'Nope. I think, there are always waves that come and pass. It's okay. Pain hurts. But it's going to be okay.|||I cry a lot. Fuck peer pressure. When I get so full of emotions that they have to spill out of my eyes, it's too stressful to try to hold that stuff in.|||Follow up, it's all good.  I realized that both of us were having some anxieties about merging vs. autonomy and it manifested in imaginary power struggles and bickering over nonsense. Once I...|||I believe it is human instinct to nurture and/or protect others. The instinct is modified by individual temperament, sex/hormones, and the environment (learning). I wonder if reliance on body-based...|||Assuming the person has good intentions, I prefer to be spoken to in a more direct/blunt manner. Not tactless, but streamlined. Yes, sometimes it stings a bit. But overall I find it takes less mental...|||I tend to alternate between being unaware of my emotions and feeling them so intensely that I am overwhelmed.  I'm learning that I can regulate my emotions and use them as a source of information if...|||Expectations go far beyond physical appearances. You expect a partner to meet many of your needs physically, emotionally and mentally. You could make the argument that any expectations are...|||Probably reading too much into things. I asked him directly whether he finds me attractive and he made suggestions about how I could be more attractive. If you want to catch the fish, you have to...|||n2freedom  You got it- I'm a Nine trying to merge and resist at the same time. Somehow I have given the idea that he is pressuring me-- it would be more accurate to say that the confusion and...|||Thank you for that. To tell the truth I found some of the responses here unsettling. Here I have focused on a potential problem that has caused people to make some negative judgments. But overall he...|||Maybe with a wink and a nudge only.   I can see that I asked this question on the wrong forum. I need to learn more about what makes a 3 tick, and maybe ask questions over there.|||Guys tend to be more visually oriented than ladies are when it comes to attraction. And yet they still love their wives through all of that. I will ask my friend how he can reconcile love with age...|||...because relationships should never challenge you or push you out of your comfort zone.|||Dear Sigmund, I have fallen for a controlling, insecure man before so I paused for a moment over your post and Googled up some signs of a controlling guy. I don't think it applies here. We've been...|||My best friend is most likely an ENTJ, Type3 sx/so. He and I have talked about taking our friendship to the next level and things are moving in that direction. He is not familiar with MBTI...|||I was laughing at your title at first, but damn. I think you're right. Those graphics are so visual, and it makes thinking so much easier. Thank you. ^^|||One or maybe two thoughtful gifts per year is great. Gifts of food and reading material are always appreciated. I give stuff like that. But other than that, no. I once had a stalker who gave me a...|||I have not experienced that phrase you know what I mean to be used as a way of demanding agreement. To me it means that one is counting on the other to infer what one is having difficulty...|||One day my best friend (ENTJ) and I got into an argument over the idea that women are manipulative. It turned into a real argument with hurt feelings, not just a regular NT vs. NT sparring match....|||Yep, I can relate. TP types are somewhat subversive by nature (or we come across that way) because it is imperative that we have the mental space to process and question things.  When someone tries...|||INTP Touch/Quality Time|||That's more due to corruption. People may stay poor because the nation's resources that ought to belong to everyone go into he pockets of a few.|||True. The relative areas of expertise would be a bit different though.|||Anytime we speak in generalities there will be exceptions, but Ti-types tend to have a knack for troubleshooting. We look at the whole picture (Se or Ne) and easily break it down into its parts (Ti)...|||Tips for reading INTJ? Hmm... they're subtle and complex. I don't know? Awhile back I read a support thread for those chasing an INTJ or something like that on INTJforum. I wish I could find it....|||It might be more useful to compare NTP vs STP, and NTJ vs STJ.   I majored in biology. There is some correlation between type and interests, but not reliable enough to make generalizations.  But...|||I do that for about 20 minutes before passing out in the corner. So... I rarely drink and never get drunk.|||People have different ideas about which MBTI types match. I have tried to understand socionics but I don't get it and I think its type relations are nonsense. It depends on what you like, what is...|||I was just shopping on google, but I didn't photoshop anything.|||Wouldn't gifts also include small stuff like snacks they like to eat, a $1 book you saw at a garage sale that you thought they'd like, etc.?  I give stuff like that.  I like to think I could learn...|||It's not that I hate gifts, it just isn't a priority to me. Neither are holidays/birthdays.  I do enjoy giving or receiving random thoughtful gifts.|||Ok... this is sort of like what happened:  This is distressed pavement: http://www.pvpc.org/imgs/transportation/pot_hole.gif  And a satellite image of a river:...|||They're right here in my head! We'll have to come up with a way to upload them, after I'm done thinking about my emotions.|||Oh, Fe overload! I think I am flattered, yet perhaps slightly embarrassed. For now I'll assume that is what I am feeling pending further analysis. So, these two emotions seem to contradict each...|||11 Quality Time 7 Physical Touch 6 Acts of Service 4 Words of Affirmation 2 Receiving Gifts|||It was a sunny day after a heavy snow, melting little creeks all over. I noticed a creek running along a crack and contemplated the flow of water, freezing and thawing and the motion of valleys and...|||Ni and Fi are a mystery to me- they are the two functions I have the least understanding of. I have seen some other threads and articles on Ni so my interest here is Fi as it is experienced by the...|||It's a multipurpose word. I picked intuitive understanding in the poll because I guess that would be my preferred use of the term.  Some examples of uses of the word feel:  I feel people. (That...|||Are you making fun of us?   :angry:   :laughing:|||The rational vs. irrational mentioned above comes from Jung himself. He didn't mean it in the usual derogatory way when we say someone is being irrational. What he meant is that Perceiving...|||Not everyone likes to debate as much as you do. Just accept it. That's especially true with sensitive subjects like politics where it is too easy to get upset about it. As with any other activity you...|||It is sometimes said that INTP does model-building, that is, it creates a mental mockup of an object or concept for study.  The mockup is fairly solid, but it can and must be altered as new...|||I may use one or more references when drawing a subject that is difficult or that I have little practice with. I normally do not wear artist glasses, but I put them on to see the subject I am...|||T is an attitude rather than something you use. I probably would have reasoned and responded in the same way.  I might have wondered what went on in team chat, but You didn't see our team chat,...|||You told her that you loved her and her response was to roll her eyes? I think it would be appropriate for you to be disgusted with her for being so rude.|||Thanks everyone. ^^|||Fair enough. I imagine many INTP's experience their stronger emotions as if they are a dangerous wild animal to be contained and studied. Even as we strive for objectivity it isn't always possible,...|||Stereotypes.  We NT's have a reputation for being cold and emotionally retarded, but it isn't necessarily so.  In fact, a thinker's feeling attribute is often best expressed and developed in the...|||That's a strange way to present your question. It seems like you're trying to determine whether ENTJ and INTP are on the same team before deciding whether it is worthwhile to continue defending...|||I think romantic gestures are like salt: a little can make a bland dish tasty, but too much and it is disgusting or inedible.  An INTP may perceive your high-Fe gestures as fake or a facade because...'