'I'll take your word for that. I have no interest in Socionics, just MBTI.    Well, personal taste is the mysterious part, since it can't be explained, it just is or is not. I've noticed,...|||Did you mean ENFJ (in the thread title) or ENFP (in your posts)? Not that it matters. Both types can be a good match for ISTP, depending on the individuals. My one piece of dating advice for MBTI...|||I'm sorry to hear that. :( I'm not an ESFJ but with inferior Fe I am actually very sensitive to feeling left out. It doesn't make me feel angry, it makes me feel sad and depressed. Actually, it...|||I relate. I'm very much the same way, at 37. I've spent my thirties living on the road (truck driving) and abroad. While I've been off doing crazy things most of my friends have settled into careers,...|||Really good analysis. I was oblivious to people until I was teenager and got some Ni and Fe developing. I'm still not as intuitive as NFs, I need a little experience and observation of a person...|||I think in general that's good insight, that Si would be more likely to recall a pond it had seen before and Ni would be more likely to visualize an imaginary pond. I think that might be a good...|||I know these passages well. I agree with you. I didn't say that Jesus didn't judge things, I'm saying he didn't condemn people. And neither will I.     I won't use Old Testament scripture to rub...|||Good advice. I do those things on a regular basis and the truth has cost me dearly. But this isn't a self-pity thread. ;)  As far as understanding your position, I've just encountered too many...|||I'm not oversensitive. Fact. It takes a lot to get a reaction out of me. You've managed to do so. Congratulations. ;)    I see your point.     Yep.|||@Apprentice  I'm not saying all religions are totally true (otherwise I would not have chosen just one for myself) but that there is some truth to many or most religions. I wouldn't insist that every...|||I respectfully disagree. To continue the discussion of this matter we should take up the conversation in a philosophy or religion or debate forum, though. To be honest, I don't have a lot of time to...|||Maybe that . . .|||Not too near at all. I think we should be friends. ;)  I love this post. I love your ideas here and you've expressed many things I've thought but never been able to express. I love what you said...|||Exactly. Jesus was killed by spineless authorities caving into an angry mob who were offended by him. And the bible tells Christians to expect the same treatment, as in don't be surprised by it. ...|||I totally agree with that. Sounds like we're on the same page there. Humility is not enough in itself, the purpose is to love, but humility is the foundation, and those who think they love but don't...|||Jesus said Not everyone who says to me Lord, Lord will enter the kingdom of heaven, but those who do the will of my father. So much wisdom in a short and simple sentence. Those who put on a...|||It disgusts me, too, and I'm sorry it happens to you. This thread interests me, because I'm a (Catholic) Christian, don't have any intellectual conflicts with the Christian faith, but having major...|||I can't think of anything an ISTP would like less than a random hug.|||I don't know him well enough to hazard a guess but I just think it's worth mentioning that some of his qualities and quirks may be related to his culture. Vermont is a very unique place. For one...|||You said let me know if I don't have time or don't want to answer. I said I don't owe it to you to let you know if I'm intending to answer or why. That is weird. I don't know why you've called me...|||If I wanted to discuss it I would have responded in the thread months ago. And I don't owe you any closure on it.  Being dragged back into conversations that were over a long time ago - in real...|||Could be. That's exactly what happened to me, and to an ISTJ friend of mine. It happens for many reasons, and especially in people past their early twenties, after they've had time to develop some of...|||Hey,  I'm going to have to give this some more thought (when I'm not so tired) but just off the top of my head, Fi-doms do have incredible inner strength, but they don't necessarily feel strong or...|||I would agree. What you're describing sounds a lot like what a friend of mine described when we were recently comparing the things we notice upon walking into a room. I notice the lighting, the...|||Huh? I'm not following your logic. And weren't you posting as an ISTP yourself a few days ago? If I were in your shoes I would want to learn some more about all these things before trying to help...|||Okay. Gotcha. Thanks for clarifying.  I do like this chart a bit better than some others I've seen. One widespread system pairs me up with Te-doms. I think the theory is that Te and Ti are somehow...|||You're not an ISTP. :)  I found it really helpful to read your comparison of yourself and your husband. Great observations. And I love your inability to lie. :)  Compared to your husband (who...|||Different people of the same types have very different tastes, in friends and relationships, and for very different reasons. There are certain combinations that often attract and certain others that...|||Okay. Thanks. I just wanted to agree with your idea about INFJ without wanting to reject INTJ just yet. The more I think about it, the more INFJ seems like a strong possibility. She seems to have...|||I'm not personally ready to say definitely not this-or-that yet, but I agree, INFJ sounds like a strong possibility, one that should be seriously considered.|||This is true. I have many Ne-using friends and family - both NFPs and SJs - who just love jumping around and playing in stacks of Ne and it's excruciating for me. ;) I think we can safely conclude...|||That makes perfect sense. Even though the types you're getting seem like complete opposites, they're not exactly, since they do use all the same functions, like you said. (For example, I don't see...|||@Doctor Doom  Don't feed the trolls. :) It's been a long process but I think we may finally be clearing up your confusion. I admire your persistence, the way you've handled yourself, and actually...|||Haha. I love the illustration! So, what I described in the second part (in case it isn't obvious) is classic inferior Te, which is something that every single Fi-dom I know personally or have talked...|||Everything you're describing sounds like Ni to me. Ni is a more focused intuition than Ne. Ne doesn't come to conclusions, it expands ideas and multiplies possibilities. (Which as an Ni user I find...|||Great insights,  @Braverose! The way you describe the way you process feelings alone and how you feel talking to a trusted friend  but are very private otherwise, that's exactly like my close INFP...|||Strong Se trusts what it experiences as facts. I look at the picture and I see the girls' clothing and I don't like it because it's outdated and I feel sorry for them living in a time when girls...|||Maybe not. But Fe as well as Te is basically driven to affect the world around it, and (mature) Fe-doms generally are very hardworking and disciplined, they take their responsibilities seriously, but...|||It may be a random theory but it does make perfect sense. I might even believe it. We all get in trouble when we skip over our auxiliary (second) function and just use our first and third. I could...|||That helps narrow it down, and I would agree with that. I see more Ne/Si in you than Se/Ni, I'm becoming somewhat confident of that. INFP is definitely a possibility.|||I am absolutely not someone who needs to control my surroundings. That's a Te/Fe thing. I'm someone who absolutely must be in control of myself at all times, and free to act within my surroundings....|||I'd never really thought about it before but I can see where this could be a confusing pair! The most basic difference that's coming to mind is that INFPs tend to be horrified at the thought of being...|||Interesting. Why not? I'm interested to hear your thoughts.  You are a strong F, you seem to relate to Si (if I understood your comment correctly), and you respect people who are serious and...|||It is certainly relevant. It could make you sound more formal than your true personality, especially since most of your experience with English is in a formal setting. Not everyone thinks of those...|||Doesn't prove anything, but economics is sort of by nature an NTJ field, it seems to me, and statistics an NTJ/STJ field. At any rate, I have an ENTJ friend who majored in economics and an ESTJ...|||Hmm. Yes. At least, it's consistent with everything else we've discussed so far and consistent with what I've seen in other people of similar types.  Being even-tempered is a great quality! My...|||Vangis I see what you're saying, and it sounds like you know her and yourself well, which is a formula for a good relationship. So is the ability to wait. It puts my mind at ease knowing that she...|||Okay, fair enough, but I'm not convinced of it myself, just presenting a case for the possibility. I do think it's likely that you're an ESFP or ENFP. I'm leaning toward extroversion.|||Brainstorming is an Ne activity. That and the fact that you don't like to be creative/improvise leads me to believe you're not an Ne dom, or any ExxP type. I agree that you definitely sound like a...|||So? :p That's perfectly compatible with ENFP. Dominant Ne is a lot going on inside my head (at all times), and ENFPs can mistake themselves for introverts because they do need alone time to just be...'