Sounds like he is borderline-dependent. You bring value to him by being his friend which completes him, and hes probably had bad social rejections before (dependent). His emotional states are fairly...|||Originally I've been a welder (manufacturing) and I'm on the verge of a career change doing admin work at a manufacturing place after finishing business business administration, so it's blue collar...|||You're pushing a lot of impersonal facts, ideology and heavy topics. If you're using an ISFP to validate your thoughts, beliefs, or feelings all the time, it can get very annoying. Are you offering a...|||Female Hypergamy: The practice of marrying up. When you really understand what hypergamy is, your dealings with women will become very predictable. Women usually reject men because they are not...|||http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFOjInsO9us|||I've kind of borrowed the the body language and mannerisms that ENTJs exibit to appear driven, powerful and dominant at work. So when a higher up is explaining things, I appear like I'm judging and...|||A gift that I can hold on to for a very long time and get value from it. High end measuring instruments, hand tools, musical instruments etc.|||Yep there's a lot of meatheads on construction. I have installed steel railings, structural steel, doorframes etc. I'm 31 and have 'baby face' looks, and it's always the older middle age slobs that...|||Construction.. Interesting. In such a male dominated industry, do you have to deal with any nonsense? Do you get along with the people?|||I'm a metalworker, but building up a nest egg so that I can afford to live on the apprentice wages as a Jeweller. To me, a Jeweller is the best of everything. Hands on, I can keep my ears stretched,...|||I did pretty average during school with the exception of english, history, art, metalwork, and woodwork and I hated being there. Later on after leaving school I became a tenacious reader and I think...|||I have dated a female ESFP. The conversation flowed well, we both gave ourselves permission to be big kids. There was a bit of verbal sparring and competitiveness. Flirty and playful. She didn't over...|||It's called hypergamy (or marrying up). A women's biological imperative is to find a taller, more attractive, higher social status, powerful and more resourceful male. We still have a lot of our old...|||You never know but maybe he is depressed, has low self esteem and is trying to avoid people. Does he act the same way with everyone else?|||I like the open and friendly cultures that are ESFPish. Brazil and a lot of other south american countries, as well as Thailand and Phillipines.|||Pump her emotional state with light hearted humour. Tease her playfully. If theres music in the background, start dancing. To get her to come to the table, you have to encourage her to break away...|||I think it's more about looks, confidence, style of dress, and perceived social status at the very beginning. Especially on dating sites.  The personality type doesn't come into play unless they...|||Thanks for the reply!  I dated two different ENFJ girls in the last two weeks and here's what I noticed:  -Very conservative/sophisticated fashionista style dress with carefully chosen...|||You can often line up quick factory work through recruitment agencies with minimal experience and no long term commitment, and also meet some interesting people like backpacker girls :) Just a...|||Lead him by the hand, and then tell him to lead you. Just give him encouragement to step up to the plate as a guy. Rest your head on his shoulder, show that you have invested in him.|||As a 31 year old that did exactly what you did, and has had the same problems with girls, I just wanna say this:  Please have a grander image for yourself. Look at a lot of older men that never...|||1)Have you ever dated an ISFP before and how was it. 2)What do you prefer? badboys, adventurers, sophisticated men, or artisans (i.e: musicians)? 3)What do you find most annoying about SP type guys?|||I think ISFPs can lead in things like:  Sports, martial arts, fitness, architecture, hospitality, creative direction, nursing, teaching or technical trades like carpentry or jewellery design. ...|||My dumb and happy ESFP friend at work makes random animal noises or does drive by farts. When theres a bee gees song on the radio he sings with a high pitched voice. When we walk past we do kung fu...|||I'm socially intelligent but I'm too dependent on extroverts to get me into a talkative state. I'm like a rock. I have to be pushed by someone else to get rolling.|||The weight of the world can feel crushing, humans are essentially competing with each other for resources, sex, power, money and status. When you throw a mild mannered, easy going, non assuming, and...|||Learning Krav Maga was a big thing for me. Probably the most no nonsense fighting system out there.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hXjr_7bSdg|||His shy, calm reserve may have hindered his ability to sexually escalate with women in the past causing some confidence issues. Also the gap in his dating history, may suggest he has lost his rhythm...|||The reason I make the point about male ISFPs is because being dominant and assertive is mandatory. The common ISFP traits like the lack of desire to lead, be dominant, assertive, stand your ground,...|||I have similar problems, I have lots of aquantances through work, gym and sport but no close friends, most of my friends from school relocated and I barely get in touch with them. The only thing I...|||I go very ISTP (I think it would be common with male ISFPs) when dealing with people that I perceive as immature, annoying and lacking in social intelligence. I end up having the steely look, the...|||Playful competitiveness is awesome. Getting one over on people is not.|||If you value self improvement, you can learn a lot from entjs.  If you're a male ISFP and you want to be more assertive, decisive, and driven, pay attention to what they do, minus the arrogance....|||Being verbally affectionate is something you can learn. Pay attention to more extroverted charismatic people like esfps. Pay attention to what they say and how it makes you feel when they talk to...|||I find istps and istjs will do it too. Having a nice conversation with someone is about good emotions, making you feel relaxed and enjoying the moment. This is especially true for girls. When people...|||SPs would say: The big brown fox jumped over the lazy dog  NFs would say: Well there was this fox right and he kinda decided to do some jumping, so yeah, the fox he had like this brown fur and oh...|||The hardest thing to do is to get started. It's so easy to live in the moment and stop to smell the roses. All you can really do is say to yourself that there's no excuse, even if you don't want to...|||Idealistic, obsessive, creative, individualistic, hedonistic|||Sure I start conversations. When someone dominates the conversation, it's okay if they are offering something of value like a funny story. If they cut me off, and go into a long monologue and come...|||I'm better at working tools, electronics, metalwork, mechanical work. I do have some drawing ability, but it hasn't been well developed. A lot of my miss spent youth was doing graffiti art, but that...|||Creative work for sure. When I have to think logically, it can be a bit distracting.|||Sorry to jack the thread, but I had a really bad experience with an ISTJ co-worker as well, that put me in a massive grip. Did you find he/she would be completely self absorbed, wouldn't listen,...|||Any gaps in the interpersonal vibe after the apology will be watched closely for awhile. If you see any awkwardness, like stifled conversation, shifty eye contact, defensive body language, ask if...|||I'm at one with the car, good with road rules. I just get lost a lot lol.|||Write a schedule on a piece of paper, put it up on a wall or the fridge and alternate between chores and me time. Short bursts of energy seems to work for me.|||Ne's tend to chase their tail when they explain things to me which can get very confusing.|||OK here's the rules: List your favorite Celebs or their roles because you find their mannerisms, personality and funny quirks attractive, not because they are hot. :laughing:  It would be...|||Red, white or black shirt. Levis And I can't live without my Tigers :cool:  58666|||I think you're playing along and being nice, but internally it conflicts with your value system, which can feel very draining because you can't be the person you want to be. You could try reading up...|||I'm extroverted around funny lighthearted people that come across as 'pure of heart'. I shut down around people with big egos. When I come across someone that needs to validate to me how smart they...