'thatchadguy, this sounds awesome. I'll be sure to check it out|||Great source. I found the read really interesting. A lot of what I was trying to articulate is expanded here, so thanks for sharing!|||I disagree about what you said about hope. I don't think hope's main purpose is to excuse us from doing what we can to change our situation. For me, hope is usually what keeps me going.   As for...|||I'm more or less trying to use this thread to verbalize some of the things I've been dealing with lately, in hopes that it may either help someone else contextualize their own experience, or provide...|||I have a close ENTP friend who clicks with me in a lot of ways. I'm definitely pretty sensitive at times, but our dynamic works because she is very blunt but receptive to me when I say that joke was...|||lavendersnow, sounds like a bad relationship. If it were me, I'd get out. He sounds a little narcissistic. Definitely immature Fi behavior. Also sounds like a J type. My guess would be ESTJ or ISTJ,...|||lavendersnow Sounds like he could be an SJ type. Not for certain, but those types are most consistent with firm judgments that don't take perspective into account. Maybe that's just my bias bleeding...|||I don't really like what I do for a living, but it puts bread on the table.  It's 2 in the morning, I don't care if you're upset. I have class/work tomorrow.  Why are you telling me? Who the...|||I agree with LlamadeusMozart (nice, btw)  I also think that certain types can ONLY work if they have certain world views. Two INFJs can make it ONLY if they line up on the things they're passionate...|||The process of me discovering that I was an INFJ started with me feeling like NO ONE else was like me. I hope you don't misunderstand, I don't mean anything like I'm so cool, no one else is like me...|||Hey, I just met you. And this is crazy, but I'm making a super good first impression because of how comfortable I am.|||Ah. I don't know the situation intimately, so I'd try to trust what your intuition is telling you. Moving forward though, here's what I say the most likely scenarios are:  I have a hard time...|||SleepyFox, I often do this, where I try to validate my intuition by proving to myself that I'm right, using my Ti process, and I agree that when I do I am really just being too critical with...|||Just curious how many other INFJs have experienced this.   Often this conversation (or something like it) happens to me:  Why didn't you ask out/go out with that girl? Well, I knew I wouldn't...|||I, respectfully, but pretty fervently disagree with you about like attracting like.   When I think about like types coming together, I think about blindspots. Fe is wonderful, but it has...|||I disagree with Kerik_S in his initial point. I DO NOT date casually. I really dislike it, it seems disingenuous and I feel like I'm wasting two people's time. I do what she's doing. She's getting to...|||I feel that I have the ability to put others at ease. People often feel comfortable sharing things with me. Not everyone, some people just thing I'm a weirdo... Which is absolutely true. After they...|||As an INFJ male, I was sort of taught by my older brother to suppress my Fe. He often commented on the fact that I was overly sensitive or girly. More recently I have been really trying to be...|||I usually get comments that I am a snappy dresser. I don't consider myself super vain about clothes, but it tends to be one of the more organized things in my life haha  I work as a graduate...|||Monty82, candycane75, and FreeBeer - thanks to all for the though-provoking responses.   I will say that as an INFJ, I make connections in the same way, I suppose that mine is a more passive...|||Dear ENTP...  I wanna like you. I'm SUPPOSED to like you. But here's the thing: you're so goddamn cynical! Where's the love? Let's be all about the love. Then we'll discuss weird shit. ...|||Fair enough. I would probably agree with you. But what constitutes learning something new? So far that doesn't really address the question. Being challenged intellectually? Constant spontaneity?  ...|||Great, now that I have your attention (forgive the bait!), I have a question for you ENFP's:  This need that ENFP's have to be consistently engaged in some activity... do you feel that you are...|||INFJ here. I'm very much of the opinion that respect should be a basic human kindness.  I really think of it the other way around: people should be respected until they prove that they do not...|||A lot of these are good practices for understanding other types. Careful though! Behavior and cognitive functions don't always go hand in hand.  I'm an INFJ, and many people have confused me for an...|||Depends on the NF type.   INFP = Fi and Ne INFJ = Ni and Fe  ENFJ = Fe and Ni ENFP = Ne and Fi  The functions play themselves out differently, so you'll see different characteristics with...|||INFJ here. I was curious, so I stopped by the ENFP forum today. I must say, these responses are so funny to me. Not funny haha - like funny/endearing.   Here's my question though, how do ENFP's...|||I believe that we can have relationships that feel to us like soul mates. My best friend and I have talked about this concept. He and I consider ourselves soulmates in a sense of our friendship....|||I am told sometimes that I am quiet. Usually it's by people who don't know me well. It might be that, in general, I'm more introverted on days the person has seen me, or the subject matter isn't...|||That's interesting! It totally makes sense that a high number of people are I and N types. It seems those are the types that try to reach out with ideas through community resources online.  What was...|||Check this out, everyone! These people are fantastic, and they have a high level of insight. Let me know what you think in the comments.  PHQ: Are INFJs The Rarest Type? : Personality Hacker|||That's funny you mention ESFJs. My roommate is one, and this year we've been driving each other nuts.|||The biggest thing I've learned from my experience (Yours may differ. Everyone is different, even within... especially within Myers Briggs)  I think E/I doesn't really matter, though it may effect...|||Thank you very much for this perspective. A lot of what you said really resonated with me. I definitely feel the ebb and flow, and it's relieving to be reminding that I'm not solely responsible for...|||Of course, I'm (partially) kidding about the whole feeling thing. The fact that I am an INFJ has allowed me to gain insight into the lives of a lot of people who are close to me, and they've felt...|||Not a problem. I could track the stream of consciousness there haha  Yeah, it's those strong feelings that get us into trouble. INFJs would be so logical if it weren't for those damn feels of ours!|||INFJs... I have an issue that I've been really struggling with, and I would so appreciate your help if you are willing. I realize this one's a doozy, but if you decide you'd like to offer some...|||That I can agree with you on. I tend to form emotional relationships with friends that are really strong, but there's no getting outside of that. Usually it's because I perceive a reason why it...|||That's such an interesting concept. I can kind of see where you are coming from... my best friend of 9 years is pretty much my soulmate, but he's a guy haha I find it hard sometimes to have a really...|||Our idealistic nature can make us very critical of others. We use terms like soulmate because we imagine some person out there who will understand us perfectly and will keep us interested all the...|||When you say a really witty burn about something your friend is interested in, see it hurts their feelings, and then spend the next five minutes making it better with nice things...|||Have you heard about the subtypes of INFJ? There are Fe/Se leanings and Ni/Ti leanings. You seem to be the former type. It would make sense that you would be more inclined to tune into the emotional...|||Oh I'm  definitely aware of where it comes from. I base things very heavily off of intuition... which is what tends to be the problem. I can't get out of my head, even when dealing with people.|||Finding out about Myers Briggs has been a life safer for me in a number of ways.  First of all, being an INFJ, I often felt alone in that no one else seemed to understand how I think. Finding out...|||[QUOTE=Lemxn;20249274]I think I already explained in so many threads, why and how much I despise Fi but there's something that fascinates about them...; how deeply deeply they feel. Sometimes I am...|||That sounds really interesting and fun! Glad you guys had a good experience with it and won!|||Other INFJs are great to be around because you feel like someone understands how you think through things. They're fascinating to me. Sometimes it's like looking in a mirror.   The biggest...|||The biggest problem with Fi is with those who have it who don't understand the need for emotional attention and maturation. These are the people with inappropriate outbursts and generally rude...|||That's fantastic! Gotta love the smell after rain, especially after a dry spell. I have no idea how a mystery item game even works... but that's awesome!|||Isn't it great?! It's cool because there aren't too many INFJs around in daily life (at least mine, anyway) and this forum gets us all in the same place! So to speak.   I'm good for the most part....'