Editing Jay Cartwright (section)

=='''Relationships'''==
===Friendships===
'''[[Neil Sutherland]]:''' Neil is the only one of the boys gullible enough to believe Jay's lies, and Jay sees Neil as his best friend. He frequently uses Neil as his wingman when going after girls/when he tries to "pull" girls and he often peer pressures Neil into assisting him with his main activities. Neil's low wit/dim-wittedness and poor intelligence does annoy Jay on occasion, but Jay is often the quickest in the group to forgive him due to the fact that Neil is his closest friend. In the final episode of the series, "The Camping Trip", Neil reveals he had lost his virginity to a work colleague and Jay remarks how he knew that Neil would be the first of the boys to do so and welcomes him into "The Shagger's Club". Simon then states that only 50% of the members have had sex, proving Jay is a liar.

'''[[Simon Cooper]]:''' Jay and Simon have known each other since they were seven years old. Although close friends, they regularly fall out and argue. Jay's selfishness and rudeness affects Simon the most out of the boys, as Jay's behaviour often causes most of Simon's problems. Whilst most of the problems Jay causes for Simon are inadvertent, such as breaking his car door on a lamppost, Jay occasionally deliberately gets Simon into bother. Examples of this are when Jay allows Simon's car to roll into a lake, gives Simon poor sex advice, or pretends that Simon stank out the toilet at a party to diminish Simon's chances of impressing Carli. Jay and Simon clash constantly, with Jay's bragging and Simon's sexual frustration being a focal point in their friendship. Whilst in Malia (Greece), Jay and Simon have a major argument which leads to them physically fighting and creates a split in the group, though they reconcile later on. Jay sometimes shows his softer side around Simon, and also revealed that he hoped that he and Simon could start their own business together.

'''[[Will McKenzie]]:''' Jay and Will have an on-off friendship, always having their ups and downs. Jay shows a disliking to Will when he first meets him but soon accepts Will into the group. Whenever Jay tries to mock Will, he retorts with dry humour. Will is the wisest of the group to Jay's hyperbolic boasting and often the first to call him out on his lies. Although they often argue, Jay does show care and remorse for Will such as when he and Simon come round to Will's house to comfort him about Charlotte breaking up with him. In ''The Inbetweeners Movie'', Jay prevents Will from falling asleep on an ants' nest and even gives Will his own bed, implying Jay care for Will. In "The Inbetweeners 2", when Jay introduces the group to his uncle Bryan, he says that "these are my friends from England; Simon and Neil", ignoring Will, perhaps implying that Jay doesn't regard Will to be of the same status as Simon and Neil.
=== Romance ===
'''Chloe:''' By his own admission, Chloe is Jay's first true love. After beginning a relationship with her, Jay starts to behave in a less vulgar way, even around his friends and his dad. The relationship was damaged due to Jay's father telling him to keep tabs on Chloe to make sure she wasn't cheating on him. Jay begins to send her text messages constantly, which overwhelms Chloe to the point where she realises that Jay is too needy. Mr Gilbert also notes that "she can't be too keen" when he confiscates Jay's mobile phone, as he points out that the phone "didn't buzz once". Chloe ultimately breaks up with Jay at The Black Horse. After Chloe dumps Jay, he breaks down and reverts to lying to cope with his sorrow, telling his friends: "I broke up with her, make sure you tell people that". In Series 3, Will mentions Chloe and Jay winces, hinting that he still feels upset over the break-up.

'''Jane:''' Originally, Jay was put off by Jane's weight, but after a while, he begins to see her in a different light. When the boys and girls go out skinny-dipping, two men make fun of Jane's weight. Jay, having just been threatened by James earlier, chickens out. This upsets Jane who gives him the cold shoulder but soon forgives him. After Jay and Jane officially become a couple, Jay shows a more chivalrous side, chastising Neil for mentioning her size, swiping Simon's hospital pillow for her to sit on and eating pizza with her instead of having sex.

In "The Inbetweeners 2", it is revealed that Jane dumped Jay, despite Jay stating that he no longer thought about her during his text to Neil. Jay begins a gap year in Australia so that he can find Jane and get her back. He mentions this to Simon at the campfire. The next day, Jay begins his search at Splash Planet, where he is told by an employee that Jane is no longer working there and now works on a farm in Birdsville. After getting her address from Lucy, Jay, Simon and Neil search for Jane and are later joined by Will soon afterwards. After the car runs out of fuel and the four lads become stranded in the Outback, Jay is rescued by Jane and her boss. Jay apologises about getting her a Wii Fit and attempts to get her back and asks her to marry him, despite her being pleased and honoured by his effort of finding her, she does not take him back.
=== Family===
'''Terry Cartwright (Father):'''

Jay and his dad has a complicated relationship, due to Terry's constantly insults, contradicts and undermines his son; especially in front of his friends. Terry proclaims any of Jay's attempts to stand up for himself as womanly fits and ignores them. Terry either doesn't know or doesn't care how damaging he is for his son, he seems merciless when it comes to insulting Jay. Terry's behaviour is perhaps the reason why Jay acts the way he does. Jay, although despite his dad's complicated behaviour, seems desperate to earn some form of approval from his dad.

'''Mrs Cartwright (Mother):''' Having walked in on Jay masturbating on more than one occasion, she is not fazed by Jay's behaviour. Also, she is shown to stick up for him against his dad's bullying.

'''Benji the Dog:''' It is revealed in "Home Alone" that Jay has a dog named Benji. Jay appears to find Benji's presence frustrating at times, as Benji often interrupts him while masturbating. However, it is revealed that Jay has deep feelings for Benji by being extremely upset when he was put down, and demanding he could be the dog while playing Monopoly as it reminded him of his beloved pet.

'''Jay's Sister:''' Jay's younger sister made a brief appearance at the beginning of ''The Inbetweeners Movie.''

'''Uncle Bryan''': Bryan is Jay's uncle who lives in Australia. He appears in ''The Inbetweeners 2,'' where Jay spends a year living with him. Bryan's personality is similar to Jay's dad's, and is revealed when he mocks Jay's tiny penis and reveals to Neil that all the things that Jay has texted to him was a complete lie. However, Bryan has been shown to stick up for Jay when he told Terry he presumed that he taught Jay how to fight like a girl which causes Terry and Bryan to brawl it out.

'''Michelle''' (Cousin): Neil mentions that he fingered Jay's cousin; Michelle.