Howard McBride/Relationships

Relationships that Howard McBride has with his family and friends.

Clyde
Howard cares relatively deeply for Clyde. He tuck him in bed every night, unless Clyde is having a sleepover at Lincoln's house. He has memorized all of the needs (earplugs, an inhaler and allergy medications, among other things). Both Howard and his son tend to faint very frequently. Clyde does it when he is around Lincoln's eldest sister Lori and does it when he is overwhelmed.

Harold
He is shown to get along relatively well with his husband. Harold commonly tries to calm Howard down when he gets to emotional. The couple are shown to have similar hobbies and enjoy each other's company, rarely being seen without the other. They love each other dearly, as shown by their numerous pet names for each other and how Howard always looks to Harold when he needs help.

Loud Family
Howard is on friendly terms with the Loud family, though having all eleven over at once was overwhelming for him. When Lisa suggest that they have a sleepover, he and Harold snapped and drove them all back to their house and returned home passing out from exhaustion shortly afterwards.

Lincoln
Although Howard is overprotective of Clyde, he trust Lincoln and always lets him hang out with his son.

Lori
Lori appreciates Howard wisdom and ask him for advice in "Attention Deficit". When taking a personality quiz Lori ask whether she more like an Autumn or Winter, he states to her that she is definitively a Summer.

Leni
Howard appears to be aware that Leni is not very bright. When she visit the McBride residence along with the rest of her sisters, she asks where her bedroom and remains her that she is not even in her own house.

Luna
Howard and Luna she fondness for music and both can play numerous musical instruments.

Luan
Howard shares Luan sense of humor and does not think her jokes are bad. When she is seen telling him a joke ("And the woodpecker is that I tell knock-knock jokes!"), he plays a drum rim shot on his drum set and smiles.

Lucy
Howard and Lucy's relationship hasn't be explored very much. Lucy once staged a pretend funeral for Howard after he fainted.

Dr Lopz
In "Overnight Success", it implied that Dr. Lopez has tried to help Howard learn to control has emotions.