- Ted and Robin discover that sex with each other solve their fights as roommates, which makes Barney very jealous and angry. Meanwhile, Marshall reveals that he's too embarrassed to use the office bathroom.
- Ted and Robin's new stint as just being roommates isn't going very well. They're constantly fighting, something they didn't do while they were dating and almost seemingly like roommates. They come to the conclusion that it was because they were sleeping with each other when they were dating. So they decide to be just roommates but have sex to circumvent the fights whenever they are about to have a fight. There is no emotional involvement, just sex. It seems to be working. Although they decide not to tell anyone of their roommates with benefits status, the rest of the gang find out. Lily believes that nothing good can come of their arrangement, as someone always gets hurt in the end. Although Lily can see it, the one who seems to be getting hurt by their arrangement is Barney, who still has unresolved feelings for Robin. Meanwhile, Marshall feels totally uncomfortable "reading a magazine" at work, and will do his "magazine reading" anywhere but the office, even once renting a motel room to do so. Can he always get away with his "magazine reading" away from the office when he's at the office?—Huggo
- Ted and Robin argue over their untidy habits getting in the way of being roommates (Robin wont take out the trash or replenish groceries.. Robin is the Ogre from Revenge of the Nerds). They stop when Robin points out that they didn't drive each other this crazy when they were dating, and suspects it was the sex that distracted them from this. They initially laugh it off, but end up sleeping together to deal with the situation. Barney also believes that every international crisis can be solved by sex (Gaza Strippers, Apart Thighs, Cold War - Mrs Gorbachev take down those pants)
Marshall catches them the next morning while he's using Ted's bathroom to "read a magazine." Marshall admits he was there as he cannot use the work toilet, because his coworkers judge him. Marshall blackmails Ted and Robin: he won't tell Lily and Barney about their sex, provided he can continue to use their bathroom, but gives in and tells Lily about it.
Lily angrily points out that when two exes try to be friends with benefits, someone always gets hurt. Robin says she and Ted have set up ground rules (No feelings involved, No romancing, Use sex to spice up otherwise dull activities like paying bills or doing laundry). Barney promptly breaks a television outside MacLaren's (which he picks from a garbage dump) to vent his anger when the duo suggests that their was his idea (world peace by sex). When Marshall confides in his work problem, Barney says that he "reads a magazine" at work all the time, but he then asks for affirmation that they are talking about masturbation. After overhearing some co-workers talk of the abandoned eighth floor in the workplace, Marshall goes into the eighth floor bathroom to read his magazines in peace.
Meanwhile, every time Robin and Ted have sex after an argument, it leads to Barney breaking more televisions, and when out of televisions, buying more to smash, causing Lily to get concerned over his feelings for Robin, which he continuously denies.
Ted and Robin's arrangement hits a snag when they accidentally kiss each other goodbye on Ted's way out, an old reflex from when they were together, and decide to bring the sex to an end, but this lasts less than a day. They have sex again when the milk runs out the next time. Marshall again catches them, as it is revealed that construction workers have destroyed the eighth floor and the bathroom he was using. Barney solves all of Ted and Robin's household problems to ensure they have no reason to have sex. Ted realizes that Barney loves Robin. Barney denies it, but later tells Lily about his heartbreak in front of her kindergarten class.
Marshall decides not to be ashamed about using the bathroom at work anymore and finds that his colleagues' attitude towards him changes. He relays his new-found confidence to Barney who finds it as motivation to tell Ted that he is in love with Robin. Barney tells Marshall that he can use his private bathroom.
When Barney arrives at the apartment to tell Ted he loves Robin, he stops when he finds her taking out the trash. She relays Ted's ending of casual sex to Barney, and thinks Ted was afraid of getting hurt because he's too romantic. Barney confesses, saying "I love you" to Robin. Robin misunderstands and thinks he is imitating Ted. They go together for a meal, while Barney doesn't correct her.
As the gang hang out at McLaren's, Future Ted relays Lily's advice on someone getting hurt when two exes try to be friends with benefits, but notes that it wasn't him or Robin. Barney gazes at Robin while she is laughing, and looks to Ted, who is okay with Barney's feelings for Robin.
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