'Don't know any violent ISTJs.  They can have a temper, which is beautiful to behold once they've been pushed too far.  I remember my ISTJ friend standing up in church and going off about people not...|||It's one of the best things about being in a relationship with another introvert.   what do you want to do tonight?   um, make hot wings and watch netflix?   sounds great!|||I will sometimes start things with SJs just to gather more information.  I like to argue in an impartial way...I may just as easily be convinced of the other side if I find enough  persuasive logical...|||My ISTJ husband and I have been on a journey for almost a year now with our start up business.  I'm wondering if there are any other self employed ISTJs out there, or do you have plans for eventually...|||No, I would say that the one ISTJ female I do know, I admire her very much.  She is very earthy, grounded, patient with her children, and very good at the few things she has chosen to learn as...|||I can't really comment on the ISTJ women as I know only one, but all the ISTJ men I know have a very strong masculine aura or mystique about them.  I'm just pulled into their forcefield and held in...|||Sex Camel !!  I love that phrase!|||Sex, yes, really into it.  I wonder what it'd be like if I ever found a guy who was as into it as I am?  I love the experience of being fully in my body and shutting my mind down, letting my sensing...|||I wonder how many ISTJs are apolitical.  The ones I know don't seem that interested in it and I doubt they've ever even voted.|||Totally right there, too.  He recently admitted to me that he was feeling pretty worried and stressed out about things, but since I'm over the top freaking out about it, he decided not to throw more...|||Electrical contracting.  I think you're right about actually starting out and doing it, but it would be hard to commit part way on this, since the location we're planning on is over seven hours...|||I don't think so, he's had six months to think things out.  Possibly the entire situation is so stressful to him that he cannot even think it through.  Quitting your job to start your own business is...|||My ISTJ husband recently tested as ESTJ.  I know for sure he's an introvert, but he does project confidence to others and doesn't mind things that would bother normal introverts such as talking on...|||I was the oldest girl of eight, and I totally can relate to what you're saying.  Nothing sets me off like other people being inconsiderate, selfish, or drawing attention to themselves.  There was...|||The first time I took this test was when my husband and I were in pre-marital counseling.  He came out as physical touch and I was words of affirmation.  We retook the test a few years into our...|||I'm also an INTP female married to an ISTJ.  It was five or six months before I could even get him to kiss me, and I was the one doing the pursuing.  If I'd left it up to him, we'd still be dating...|||Oh, btw  worrying about waffle holes probably does not qualify you for having OCD.  I used to be a counselor working with the mentally ill, and I'm fairly sure that kind of obsessional behavior does...|||I shudder thinking of what kind of powdered trans fat they put in that mix instead of butter.  But yes, there has to be fat of some kind in there, the fat crisps the outside edge so nicely.  When I...|||Come ON, you guys, do you not realize that there is an ENTIRE STICK of butter already in the waffle recipe?  Why must you spread butter over every square inch, its like piling more butter on a butter...|||I have found with my ISTJ husband that the way he was at the beginning of our relationship has pretty much stayed the same throughout our marriage (we've now been together eight years). Its the old...|||I'm in the start up phase getting my business going.  I'm creating the design and plan, my husband will implement it.   I cannot ever go back to a corporate desk job, blech.  I do dread having to...|||All right that's one of my big irritations.  I want no one in my space when I'm cooking.  I need to have the freedom to move around very quickly and get what I want.     Also, while I was thinking...|||Oh, SNAP! Did that come back to bite me in the butt.  There must be some sort of divine justice/karma thing going on.    I was chuckling to myself last week over purposely putting the t.p. roll on...|||It's so interesting to me that you find it emotionally draining to recount your thoughts.  This is a very insightful point, and actually helps me figure things out a lot.  Recently I have started to...|||Oh my, I could totally see OSHA inspector as the perfect ISTJ job.  Also note that most workers (not the bosses) really appreciate and need good OSHA people.|||Do you have things that Set You OFF?  The mere mention of which in conversation makes you instantly enraged?  Or, small actions that others do which send you over the deep end every time?    My...|||I'm not sure as a T I have a high amount of interest in talking about my feelings.  I tend to want to actually find out what his literal thoughts are because I'm interested in what makes him tick. ...|||I need my wife...she solves all the mathematical problems for me.    ~ Albert Einstein  And we all know his TYPE.|||This would be my impression.  They see trees (forest/trees...N/S)  really well, and perhaps have the ability to plan for specific events, but I have never observed my ISTJ have any real...|||I could've written most of this.   We went through a period a few years back where we realized we were existing in different worlds, and speaking different languages.  And I'm not talking about...|||I wonder where most INTPs would stand when it comes to looking at ESTPs in a slightly different way.   I think it has perhaps been established we don't view them as long term relationship material,...|||I'm sorry you're having to go through this.  I would be utterly lost without my ISTJ, my obsession with him borders on the unhealthy.   I realize at times my attraction to people has to do with my...|||I certainly prefer T men who are more in control of their emotions.  However, my ISTJ husband makes me look like an F, he's so emotionless.  In my experience, men who express more emotions also...|||This whole situation is raising red flags for me.  I am also an INTP married to an ISTJ, and I can say I have experienced nothing like this in my relationship.  I was in an abusive relationship prior...|||I like ISTJs because they're fascinating on a whole different level.   I told my ISTJ husband recently, you live almost entirely in your body and I live almost entirely in my head.  I just love...|||I think in any long term relationship the issue of jealousy will eventually come up.   A few years back I had a dream of my husband and another woman that was so real that after I awoke I was still...|||One of the reasons I am with my ISTJ husband is that he exhibits almost no jealousy.   This was a really important trait to me as my previous partner was highly controlling and abusive.   He trusts...|||Remember, you're dealing wtih an ISTJ here.  Whatever you're reading into the situation may quite possibly be wrong.  I had to strongly pursue my husband for about six months before he agreed to date...|||Ohh, Yes, I love it. The sweaty exertions of manual labor seem to somehow balance out the hours I spend in my head thinking through ideas. I actually prefer if it's a mindless task, so then I can...|||It depends on the level of honesty I guess.  In other words, are the two people really having a genuine interaction with eachother, or is it a display behavior?   The other day at the park I saw an...|||I'm also married to an ISTJ, except I'm female.  Yes, the explosive anger thing.  I also see that as an N/S difference.  I have literally no idea what he's going to be mad about until after the fact,...|||I agree with this.  But then, I feel comfortable with shaking off most of the belief system I was raised with in pursuit of my truth.  Sexuality isn't the only place I have tended to do this.   I...|||I love you guys...You all make the world a better place...through all your acts of kindness frequently directed at complete strangers. What you're doing does not go unnoticed.|||I have to agree with those who said libraries and bookstores.    I'm more of a nature loving outdoorsy type INTP.  You could find me flying around secluded bike trails, or walking just about any...|||I caught the FireFly reference also.  We should have a FF party.|||I'm and INTP female (happily, most of the time!) married to an ISTJ.   As others have said, you will have to make the first move, and do most of the work in this relationship.  That has been my...|||I am married to an ISTJ, and I have to say I've spent quite a bit of time trying to figure him out.   I think ISTJs develop relationships in the following way:   1.) The other person recognizes the...'