'Nebosite and creative, you both nailed the relationship of my wife and I married 34 years. The only thing I'd add is I need to be strong when we go on a trip or try something new. She freaks out...|||In 0:17, Carl Jung HIMSELF, says: Well, the type is not static. It changes with the course of life. ....  I agree that type is not static; however, I feel within my type I have evolved. I...|||You want your ISFJ boyfriend to be more communicative, right? Well, my ISFJ wife tells me, her ENFP husband, everything and anything all day long and I love it. It might be a guy thing because she's...|||I found my MBTI helped me to accept who I am. I mentally fought I was not worthy enough to be a teacher or writer, yet my temperment showed many ENFP's find satisfaction in these fields. A cold...|||((((By the way, yes it is possible to have an equal relationship between an ISFJ and an ENFP (I have one! Yay!) but it takes compromise and work on both sides and it doesn't sound to me much like...|||I believe he is an ISFJ.   I've been married to an ISFJ for 34 years. It can be challenging but love is a verb, it's worked at. We have learned to respect each other's differences. She brings...|||I agree with hziegel that people act for various reasons, social comfority, or acceptance.  I was taught we wear masks hiding who we are to feel accepted and we might vary the mask image depending on...|||Just let me know when, where, and how much.|||I converse most comfortably with INFJ but I find a chemistry with ESFJ's that I can't explain.|||[quote=Doubletstep;393349]Maybe some women aren't meant to be tamed. Maybe they just need to run free till they find someone just as wild to run with them./quote]  I'm sorry, I don't like this...|||My motto, mission statement, has always been How can I make a difference in the world? or Does what I am doing or going to do make a difference in the world?  Works for my peace of mind.|||Happily married 32 years to an ISFJ. Please Understand Me II by Keirsey really nails it for me as to our type of relationship. I recommend that book. My wife brings stabiliity to my life. Plus, her...|||This is what I love to do! After school I go to Borders order a pot of refresh tea with two cups in case someone joins me and grab ten books off the shelves to peruse for purchase. I love the...|||message removed|||I gave a small present to a teacher friend at school. It was a book for her son. There was a small group of teachers in the lunch room when I casually gave it to her. She glanced at it; opened it;...|||Ditto only for my wife:laughing:|||((((((I agree. This conversation has drifted away from the topic of the ISFJ. Has anyone had any success in being married to, or just dating an ISFJ being an ENFP))))   My wife is ISFJ and we've...|||My wife of 32 years is an ISFJ. What helped us in the beginning of our marriage was seeking out relationships that struggled yet believed in marriage also. The dynamics of different couples mixing...|||My biggest rush in all my careers has been owning my own business. I fact as soon as I started one I felt like King Kong on cocaine. I teach English now and it's good, but I feel something missing if...|||I agree. My INFJ friend is the best to vent with. She and I have lunch together every Thursday. We each feel like some weight is lifted from each other after we vent about what's bothering us.|||I witnessed to P's in a relationship. The day went something like this. Let's go here? Okay. No, let's go here. Okay.  Then we can go here and here and here. Okay, let's do this also. Yeah. ....|||A school psychologist once told me of what happens when an NP comes into a relationship with a SJ. He said the SJ will pull the NP more toward the middle, more normalcy and less craziness. I have...|||[quote=Moby;220429]Haha, thats awesome. I do the same thing all the time. And you're right Remer, despite what one might think people DON'T get offended we ENFPs carry 2+ conversations at a time...|||Thanks for the kind words.   Your experience in isolation sounds like a horror movie to me. I cannot be isolated for too long otherwise I get sleepy or at the very least lethargic and even...|||I agree. I do this all the time in the classroom and with the staff.  I have teachers and  students take the MBTI online and mark it in the roll book. Once I'm sure of their type I study their face,...|||I agree. I wake at 5 am, sit at my desk, light a candle and read for about an hour and a half before my crazy day starts.  It relaxes me. If I can sneak back to the desk, put my feet up and read a...|||Wow, what an amazing post.  I love gut honesty; it pulls me to people. Thank you for sharing your life with us. I'm impressed with how much you have accomplished.  I wanted to make a few comments,...|||I pushed myself to finish the novel then went back to edit. Some parts of the story had big holes because I didn't know how I was going from point A to Point B so I left it and continued with the...|||I'm so proud of you. It's never easy for me to tell friends my frustation with not writing more. I'd like to know more of your future goals. Maybe we can help each other. I'm working on another book...|||Wait, you have a secret longing but you're not going to tell us. That's like I know a secret and I'm not telling you. :)  I know I have secret longings, but I write them in my Wish Book I'll...|||Wow, can I identify with you. I teach 190 eighth grade students. I must be organized, but as an ENFP it's not my strong point; however, my English department is fill with J's. They respect my...|||I agree with all of your de-stressors.:)|||We discussed what stresses ENFP's. Now I'd like to know how to get out of stress. Here are a few remedies from a book titled In the Grip/Understanding Type, Stress, and the inferior Function by Noami...|||Recently, I had to take an 8-hour exam, three separate tests. There were a few of us that had to take it. I held a study session daily. I found powerpoint presentations online. You would not believe...|||I've done some career counseling and based on you being an INFP, I would say you will love the process but may struggle with the choices. Taking in information as a perceiver will be enjoyable but...|||My daughter-in-law loves, I mean really loves this series. She tried to get me to read it but it's way too much conversation for me and not enough action. I can see where she could be an ENFP though.|||Now that's funny:)|||Another character I could identify with is Mr. Smith(James Stewart) from the movie Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. I would be so naive about politics and think I could change the world for the...|||Best advice yet. Don't get involved with anyone you work with. It's been 35 years since I did that but the lessons learned I still remember.|||Okay, maybe this is dumb; however, humor me. What character on television reminds you most of yourself?  For example, I think I'm most like Rick Castle on the Monday night show Castle. He's...|||Wow, I can identify with almost every post here. How do ENFP's overcome these problems?|||I totally hang out with younger people most are just turning 30 (I'm 58) but that's who my peers are at school: young marriend men and women. I came to teaching late in life after owning a business....|||Yeah, I agree with Renogod. My big thing is integrity. When someone doesn't demonstrate it by speech or actions I back away, and I would be really lacking if I expect it in others but not myself. I...|||Welcome. I've been a fan of the Myers Briggs for 20 years, too. My wife says I can kill a party when I bring it up, but I love it. You'll find all sorts of new insights and just great conversations....|||Welcome! I'm always impressed with youth figuring out their temperment early in life.|||Oh my G*d, I can identify with that. When I catch someone in a lie there's a good chance I will never talk to them again if I can help it. One of my best friends, a principal, I caught in a lie and...|||I agree. I once worked in an office where everyone was a strong J. I find a gaggle of J's sometimes a mean environment.|||I love the poem.  I don't have to unlock it; it keeps me reading because I want to know what happens; and, the ending satisfies me. Thank you!|||We didn't have that problem. She rarely looked at the small issues except her stressors which I must admit I try to accomodate. We involved ourselves early in community and church activities where we...|||This struck a cord with me. I remember attending a weekend retreat. You couldn't leave. The cars were all blocked in. Everyone stayed in this one room. One student controlled the entire day/weekend....'