Men Have a Serious Problem with Jack Pearson
Jack Pearson, the too-good-to-be-true patriarch of the Pearson family, has been stealing hearts since This Is Us first aired in 2016.
Even if you haven't seen the popular NBC drama, you've probably heard of him. Jack is the man that every woman wants to marry and any kid would be lucky to call their dad. Throughout the first two seasons of This Is Us, he has rightfully earned this widespread reverence with his words and actions in every single episode. Jack would walk through fire for his family, somehow looks even better at age 40 than he did at 20, and he could write a textbook called The Right Thing to Say In Every Situation.
But while Jack makes women swoon, it's his effect on other men that's most noteworthy: They can't stand him.
Loving husband and doting father that he is, Jack has set an incredibly high bar for men, and now their partners want them to reach it. This fictional television character has literally altered the relationship expectations of millions of viewers, for better or for worse.
Now men everywhere are taking to Twitter to express their frustrations about how Jack has changed their lives, and it's all too relatable.
Most men are NOT happy:
Jack Pearson is setting unrealistic standards for men. I'd rather be compared to the Dalai Lama.
- Matt Brown (@BtownO1) February 6, 2018
To all the women out there including my wife. Jack from This is Us is not real. I know I know he’s perfect - But it’s fake. He’s not real! It’s a TV show. He is setting up unrealistic expectations for all men #notfair
- John Gambadoro (@Gambo987) February 6, 2018
Jack and Rebecca give me unrealistic expectations for my marriage. #ThisIsUs
- Rob Abid (@abid_rob) February 8, 2017
Just when I think Jack from #ThisIsUs couldn't make me more jealous, I realize he has the same physique in his 40's that he had in his 20's.
- Bobby Benavides (@BobBen74) March 16, 2017
But some guys are taking a more honorable approach.
Some of my best decisions as a husband these days come from asking myself “What would Jack do?” #ThisIsUs #WWJD
- Curt Trotter (@CurtTrotter) February 11, 2018
My bride got me hooked on Fixer Upper and This Is Us. I think I enjoy them both so much because Jack Pearson & @chipgaines are both the husband, dad & man I try to be. #gooddudes
- Aaron Howard (@LawyerMuscle99) February 11, 2018
Even women are noticing the Jack Pearson phenomenon.
When you talk about Jack Pearson so much that your husband gets jealous of emojis. #ThisIsUs pic.twitter.com/cnCVkcIdyY
- Jessica Carcia (@CarciaJessica) January 26, 2018
