'Had a dog growing up from when I was 8 until I left for college.  Lived without Pets for about 10 yrs until I got married and then had a dog and cat.  Now down to just the cat after the divorce. ...|||E9 motivations temper the normal ISTJ tendencies a bit, especially the stereotypes (which feel more like E1 than anything else).    Also, whenever I'm encountered with a situation I haven't thought...|||The most efficient?  Through real-life examples and by doing it.  I hated lectures and was never good enough to learn strictly by book.  I usually jumped head first into the homework and used the...|||From my observations over the years... asking about which phone someone uses is like asking them about religion.  It's a deeply personal issue, and each person thinks their opinion is the correct...|||There are plenty of reasons.    Hardware reasons (camera quality, screen size, removable memory, etc)  Network reasons (until recently the only network was AT&T... which is a reason to shoot...|||This is an easy one.  He insists on doing those things because he sees them as being necessary and logical to do.  He sounds like someone who likes a clean and organized house and has deep religious...|||You don't have to be a neat-freak to be an ISTJ.  It's more like... we put 100% effort into those things we value.  So if you value a clean house, you will put forth the effort into it.   ...|||Hypocritical behavior.  Annoys the $!%@ out of me.|||I do this with any candy I have.  Even if they taste the same (like M&Ms).  If they taste different, I eat from least favorite to most favorite.|||Yea, I only tease those I'm comfortable with and like.  If I don't like someone, I won't talk with them (or be as curt as possible while being polite if i'm forced to interact with them).  Oh, and...|||I laughed at this one.  I was a solid B average all through school.  Not because I couldn't get an A... but because I didn't want to put effort into those topics I didn't care about.  A's in the...|||I'm protective of all my family... male and female alike.  Close friends as well.  Especially with younger members of family.  I may not be visibly protective in all regards... but believe me... i'm...|||I'm an 9w1, so take this as you will.  I tend toward the apathetic side of an ISTJ on average.  So... goals and planning for the future.  I honestly don't know where I will be in 3-4 yrs, so I don't...|||Weird, I had almost the exact opposite reaction to this than you, niss.  My initial reaction was meh.. whatever and moved along... but after seeing the second post from joco... It kinda pissed...|||I would flip this around and say... why change the accounts to make it co-signers unless you don't trust them?  I understand if you are opening up a new account, etc.  Also, we just added each...|||Allows both spouses to have full control of administrative functions, able to write checks, transfer money, etc.  It really makes no difference in terms of divorce or death benefits really... it just...|||Welp, Being ISTJ-E9 myself I thought I'd have to throw my 2 cents in.  Two things are at work here.   1) The ISTJ'ness pride of being able to handle stress (amounts of which would cause others to...|||I pretty much only use it to view photo's of friends/relatives babies... read about a few friends political sayings and see what they have eaten for lunch... :wink:  I hate the phone. (15 yrs of...|||I tend to give the benefit of the doubt to people whenever possible.  I also try and see a situation from as many angles as possible.  To be honest, If someone does something that hurts another, I...|||I tend to take peoples words at face value too much.  Trust people too much.  Put too much faith in them to not do something stupid, especially when they've done it once before (IE, have the...|||It's always nice to hear.  As long as it's away from others and an easy response is acceptable.  Most of the awkwardness I have in responding is due to not knowing what to say at the time, or...|||Totally agree with this.  I have to change all the time.  I work in IT... If I was resistant to change, I would have lost my mind by now.  However, there has to be good reason to change.  ISTJ's tend...|||While I do value reliable and consistency in friends, I would never expect them to be available whenever needed.  They are not there to serve me.  Even with my SO, I was never the one that required...|||I might have been tempted if not for the needing of my car during the day occasionally and without warning (to go onsite for customers) and in the last few years, dropping off the kid to daycare....|||This is why I separate faith vs religion in my mind.  Organized religion is a collection of people with their own rules and beliefs in a collective.  People are fallible, groups of people can be...|||Ah... to know then what I know now.... Things would have been much easier and I think more enjoyable.  The one major issue I had growing up was being afraid of being embarrassed in public.  As i've...|||Hmm... social interaction within defined set of rules and a default topic of conversation (the game itself and strategy) available.  Not to mention that most board game rules are easily mastered...|||Ha... with the amount of CSI and forensic shows I was forced to watch with my ex, as well as having a father that was a butcher... I don't think I would be half-bad at it.... :shocked:  but yea......|||Push through it, I think Season 3 will be worth it.  Has been so far (a much different tone vs the second season).|||Depending on how many miles per year you drive, this can be beneficial.  I've flipped a few cars that were high milage into normal to low milage over the years.  (had a 1-mile commute to work and...|||Incessant observation and lots of time(which is why its a slow process).  You'd be surprised how core and character come through during those minor interactions people have with the world.  Even...|||It also sounds like he's more self-aware than I was, being older and having gone through rocky relationships before... So it might be easier and never come to this, but I wanted to point this out. ...|||Was brought up loosely United Church of Christ & Lutheran (mom's & dad's sides respectively)... and did senior year in high school in a private lutheran school (due to teachers strikes in public...|||I would say this is a once-in-a-lifetime exception and even saying that... I would contend that watching the movie, then reading the book would still have been more enjoyable than the reverse. ...|||The exact reason I prefer to see a movie before reading a book... if possible.  Movies cannot compete with the depth and imagery available to your mind while reading.|||Heh, I remember hurting my foot on some stairs... Kinda hurt, but I pushed it from my mind.  Went to work the next day, moving furniture and cubicle walls around.  Foot still hurt, but nothing...|||I neither cherish nor specifically throw them away.  Then again, it was a relatively amicable divorce that was a long time coming (plenty of time before it became official to adjust) and I still have...|||The last trip I took was during a very unsatisfying and stressful time at work.  I decided I needed a break from them... So I took a trip... 5 states away... In the mountains.. on an island in the...|||Hmm... I would think french porn might not be the best way to learn a language.... :wink:|||Depending on how well he does normally, buying impractical stuff may just be his splurge budget.  I've been pretty good with money and so don't have to worry about month-to-month expenses anymore. ...|||Yes... he could be that shy that hugging is uncomfortable.  Shyness can cause you to freeze up literally... I was so shy that talking to a female I liked was almost impossible.... and the thought of...|||Morning ritual:   (alarm goes off) 9: meh.... *snore* 1: Wake up... you're going to be late.... 9: meh... *rolls over* 1: The alarm is still going off, don't tell me your still sleeping?!?! ...|||Excellent.....      I use my Credit card for paying all my bills (it's a rewards card)... but don't use it for any more than I have cash in the bank.  (Ie, using a CC like I would a checkbook)....|||7-9 hours straight is best, but as long as you're getting enough Deep sleep and REM cycles you should be fine.  Take a look at the sleep cycle on this page:  I think as long as you have enough cycles...|||This is where personal preferences and upbringing comes through and the stereotypes fall apart.  I also find that if you use Enneagram's to determine motivations and combine that with MBTI types on...|||I would react the same way when embarrassed... I'd play it off like a joke, etc.  I'm very private with my feelings and having them thrown about in jest is very unsettling.  Especially if he's unsure...|||Being able to see both sides of an argument and actually argue due to logical points is not a fault.  It's their fault in trying to push everyone into black and white positions.  If you are not...|||:happy:    Meh, we'll see... I'm not overly infused with confidence when the Major candidate has no real policy stated, and they bring in a VP candidate to appease a portion of their voters who...|||ISTJs, are you good with time?  I think so, depends on whether i'm paying attention to it or not.  I don't think I have a particularly good internal clock, it's more to do with my Sensing.  I always...|||Mint is great for the beginner (the online free version of quicken basically...)  It's much more simplified but is great for a beginner and ... is free. :happy:  Not as many bells, whistles, and...'