ISTJ 6w5 Characters

Jack is a dedicated business owner who lives a fairly normal life. He has no problem turning up to work at the same time every day, and has various rituals, traditions, and things he likes to do over and over again, such as telling Mel that birthdays in his family are special, and he doesn’t think she should work on hers. He trusts others’ experiences and factors them into his decisions, such as when the Doc tells him that a woman doesn’t mean it when she says don’t make a fuss over me. He has somewhat traditional thinking when it comes to being responsible for his kids—he thinks about buying a house, where they will attend school, and so on. But one of Jack’s big issues is his emotional limits. He is a good, solid businessman with a fine work ethic, who is reliable and often called upon to solve problems, fix broken sinks, etc., by the women in his life… but he is frequently blindsided by other people’s feelings. It doesn’t dawn on him when Preacher asks to buy into his business that his friend really wants this and might think about leaving for another job where he has more power if he doesn’t. He takes Charmaine at her word when they agree to sleep together for fun, without wanting anything more serious, and is shocked when she falls in love with him. He doesn’t see why her feelings should change his relationship with Mel. Jack is pretty open with his true thoughts and feelings and blunt at times, but tends to run away, retreat, and hide from others when he has to figure out what he wants. He is also bad at seeing the big picture; things constantly catch him off guard, with others and their true intentions. He can get honed in on his past traumas and his experiences in the war, and forget about planning a new life for himself.

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Jack is certainly a super-ego type. He’s constantly torn between how he feels (love for Mel) and what he feels he ‘should’ do (take care of his unborn children and their mother). He’s straightforward with what he thinks most of the time, but is often accused by other characters of over-thinking situations. He sometimes takes power away from Mel by making up his mind for her on what is rational/appropriate (he’s saddled with twins, she doesn’t need this, she needs to find someone else, and have a family with that guy) then will waffle and change his mind and reverse his former thinking (we shouldn’t be together; I can’t live without you). Jack feels responsible for everyone and everything and tries to keep Brady on the straight and narrow. He feels guilt years later for mistakes made in combat, and self-recriminates for not apologizing to a marine’s parents for his death (which Jack blames himself for). He is suspicious of other people and their motives, he doesn’t like Charmaine’s boyfriend, he tries to think and plan ahead in advance of things, and ‘over-complicates’ his life constantly. But he’s also withdrawn, self-reliant, and stubborn, assuming he is the best problem solver around, being there for his loved ones and his sister, and retreating to process his feelings in private.