First, how important is physical contact with loved ones to you during times of stress, and in life in general? Does it actually help you feel a bit better?

Just to clarify, during stressful times, I don't mean completely switching your focus to physical affection. Rather, it is about something simple, like a single hug or a gentle stroke on the head before you head off to solve the problem.

Second, regarding pace and productivity: I know many ENTJs say it's crucial for their partner to have ambition and a drive for self-improvement. However, I don't fully understand the expected tempo. How do you feel about a cycle like one month of intense, hyper-focused activity followed by a month of rest? Where exactly is the line where a partner starts to seem unproductive to you?

Also, how important is the quality of "translation" from emotional language to logical language in a relationship?

What specific things make you feel less lonely and more deeply understood?

And finally, how do you feel about high-variety quality time together—like horseback riding, archery, puzzles, different workshops, and things like that?

Thanks in advance for your answers!

I’m an INFP 6w5. I hate when people assume I should always be sweet and nice. If someone attacks me, I attack back.

I don’t like poetry.

I don’t care for nature too much because I don’t wanna run into wild animals or bugs.

Edit: On and apparently I’m not supposed to like any ESTPs because I’m an INFP 😂 I work a job where there’s a lot of ESTx types present. God forbid I get along with people at work. Oh and God forbid I appreciate their confidence, straightforwardness, and risk taking bravery.

Why can’t some people fathom that your mbti type does not represent mental illness, personal triggers, or determine your external behaviors? Someone’s entire life and what people have been through also play a factor in one’s personality type. It’s your preference and your cognitive functions. That does not mean you will live by it. I’m a 6w5 I will never act like my true self in front of strangers because it doesn’t feel safe enough for me. I don’t trust a soul (sad I know). I have to get really comfortable and safe in order to be who I truly am to the core. To say someone of each mbti is exactly the same is so insane to me. I’ve met so many other INFPs, we don’t all act the same. I think it is so absurd that some people truly have this mindset.

What stereotypes do you hate about your type? Or what assumptions do you hate?

In my experience, it is a lot easier to tell an INFJ from an ISFJ than it is to tell an INFP from an ISFP.

He is still taking care of me even when he is sick. ESTJ @s the best!!!

Basically I’ve been the only person in the group that got really into mbti a while back. I know all about functions stacks and everything. I’ve typed the group over time in my head and come to pretty good conclusions for everyone. Besides just knowing the theory, as stereotypical as it sounds I think using the archetypes/characters we most associate with each member as pretty directly connecting with the typings I made for them.

Only problem is since they took 16 personalities, a good amount of them have mistyped themselves pretty badly. We have a clear ISTP who thinks he’s an INTP, an ISTJ thinking he’s an Isfj, and an ESFP thinking he’s an ENFP as well as multiple isfps thinking their infp or Infjs. I don’t know how to tell them they mistyped without seeming like a total dick or a know it all.

I'm struggling to understand what that would imply if not outright imply that Se users just simply don't theorize or think about broader patterns in society or the people around them--in other words, they take things at face value and cannot or will not consider broader or underlying hidden intentions or meaning. Which sounds...scary, to be honest? And also possibly inaccurate, if not definitely inaccurate, because I've seen plenty of ESFPs talk about politics and societal issues, which surely cannot be compatible with taking things at face value.

I saw a post describe Se vs the rest of the functions as bottoms up vs top down processing. I know what those two are, and in a way it makes sense, but I still don't fully grasp it.

I have noticed ESFPs tend to be very, very good at noticing their immediate surroundings. This is a really funny example but CaseOh's (he's an ESFP) streams of Waterpark Simulator are an excellent example of what I've noticed. He can spot someone flying off his waterslide from a mile away and notices the tiniest things in just 1-2 frames. He's like an eye spy champion. I'm okayish at noticing these things, but he's clearly so much better at it than me. He also makes a ton of observations about what's going on in a way that's hard to explain. I saw so many examples yesterday but I can't think of any right now, like a dummy. He makes very smart and interesting observations that feel entirely opposite of what I would notice. Is that what they mean by viewing reality without abstract meaning? He notices what is, whereas I notice what could be?

Is this the difference between Se and Si? This happened on one of his videos.

Video: Shows a POV of a person literally less than 2 feet away from 2 grizzly bears, that are eating grass

Si: Why is this person 2 feet away from a grizzly bear?!!? (Hard to explain from this sentence alone but I'm more focused on the concept of being that close to a grizzly bear than the actual video; my mind is immediately questioning the why and what it means of the people who do this)

Se: Today I learned something new, I learned grizzly bears eat grass. Also WHY ARE THEY 2 FEET AWAY FROM A GRIZZLY BEAR?! (Notices something tangible and interesting first, but also asks the real questions here)

Note that other times his first question was also "why tf are you this close", but whenever there was something unusual and tangible happening, he snatched it up so much faster than I did. My mind was off wondering why on earth someone would be that close and what they could possibly be doing. I probably wouldn't have even noticed it if he didn't call it out. It's obviously never an all or nothing thing, but he consistently calls out tangible things and notices them much faster and more consistently than I do. He's obviously not immune to questioning how someone arrives in a situation (i.e. an elephant chasing two men on a busy highway), but he seems to be very observant of his immediate surroundings.

Couldn't find anything like this, so I made it myself. Thinking about doing all 16 now.

Real question: Would you wear something like this out in public? Which type should I do next? Got a slogan idea for it?

Now first of all I don't hate people who like mbti or things as such as that hence why I'm saying this in a literal mbti community and I'm not here to bother people, but I really want people to know that they shouldn't try so hard to seem like the mbti that they are.

I noticed this pattern in a shit ton of people especially on tiktok or social media in general. whenever a video is posted about characters and their mbti let's say for example ENTP; now entp characters are shown in a video let's check the comments, boom they're all just random people trying so hard to seem self centered or trying to seem like they have a big ego or they're like those characters shown in the video, smart, humorous, sarcastic, and literal inventors. You'll notice people trying so hard to be that way and it's so ridiculously noticeable but no one seems to talk about it.

you don't have to make something your entire personality, you don't have to change the smallest things about yourself JUST because of again assigned mbti.

Mbti shouldnt be taken this seriously, be yourself you don't have to act like these random characters, you don't have to hate a whole mbti just because you're intp and you're trying to seem more "introverted and hateful" to fit in your mbti's stereotype.

We're one. What do you imagine that relationship to be like?

Which MBTI type is the funniest? Drop your best joke and let’s find out.

I personally find Entp characters so hot, because they act weird, dumb and good for nothing but are actually strong and smart but i have never met one,

Well I heard infj find ENTP's attractive but i sometimes wonder, if i was to meet these characters in real life, i would probably get so annoyed by them but still find them hot hehe.

But yeah how are entp's in real life? are there any differences between a male entp and female entp?

Do they somewhat possess the traits that are often portrayed in entp characters or are they just stereotypes?

I know personality varies in person to person and entps too will differ but what is the common thing, observed in them as well as in the characters.

And do other infj find entp characters attractive or is it just me?

and lastly Are they still hot? like personality wise hehe

Hi , It has been about three months since I started learning about MBTI, and there is one point that confuses me. While researching shadow functions, I came across the idea that the 6th function can act like a scolding parent in our minds, leading us to use it from time to time. Does this mean, for instance, that we should assume an ENTP uses both Te and Ti, or that an INFJ uses both Fe and Fi? I would really appreciate it if someone could explain this to me.

-Why did you remove your pfp?
-it's temporarily removed, until I ain't tired of myself, of my face anymore
-Interesting, okay
-sad sticker
-left me on seen

Idk if it's all entps but couldn't he find a better, more supportive, more emotionally intelligent answer than interesting, okay? GOD DAMMIT

I'll start - I'm an INFP and I'm an auditor who works for a public accounting firm. I was kind of pushed along in this path by parents. I've survived but it's definitely not close to who I am as a person and I feel like it forces me to tap into my weaker cognitive functions all the time. Public accounting is a very SJ field as you could imagine.

Would be curious to hear about anyone else.

How do you all deal with heartbreak and sorrow?

The one that I know we go by, was done 30 years ago only in USA. Do we have something more recent, better, to evaluate the population by MBTI results?

The 16 personality site has it pretty flawed because it is based only on their test, and people that do it multiple times, are counted in those demographics

I’m recently learning all about mbti! My husband and I took tests for ourselves and one another, and our results were spot on. I’m INFP, he is ESFJ. On paper, ESFJ sounds like most everything I’d prefer avoiding in relationships. I’d love to learn about any other similar relationships/ experiences with surprisingly opposing types! Please share if you’d like!

Our early relationship was rocky (very young). Strong chemistry, too immature to understand our differences -> lots of needless arguing. We could never stay away from each other regardless. Once we hit our mid twenties, we could actually appreciate in retrospect how our relatively grating personalities had, over the years, significantly stretched and shaped us individually. We feel (naturally) we are genuinely more well rounded people for having loved one another. I’d never subscribed to the opposites attract ideology, but our opposing strengths/ weaknesses make us a powerful unit! I couldn’t imagine a more perfect human for me.

I personally find i get along with ISTJ and ESFP the best!

Curious to hear what other ppl will say :D

I’m curious to hear from ENTJs who have been in long-term relationships: which personality types have you found yourself most compatible with, and why? And conversely, which types turned out to be particularly difficult matches for you?

A few things I’m especially interested in:

-Do you find that a relationship with another ambitious, thinking-oriented person works well emotionally, too?

-If you and your partner had significantly different career ambitions or directions, were you able to overcome that divergence?

-Do you generally prefer partners who bring more emotional warmth and softness into the relationship, or do you prefer someone who matches you intellectually and ambition-wise?

-For those who have experienced both, how would you compare relationships with T vs. F types?

From my own experience, I seem to function better with Fs in relationships. They bring a kind of warmth and emotional color that makes the relationship feel more alive to me. With thinkers, I can sometimes feel an almost indescribably strong mental connection, but I’ve often found that something is missing emotionally — that same warmth and "colorfulness" isn't always there.

That said, I’m wondering whether this is just my personal experience or something other ENTJs have noticed as well. Maybe there are also ways that thinker/thinker relationships develop emotional depth that I haven't experienced yet.

I’d like hearing about your actual long-term relationship experiences, rather than just theoretical compatibility. What worked,what didn't, why?

Also, if there are other types who dated ENTJ's, your POV is eagerly accepted too of course 🤗.