'I really am coming to detest online dating sites. Zoosk, eHarmony, Match.com, whatever....no one there who creates a profile ever seems actually intent on talking to anyone, let alone following...|||I love gardening. I love the chemistry of aromatherapy and coming up with new concoctions. I am a reading hound, especially the Elizabethan period. I eat math for lunch. Statistics, calculus,...|||As an ISTJ female, I have to go with the majority here and say...ask him...directly....  I have an ISTJ best friend, male, and I do that with him whenever I am confused about something he said or...|||ISTJ Here :-)  What is your typical reaction to physical pain?  - I say OWW! Then look at the wound - assess the seriousness and think of how to avoid such wound in the future. - If it _is_...|||I know this thread is a couple of month old - but I found it upon  interest stemming from a question my sister asked me. Please pardon the  'lateness' of the reply. I read through the postings. I am...|||Love this. My thoughts exactly. And add.... Ignoring something I stated clearly and in the English language and then asking me again 10 minutes later. Another person mentioned people who ask for...|||As an ISTJ Gardener, I think it is amusing - at least he tried!|||I told you I loved you 2 days, 6 hours and 35 minutes ago. I was going to wait a few more days and tell you again.|||When anyone tells you to stop being so emotional.|||Set One: 1: How old are you? 43 2: What was your favorite subject in grammar school? Science 3: What did you want to be when you grew up? Oceanographer 4: Do you enjoy reading? If so, what...|||That's a great perspective, Karen. When I first saw this thread, my immediate thought was Hm, I really am not sensitive to others' insensitivity, so it really doesn't bother me in general. Water...|||I have a male friend who is an ISTJ and we're flirting with the relationship idea. I love the compatibility on some levels. He just gets me. I don't have to waste precious time or energy...|||Singing|||As I have grown older, I have learned to acknowledge - then get back down to business.  When my son comes to me sharing something Super, Happy, and exciting - I stop what I am doing, look him in...|||Agree with the above. Time will heal things. Use your experience to figure out what you'd do differently next time :)|||I have two things that seem insensitive to me: (1) same as many have said here; the assumption that I should just hop on board with the plan of the majority and (2) Calling me difficult or...|||You are called distant and aloof when all you are doing is listening.|||1.) Genius - I am a member of MENSA and other high IQ societies, so yes, I suppose I am.   2.) Psychopath - Hmmm, no.   3.) No feelings - Hmmmmm, no   4.) Atheist - Agnostic. Big Difference....|||Really? Really. Wow.|||Brood a lot? No, we think a lot. Perhaps sometimes too much. I think an important element here to consider is that, precisely, you cannot make an INTJ feel anything or be more anything.  Your...|||Get Over It ~~ The Eagles|||Every post in every thread could qualify for we're not all the same. It's so common it's irrelevant. It's also beyond illogical. Of course we're not all the same. Why is there a need to cry it out?...|||Don't ask a question if you cannot handle the honest answer.|||The greatest compliment I've ever gotten: You are so logical... No matter what happens it seems, you cannot fight logic. It may stare you in the face like the ugly hangover you wish it was...but...|||Jon Stewart and Tina Fey|||Phew! Thank the heavens :)|||You should be proud! What a terrible, but wonderful story. I am proud of you. As hard as it is, forgiveness is the key to freedom. You don't have to forget. Our memories and experiences shape us for...|||Don't back off too far. He wants to know you're there. He wants to know you love him and support him. As rough as this sounds he just doesn't need a mommy. Now that's not to say that's what you're...|||You and me both!! LOL  So be it :)|||I don't understand why people get so stressed about the holidays. In this case, the holidays are Turkey Day through New Year's Day. We basically have 10 months to plan for the emotional insanity...|||I'd have to go with ESFP's and ESFJ's. I don't find rambling prattle endearing at all. I find I cannot listen to a person who interjects like and ummm every 3rd word, and I think in life there is...|||Please tell me he doesn't currently live in Maine ;)|||Fiscal irresponsibility is just that - irresponsible. Period. It matters not if there is one income or two. I had a two income family, and a healthy one at that, and my ex-husband's fiscal...|||Forensic scientist|||Coming from an IXTJ....  I am currently working on trying to really empathize with others;and to understand that you can say I'm sorry and it doesn't mean you're taking blame, you're simply...|||To date, I've never had to hide anything in a rush and I never forget where I put anything. My aunt tells me I have what she's calls a ticker tape memory - I don't forget much. It just might take...|||I'll make it a mission to pay more attention to the date of the OP and the last posted reply on the thread. That said, I have a suggestion to help future newbies from feeling as if they've committed...|||I run Windows 7 and MacOS X  1. Google AdWords Editor 2. OpenOffice 3. VLC Media Player 4. FireFox 5. Avast! Home Edition|||Hang in there - and welcome to PerC :)|||I have two takes on this.  My sister is an ESFJ and though she drives me insane at times (and I'm sure its reciprocal), she is one of my best friends. She is a say it like it is person, which I...|||I am posting here as an IXTJ :-)  When you remember birthdays, anniversaries, and telephone numbers for the last 20 years.|||Nah - not old and cranky. You, my fellow, are an INTJ! Of course you get us :-)|||To expand on this, its probably because society and generations have defined women as being a certain way or having certain characteristics, and INTJ females don't fit the mold. Let me qualify that I...|||I have always been an INTJ. As I grow older, I find I know how to employ and use Te better and more efficiently. I serve on the Board of Directors for a nationwide organization and the folks there...|||Perhaps, then, zombie threads should be removed by the administrators once a certain amount of time has gone by. Otherwise, if they still exist, they can still be responded to. The answer is to not...|||Rusty -  I hope this helps.  If your INTJ Girl were done with you, the iron curtain would have come down and you'd not be talking to her anymore. As far as I have experienced (and I am one, to...|||1. Sex is a way for me to emotionally connect with my partner. It validates our togetherness and allows me a small window to show how I care. That said, I seek it about once a month.  2. At 17. ...|||I reveal myself less hesitatingly around my friends. I don't reveal myself at all to those I don't know. I had a boyfriend once who got very mad at me because after a year of dating, I didn't just...|||LOL - we are out there! I know we're a needle in a haystack - but if you have the patience.....|||I'll say it.'