This is a concept I have been trying to communicate/get across to my husband for at least the last ten years, so I will be curious to see what others have experienced. My husband is an ISTJ....and...|||Never say 'never'. Your statement is absolutely untrue.|||Welcome!! And I am glad I am not the only one that finds the smiley to be creepy :-)|||Welcome! One of my good friends is an ENTP and he teaches a few adjunct courses at a local university...though he admits he wouldn't want to do it full time, he does enjoy it as it adds variety to...|||Welcome! Love you ISTJs with your stability and loyalty...things that I crave but hate at the same time :-)|||I love to party!! Even in my 30s! But...I don't want to do it all the time. I need low key moments and downtime, too.|||DUH!! You either stand and hover over your computer until kitty leaves on his/her own, or you pick said kitty up and CUDDLE and KISS her/him until they are annoyed with you :)|||One of my best friends, and one of the people I care most about in this world is an INTP...I am an ENFP and I am sure I must drive her crazy sometimes. We seem to have a great balance, though, even...|||BTW - I really love your avatar - where can I get me one of those? I have one around here somewhere...but can't find it anymore.|||Welcome, fellow ENFP :-)|||I am completely drawn to ISTJs, you guys amaze me. As an ENFP, I admire your stability and capacity to love others through taking care of their practical needs (not sure if this is typical, but that...|||Oh...and I am an ENFP and I really could use a hug right now...and for someone to let me cry for a bit.  And I don't think I could exactly articulate why...|||I am an ENFP and, I hate to admit it, but it hurts me to my core when I realize someone does not love me as much as I love them. Or when I find out I put others off - that really sucks.|||YES!!! Except I call them cows. :-) My masters thesis is in this topic area...|||I LOVE public speaking if: 1. I know the topic area inside and out 2. I can joke with the audience (in other words, I have to know the audience...not the individuals, though) 3. I am on center...|||I had a a good friend drop me over a year ago. I knew what she was doing because I had seen her do it to others. She doesn't typically make it permanent, but it hurt me so much that I became stubborn...|||Spree or kick...call it what you want, but I know EXACTLY what you mean :-)|||Of course!|||Yep. I am still processing my response to you LOL|||Ugh. Sometimes I am sick of always being the person that tries to understand where everyone else is coming from...what don't you try to understand me for once? Care enough to do that. Thank you.|||AND you can't articulate how it made you feel!!!|||I get it...I really do...but can't quite articulate how I feel about it yet :-)|||I'm so sorry for you...I know the feeling and am halfway there myself. For me, it seems to occur when I feel I've done something to damage a relationship or when I have had little contact with people...|||Also my favorite in the franchise! I never cared for the original much...and I hope I can say I am also too young to have fully appreciated it...it was off the air when I was a kid, so I think I can...|||Thanks for the guide!|||Welcome, fellow ENFP :-)|||Welcome! ENFP here...and also new :-)|||Welcome!|||Welcome! I am an ENFP that is married to an ISTJ...makes for a very interesting relationship :-) Enjoy the site!|||Welcome! Always wanted to visit Miami!|||Welcome! I hope you are able to find other freedoms in your new normal. Good luck :-)|||Welcome! Is your username a TNG reference?|||Welcome!|||Whatever I feel like doing...don't stifle me! Lol Definitely spit mouthwash, though...and swallow whiskey and tequila, but not at the same time. Hey...do you think pointy shoes are completely out of...|||Definitely not alone! I always have my journal with me (for figuring out my feelings and some creative writing) just in case no one is in the mood to talk. I wonder how many ENFPs engage in this type...|||Welcome! I am new here, also, and share your sentiments about this site. I am an ENFP, though, but believe it or not, I often feel a little lonely even when I am with others.|||Hi...I am an ENFP that has been married to an ISTJ for 13 years. Lately I have been working hard at trying to communicate how I feel about something in the most loving and constructive, non...|||I sometimes go to public places just to talk to any stranger that will talk back...I guess that makes me sound pathetic lol, but I love it...get so much energy from it!  Typically I will go to a...|||I married an ISTJ...do I need to say more?  Also...why can't people just be respectful and inclusive at the workplace (and in general)?? This drives me crazy when someone is left out or ostrasized...|||@ viva OMG...looks exactly like the interior of my car most of the time!! I just love this forum!|||I generally want to laugh or be entertained...Shows I love and have loved...* next to all time favorites The Chappelle Show The office* Parks and rec * Whose line is it anyway (this show cracked...|||I really feel for you because I truly understand how you are feeling. I am in a similar situation...only have my thesis left, but haven't been able to even start it...can't decide what to do for it...|||I often want to run away and start a new life...there is just so much I haven't yet done or seen or been part of...and I also think of morbid things, then beat myself up for thinking them :-)|||I'm an ENFP and I can't decide what to say... :happy:|||When you go to the grocery store and look into the faces of people you meet and wish you could be an integral part of their world, even if only for a while.|||Hmm...pretend I am a character in a novel or tv show, write fan fic, and generally whatever I feel like doing...married to an ISTJ, so if I have alone time I am like a kid in a candy store with my...|||So looking forward to learning about how to best relate to everyone I love (which is, essentially, everyone lol). I almost cried when I found the ISTJ/ENFP relationship thread as I am currently in a...