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== Relationship with Helen ==
{{quote|never imagining that someday you would find yourself shouldering the bulk of the difficult parenting decisions while your spouse remains blissfully disconnected from reality, lost in a dream world of his own making|Helen on Jake, "[[Broodbeat]]"}}
[[Image:Jake and Helen.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Jake, reassured by Helen ("[[Sappy Anniversary]]"]]
They celebrated their 23rd wedding anniversary around the time of season 2.
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Once, Jake got angry that Helen wasn't supporting his career and managed to guilt her into going along with him on a networking mission ("[[Just Add Water]]"); she has since acted as 'supportive wife' during business meetings for his sake, but it clearly bores and irritates her ("[[My Night at Daria's]]"). He goes along to her firm functions to play 'supportive husband' but enjoys them even less than Helen enjoys his, as her colleagues shun him (and she once had to get some people to promise to talk to him)
Helen is often ticked with Jake for not doing his share of parenting: "[[Broodbeat]]" says she never expected him to disconnect this much, and "[[Lane Miserables]]" sees her pissed that he barely knows anything about his own daughters (or about her). Sometimes Jake has also been annoyed that he isn't allowed more control from her.
In "Psycho Therapy," Jake accuses Helen of having control issues, allowing him no vices. Both are then asked to role-play as the other, leading Jake to portray Helen as a narcissistic career woman with an addiction to praise who does everything without empathy, while Helen portrays Jake as a self-pitying manic-depressive who doesn't try to fix his own problems and is adverse to responsibility. Jake's assessment of Helen really hits home for her and upsets her greatly, leading him to apologize afterward. It is unknown whether the role-play resulted in any lasting emotional scars.
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