'Haha! Classic, Niss. ;)|||Dear ISTJs,  Under extreme stress for many months, I literally forgot my PC alias name and couldn't drop by for what seems like too long. (found my alias by digging through the Relationship...|||Graficcha, Sounds like a mess. An understatement, I'm certain, but it all sounds like very old, and heavy pain. Cyclic pain. For the record, there are a lot of wise and healthy ISTJs here. I, for...|||Dear Brain,  As of 3-something a.m. today, you GOT IT DONE!!!!!! Unbelievable that after 4.5 years, your grad school program is finally complete.  Never regret the investment. The pay-off will...|||The song I *would have* sent him...if it worked out yesterday. But it didn't. It ended, instead.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohRa6jWdosU|||Dear ISTJ,  I can't believe how everything just ended today. That was the worst way to treat someone who just admitted they had feelings for you. Sarcasm after honesty? For all the kind, random,...|||Dear ISTJs,  I had a cup of coffee smiling and thinking on our sibling-like similarities as I came across a little comic (from another INTJ sister), this morning. Pour your coffee and enjoy this...|||Niss said to SS: My life means something and I am going places. It would be fun to share the experience with you. Do you want to come along?   Poetic, sir.  And then Yardiff and his Keep...|||Firstly, you are a solid wife. I appreciate the perspective you gleaned from the bitterness of the situation. Nevertheless, I think that what Niss said about time was spot-on. It seems that these...|||Thanks for your respectful disagreement, Minty. Hmm...I am starting to see a pattern here. I wonder if it could be what Stone mentioned about the assumption vs. projection? When I am in a...|||Hmm...  Well, don't get me wrong, I do also judge people by their patterns exactly as you'e described above. But, as far as I've observed (of ISTJ), being in the moment can mean observing for...|||Yo.  I think that this is where the IxTJ divide really shows itself...it may even come off as a weakness for us Ns here. Thinking too much on the future...strategic foresight is great in...|||Yardiff Bey: Have I told you lately that I like your brain? haha I'm diggin' your responses, here. :)|||Deathmint It's been a while since I've read anything of yours (we met in the ISTJ borough). Either way, I followed what you, Swede, and bethdeth , were doing with the SF and mine are: 1.Futuristic...|||Dear Married IxTJ,  It's great that we knew each other in the past--that there was such an amazing friendship/connection there. With the memories, I am proud to see who you have become over the...|||You are kind, Morphy. Thanks. And I did not mean to sound harsh here, so no harm intended. Just being a little IxTJ-salty, myself. I've learned a lot about your kind from you.  Cheers! :)|||This quote, I will steal. haha :-D  Cheers indeed!|||Perhaps I should clarify,Yardiff Bey: I was being a bit sarcastic (below).   http://personalitycafe.com/images/styles/PersonalityCafe/misc/quote_icon.png Originally Posted by J_Bird...|||Projections = Bad. Agreed. :(  But I think the ISTJ and INTJ pride-push-pull withdrawal game sucks even worse. If any relationship is destined to fail when communication is circumstantially sparse,...|||What can I say...our damn imaginations can get the better of us-- a lot. For what it's worth, sorry. [my retort is now spicy and sarcastic from this point forward...]  As you pointed out, you guys...|||7524675245 *symbolic* photos of me... ;)  Hello and Goodbye quad acrylic Philosophy mixed media + brass|||Dear ISTJ,  All this time, all the research on you, I have my suspicions that you are not an ISTJ after all... It seems that you may, in fact, be an INTJ.  Hmm...  Still intrigued, INTJ|||I thought of your writings the other day, Pink. Randomly. But for all that you put out there for your ISTJ, I commend you. Learned a lot from your discoveries; the things you share here. On behalf of...|||When my Se comes out, it really does want to binge on all things sensual... Yannibos  mentioned not really desiring sex, but going out to look for it anyway--I really think this is because when we...|||This was so helpful, niss . You've given me much to think on. Thank you.|||Okay new question for me...  SWMBO: Is she really the boss and you become the worker bee, so to speak? I really wonder if this is what it looks like for ISTJ men.   Context:  After me...|||(Deathmint  I also LOVE your owl image for your sig. hahahaha)|||Your post made me laugh DMinty...really funny and SO true!!  Looked like a talk with my ENFP ex...except 1.) he'd be the one with the nail, and 2.) after the logical explanation being rejected, I...|||And by your illuminating definition, Niss, I'd add that if this stage shows itself as a pattern in someone's relationships, it seems quite narcissistic.   To answer your question: Perhaps it should...|||in the zone  I'm utterly confused now. (haha)  That said, and what you've clarified, I'll just wait until a ISTJ musters the ___ to contact me anymore then.  Too hard to discern if an ISTJ is...|||http://personalitycafe.com/images/styles/PersonalityCafe/misc/quote_icon.png Originally Posted by MindBomb http://personalitycafe.com/images/styles/PersonalityCafe/buttons/viewpost-right.png One...|||Hmm... I think chemistry can also be a non-sexual thing. E.g. a band can have spot-on technical ability, but having chemistry just takes the whole musical experience to another level. It's a...|||hahaha  He sells us out.  Punk.  ;)|||I would ABSOLUTELY try an INTJ-INTJ myself. The enneagram stuff could be variety enough! I love the mutual curiosity and playful debating between us. The sarcasm is well understood. And I always feel...|||...|||:)  Being a good person, K. That's the best I think we can do...  That is the best profile, lady!|||http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsZRPTLMk9s|||I'm sorry to hear about your INTJ friend. Not all of us are like that. I'd be the first to tell you I am NOT a rockstar... I genuinely strive for excellence, but not for accolade. I do it out of a...|||You ask the questions I think of, but your E fuels your N curiosity and gets it all out there. Good on you! (and thanks for sharing the fruits of your E efforts with us more quiet NTs);)  I'd be...|||I see that you have one more thank than I do.  Hmm...  I bet that your meticulous organization will not win more thanks to my intellectual vanity in, say, 7 days.  limitating I'm sure ;)|||I can semi-understand your reasoning here, Pelopra. The NT side... kinda. I had two ENT- co-workers recently. Both, highly disorganized. By-seat-of-their-pants kind of people. But, since I was...|||Insightful, Morph. Wow.|||This is wonderful (and blissfully crazy at the same time). My father lost his cat for an entire year and it was the same thing--thunder and rain--that sent his cat home to us again. Crazy.   Happy...|||Intensity in the deep notes.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j526fXDhBLc|||Seems like there is plenty of love for INFJs from at least a few ISTJs here.  Good luck to you!|||Relationship: INTJ me + ISTJ male boss (he's my age-ish) I am the newbie in his territory, and, uh, I firmly believe he does not like me... a lot.   What I did?   I suspect I...|||This is PROFOUNDLY helpful! The OP's questions and the answers pertaining to adventures and necessary caveats for the ISTJ = . I once took it wrong (not heartbroken, but) really was confused about...|||Whimsical on a really, really rainy day...  Love you, Louis xoxo  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHjZQb-kGek|||I also love hands.  A man who has beautiful, strong yet gentle hands just catches my eyes.|||I've watched a few of your music posts now... unique taste in jams. I Like.'