'I had met this new person, he was nice to me, he even cooked me soup when I was ill. And one day he was visiting me, I looked at him and thought that I shouldn't play with his heart, because he will...|||Sales. Of every kind. Begging. (=Donation collection). It's same than sales, only worse. Children club leader for YMCA. I lasted like half an hour. Anything under a micromanaging...|||Yup.  I am not in tune with my own feelings at all, heck, half the time I don't even realize if I am hungry. Whatever I want to know, I have to think of, and that might take a while. Finding an...|||I know I am a bit late here, but .. here goes.  OP, when you texted him that you're very sorry, did you say anything else? Did you explain why, what, etc?   For me, just saying I'm sorry...|||Well, then watch what you post where. ISTPs don't necessarily conform to your / normal conversational tone. Sorry 'bout that. If you present a badly supported theory, this is what you get. If you...|||Yeah, sorry about that. I did actually clarify it, but apparently my workplace Internet Explorer is quite erratic when it comes to this forum. It processes every letter 0,5-1 second, and apparently...|||myst91 - I can't figure out if you're trolling me or not.   1. My father is not stupid. He has lived long enough to realize that the cars don't move without driving staff, and that travel companies...|||Apparently my workplace IE doesn't support editing the posts. So, apologies for replying myself.    Could you please come up with one?   Here's a table for quick lookup: ...|||I never said anyone had even implied that J/P were functions. I just wrote out the MBTI math formula and needed to introduce the variables.  I don't know enough about Socionics to argue about its...|||Nope, the ISFJ said that it is frustrating to be in a situation where he basically is breaking his promise (to be back in 15). Though he realized that we would not be in danger even if we were a bit...|||So, in short: for Judgers, yes, ISTPs are probably flaky.|||Here's some MBTI math:  Judging / Perceiving is not an extra function pair.   Sensing and iNtuition are data-collection - or Perceiving - functions. Sensing collects data mainly from concrete...|||For me the ESTP vs ISTP is much about timing: ESTP sees something, gets an idea, and promotes it to everyone else. If you go clubbing with an ESTP you might thus easly find yourself waking up in...|||Here's an example of J/P difference, starring ISTP & ISFJ :  On a bus tour in a foreign country a 15 minutes' pause is announced by a little café & souvenir shop. We had a coffee, and then I wanted...|||I confirm this; my father's an ISFJ and he does the same thing.    Try having an ESTP cooking and an ISTJ trying to wash dishes (grabbing everything out of the ESTP's hands).. or, actually, don't...|||Define engineering.  I like poking around things in my computer, but I have no love for calculus or other stuff like that.|||My SO is an INFP. It was a rocky start, but we have an unbelievable connection.  Anyway, here's an Owner's Guide that should've been delivered along with your ISTP.|||One of my best friends is an ISTJ. I once offered her to stay at my place for 2 weeks, and that was one of the greatest mistakes I ever did. It was unbearable. I don't think she deliberately wants to...|||Neutral Good (Human Wizard).|||I couldn't agree more!   Sincerely,  an ISTP who has difficulties with authority figures - at least that's what my SO says.|||Very possible. I think you've hit the nail in the head.|||Sorry, I seemed to be unable to write a link out without the automagics happening.   ----   Yes. Exactly this was the problem. I dislike it when people/computers/etc think they know my...|||You should mean www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0032HF60M/|||Damn. That sucks. Let me guess: xSTx?     Actually it's me who's poor at picking up cues. I usually can see when he's upset, but I have absolutely no clue why. Luckily he does answer truthfully...|||I don't really think I dare to do that. Me being a redneck tomboy ISTP (= epitome of the male behavior) and my SO being a old-timey gentleman INFP (= epitome of the female behavior), neither...|||I think you misunderstood. I was upset just because he did not listen more than maybe three sentences, then made jokes of a word I used, and proceeded talking about how he had helped someone I...|||I date an INFP, have done so for a while. It's a long distance thing, so the time we can talk is limited.  I had just something slightly distressing happen to me, and I wanted to tell him about it...|||I don't not get along with my family. I just rarely interact with them - and they rarely interact with me. I don't see it as a problem, though.  There was some drama when I was in my late teens,...|||Yes, yes. Of course I keep forgetting everything all the time, I manage to forget my age, too, because it changes too often. Maybe that means I'm not fit company even for myself?  As said, he...|||That's pretty much what I do, only from the prosecution's side. In here the prosecutor doesn't lead the investigation, though we're supposed to be involved in the bigger cases; the police gathers the...|||It's a very viable combination. Knowing law is always useful (though whether it's useful enough to spend 6+ years studying might be the question) and so is economics. Pretty much every employer I've...|||This far I have come already. The stuff before is what I stil don't see..  Yeah, I know, that's what it was.  Yeah, exactly. That's what I wanted him to say - tell me when something I do irritates...|||Thank you so much for replying!  The problem is, I guess, is that in my mind I still keep doubting whether he is 100% committed. I am afraid he will just walk off one day. In the beginning of our...|||It has taken me a while to recognize when he's upset, and the subtle hints he might be making do totally escape me. Any pointers would be appreciated.  The problem is, probably, that though I can...|||I have dated an INFP for a while now, and this communication thing has been .. challenging. To be honest, I would've preferred a deep and touching love letter every second week than short hi, how...|||I'm dating an INFP, and you can believe that I try my utmost to not hurt his feelings, but this stuff happens every now and then anyway. I am sorry if I am harsh, but I don't see the point of...|||Yes, we're able to talk when calm. However, is this I only tell you n times, then you should remember - if you love me a thing? I do love him, and I try to show it to him in all the ways he wants...|||I don't think this is necessarily required. I've been quite interested in mathematical problems, for example, though I dislike calculus. I have worked in IT support and studied programming, enjoyed...|||I'm a bit late to this party, sorry about that.  >ISTPs are not good with commitment and inflexible jobs  I am not good with those, that's for sure. I keep forgetting things, and at some point I...|||I love learning new steps and executing them with a good partner.   I'm not at all interested in the duck-waddle-slow-dance thing, though. Booooooriiiiiiing...|||My INFP SO and I, an ISTP, had an argument yesterday. I had been playing with my cell phone when we were out together, and he grew impatient. He didn't say anything, though, but when we were at last...|||First, sorry, there's quite little to go on in your original post. I don't know much about how you communicate or non-communicate, so I'm just throwing out some random stuff. I don't know how you...|||Thank you for your concern. However, during these 4,5 years since the Original Post as well as during the year after the latest post on this thread, quite a lot of things have happened. We are still...|||My scores 2012:  Openness to Experience/Intellect: 10% Conscientiousness: 10% Extraversion: 3% Agreeableness: 6% Neuroticism: 22%  My scores 2015:|||I'm sorry, but I have seldom seen an INFP who wasn't high maintenance. It seems to me that INFPs can be very hard on themselves, so the maintenance is mostly about reassurance.|||I have a Master's degree in law, and I am dabbling with a Master's in IT right now. I've also collected an amount of language courses, and might continue those later on, too.  I like finding rules...|||I agree. I cringe every time people give me video links. I can read, people, write it down. Then, at least, I can skip the boring parts.|||I have no friend I would want to talk every day to. Most of my friends hear of me every couple of months, or more probably more seldom than that. I chat with a couple of INTPs more or less daily, and...|||I didn't instruct her, I didn't mean to at least, I just told her to tell the question instead of asking if she can ask a question. I also said that people have a tendency to not jump in answering...|||Texts and phone calls are for arranging things, they are not enjoyable as themselves. If I'm meeting a person soon, why should I text and call? It's much better to talk in person. If you don't know...'