Artie revealed that he’s been getting serious with a girl he’s dating and – at the same time – considering another play for Dana. When they were in Afghanistan, Artie sat down with Gary and Gary gave him some great advice – which, other than Gary’s suggestion that he see a shrink before making a decision, Artie refused to reveal. Howard and Robin were pissed that they’d already given Artie the same advice a million times, but Artie insisted there was another, larger part of the advice that he couldn’t say on air.

Howard thought he had heard that Dana had recently started dating another guy, so Artie explained that Dana stopped by his apartment to tell him it was just a dinner. The gang thought Dana’s play was an obvious overture. Artie then revealed that he made one of his own and called her from Afghanistan: “She told me, ‘I think [you thinking of me and calling me] is touching. But go to therapy’…She’s heard it all before…She said, ‘I didn’t sleep with the guy.’ It’s all complicated.“