you will fulfilled about the same big date they were delivered to help you Leonard and you will Sheldon. Raj constantly involves Howard’s house to possess getaways particularly Thanksgiving, and has now often slept more than there, as well. He understands all of Howard’s jokes and you can finds out jokes within the mimicking Mrs. Wolowitz. Rajesh can often be responsive to Howard’s cultural stereotyping (even after Raj’s hypocrisy off hating their own community) together with his seen incapacity to spot as he is disturb. He is very nearly indivisible, keeping particular a week practices to one another and you will helping while the side-guys to each other (up until Howard’s relationships and Raj bringing a great girlfriend). In the event Raj and Howard is heterosexual, its relationship and you may communication either is much like that two, and this lead to Leonard’s mommy, Beverly Hofstadter, contacting the relationship a keen “ersatz homosexual relationships”.
Given that viewed “New Maternal Congruence” and you may “New Maternal Capacitance” regardless of the denials, Raj amusingly nonetheless uses up a stereotypical “female” role from inside the arguments having Howard, for example, accusing your from deserting him for the possibility to speak with a nice-looking woman.