- Ted musters up the courage to talk to a girl at the bar, but then discovers she's there with one of his exes. Meanwhile, Lily is mad at Marshall because he told his dad they're trying to have a baby, and Robin lets herself go.
- Ted sees a beautiful woman sitting alone at the bar reading a book. He and Barney argue on who gets the privilege of approaching her. After Ted wins the battle, he may change his mind as he soon finds out that she is a friend of an old girlfriend, Cindy, with who their relationship ended very badly. But Ted also remembers that Cindy's roommate - who Ted only saw the back of - could actually be Ted's soul mate. Will Ted risk approaching this woman while receiving the wrath of Cindy on the chance that that woman is Cindy's roommate? Meanwhile, Robin has had a difficult summer trying to get over Don, and the way she looks shows it. And Lily and Marshall have scheduled tonight as the first night they will try to conceive a child. Marshall has even saved himself for two weeks in preparation. But someone may get between Marshall and Lily getting together this evening: Marvin Sr., who is a little too involved in Marshall's life for Lily's liking.—Huggo
- When Ted and Barney argue about who has "dibs" on a hot girl, Ted realizes that she is there with Cindy, a girl he previously dated who is also the roommate of his future wife. Meanwhile, Robin is heartbroken over Don, and Marshall can't keep quiet about his desire to start a family.—CBS Publicity
- Future Ted (Bob Saget) tells his kids that there are two big days in any love story: the day you meet the girl of your dreams and the day you marry her. "A little ways down the road", Ted (Josh Radnor) is shown sitting in a church courtyard. Marshall sits down beside him, and they share a beer. Marshall (Jason Segel) asks Ted if he's nervous, but Ted denies it, claiming he's simply worried about whether it'll rain.
In the present day, Ted is sitting in MacLaren's, grading papers, again peeling the label off his beer. Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) sits down across from him, lamenting that "the season of exposed skin is over", and it'll be another eight months before girls begin wearing sundresses again. Ted reveals that he's been thinking about trying to talk to the beautiful blonde girl at the bar. Barney attempts to "solve" his problem, by calling dibs. They begin arguing over the girl and about the legality of dibs, with Ted threatening to take Barney to court, prompting Barney to call dibs on having Marshall as his lawyer. It's revealed that Marshall and Lily (Alyson Hannigan) recently decided to start a family, and tonight is their first attempt. Marshall is getting ready to leave his office, while Lily is setting the mood at their apartment.
Ted decides to ignore Barney's dibs, and talks to the girl regardless. Barney then paints a scenario where Ted and the girl get married, and at their wedding Barney reveals that he had dibs on her. Everyone is shocked, Lily faints, and the girl, upon realizing Barney had dibs, slaps Ted and proceeds to make out with Barney on the table. Ted concedes, allowing Barney to have his shot, as Robin (Cobie Smulders) enters.
Since her breakup with Don (Benjamin Koldyke), Robin has not been taking care of herself. Her clothes are dirty, her hair unkempt; she is and she looks very much worse for wear. It's revealed that a few months earlier, Robin told Ted that she knows herself pretty well, and that some time over the next few months, she was going to try and sleep with him again, and that he should try and say no. He agrees, but she reminds him how difficult it may be. Two weeks later, she tries, but as she was just crying on the couch, covered in junk food and tissues, Ted finds it easy to turn her down.
Back to the present, Marshall and Lily enter MacLaren's, and Ted asks if she's pregnant yet. They say no, and explain why: Marshall's dad, Marvin Eriksen Sr. (Bill Fagerbakke), sent them a bassinet, and Lily is upset that Marshall told his father they were trying to have a baby.
As Marshall and Lily move to a different booth to continue fighting, Ted offers to buy Barney's dibs, for $20. Barney accepts, but as he attempts to walk over to the girl, Cindy arrives and greets the girl. Ted quickly sits back down and tries to hide himself, explaining that he and Cindy used to date, and it ended on bad terms. Ted then remembers that although he never met Cindy's roommate, from what he knows about her she could be the one, and that this girl could be the roommate.
On the other side of the bar, Lily questions Marshall about who else he's told, and it's revealed that his entire office knows. Lily complains that Marvin is too involved in their lives, and it's shown that he called her to try to force Lily to adopt Marshall's last name, gave her advice on her fights with Marshall, and even advised her to put pickles on her sandwich while she was eating it.
Barney tells Robin that she's down talking about the guy now flirting with the girl at the bar because she's jealous; she's lost "it", while the girl at the bar still has "it." He tells her she's passed her "hotness expiration date", and she leaves.
Marshall and Lily are still arguing, and Marshall asks when he can tell his father about the baby. Lily thinks they should tell him after their baby is born, which causes Marshall to reveal that he planned to have his mom and dad come live with them after their baby was born. Cindy spots Ted, and they go off to speak to one another in private.
As he leaves, Lily sits down and asks Barney if her belief that Marshall calls his dad too often is unjustified. Barney tells her she shouldn't ask his opinion, because if he had his dad's number he would always be on the phone with him. Robin then enters the bar, cleaned up, wearing makeup, and wearing a sundress. Within fourteen seconds, a man comes over. She begins celebrating, having proved Barney wrong that she's "still got it." She sits at the booth after sending the guy away, and starts eating again.
Cindy apologizes to Ted for her cold demeanor after their break up, and asks if she can do anything for him. Ted suggests introducing him to her friend at the bar. She tells him to "come say goodbye" before he leaves.
Lily follows Marshall out of the bar. It seems like they're about to start arguing again, when Marshall gets a call from his dad, asking him how everything went. Marshall ends the call, realizing that Lily was right; his dad is too involved in their life. He apologizes, and Lily explains why she didn't want him telling anyone; she doesn't want all this pressure to have a baby, because if something goes wrong or she can't get pregnant, she'll feel she's let Marshall (and everyone he's told) down.
Back at MacLaren's, Ted is finally prepared to go speak to the girl at the bar. However, as he approaches, Cindy and the girl start to kiss. At this point, it is revealed that Ted will meet his future wife at a wedding. Ted and Marshall are again shown sitting in the courtyard. Ted explains that he is nervous, because he's the best man, and has to give a wedding toast. Lily comes out, summoning the best man, Ted.
In the present day, Marshall is on the street, going against Lily's wishes and telling about thirty people about their pregnancy attempts and that it's taking longer than they thought it would.
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