Myers-Briggs Personality Type

INFJ (1-3% of the population), which seem to proliferate the net because we're introverted like that. My fiance ran a Meyers-Briggs testing and dating site back in 2006 as a project to see which types congregated where the most. He still has all the data, but hasn't done anything with it yet. Although he did get invites to quite a few weddings as the guy who introduced people through his site.

Oh, and he's an ENFP, so we match perfectly. less

IXFX, meaning I scored a 50/50 split on the 'X' areas, the Intuition/Sensing & the Judging/Perceiving were tied. It also was a very close split on the others. Figures, I always get weird results like that.

Here are some previous discussions about this topic, in case you want to see more answers.

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Two good online tests: link link

this is a helpful, short description of results, (from: link)

"The tag name is the best description for the most common careers for people of that personality type.
ISTJ (6%): "Trustee". Dependable and decisive in practical affairs.
ISTP (5%): "Artisan". Impulsive thrill seekers - good with tools.
ISFJ (6%): "Conservator". Loyal people with a desire to help.
ISFP (5%): "Artist". Creative people - keenly developed senses.
INTJ (1%): "Scientist". Pragmatic and decisive - system builders.
INTP (1%): "Architect". Precise in thought and language.
INFJ (1%): "Author". Complicated people, driven to help others.
INFP (1%): "Questor". A sense of honour - somewhat lost in life.
ESTJ (13%): "Administrator". Responsible - pillars of strength.
ESTP (13%): "Promotor". Dynamic, competive entrepreneurs.
ESFJ (13%): "Seller". Sociable - outstanding hosts or hostesses.
ESFP (13%): "Entertainer". Warm, optimistic, wity and generous.
ENTJ (5%): "Field Marshal". Driven to lead - natural executives.
ENTP (5%): "Inventor". Innovative people - open to possibilities.
ENFJ (5%): "Pedagogue". Helping others fulfill their potential.
ENFP (5%): "Journalist". Uncanny sense of motivations of others." less

MrWill, really? Do you have to be so sarcastic with me? I searched, believe me, I searched! I thought there must be something, as I'd seen MBTI types mentioned in several posts. If there's an older thread that should have simply been added on to, please feel free to bump it up for us! I could not find any, so it's quite possible I'm not yet facile enough with the search function. less

"INFP (1%): 'Questor'. A sense of honour - somewhat lost in life."

Huh. That's a pretty damn good short description of me.

Wicked, having a balance between the extremes is actually considered quite healthy and valuable. It's also thought that, as people age, they tend to develop the opposite side of each spectrum a bit more. less

Hmm, balance, well my other two sections were only a few points apart, not quite 50/50, but almost, so I guess I should be happy! What's funny is that I'm a Libra, ha ha! All about balance, but I don't really believe in astrology, it's still fun to know. Actually, I'm a Libra who can make up her mind quickly!

In my earlier post, I included the links to the other threads I found. I have a tip for you, that I use in order to search for anything on the forum. It's not you, it's the search feature that is lacking! That;s why I use a search engine to do it better & more quickly for me!m In this example, I'll use Google. All you do is go to the search engine page, type in whatever you're looking for, the same as you normally would. But, after the last word, leave a space, then type this:
site:edenfantasys.com/ sex-forum

Let's say you were searching for this topic, you could enter this:
Myers site:edenfantasys.com/ sex-forum

That is just an example, but this is the fastest way to search the forums that I have found & I hope it helps! I really think MrWilly was trying to be ironic & funny, not trying to be sarcastic, but I'm not surprised you took it that way, maybe he will explain? less

BTW, in my example, for some reason the system places a space where I didn't type one, so:
Myers site:edenfantasys.com/ sex-forum

is NOT supposed to have a space after the / !! The address should be typed in the same as it appears in your address bar. Sorry for not noticing the error earlier! less

It's actually helped me in understanding that I am normal for my type, and that there are others who exist and are taken seriously because someone took the time to study how they tick. (Instead of just being like every other extrovert and saying "What the feck's wrong with you? You're abnormal.")

It's made me feel better about my career interests and "where" I am psychologically. I've spent my life feeling that I never jived with mainstream culture and societal expectation, so it was a relief to find this. Turned out I am a poster girl of INFJ because I scored 70% or more on those four indicator types.

I'm still working through integrating who/what I am in my life. Since C takes the Meyers-Briggs seriously, he's helped me a lot in doing so. Plus it's nice for me to have an instruction manual about him by knowing his type. less

This answer is so great to read! I imagine a lot of disenfranchised people would feel the same relief that you do to have an explanation of sorts for why they are the way they are & also that they are not alone. Loved your example of an extrovert's response to you, ha ha, how perfectly you described that!

I think it's part of the human condition to want to know that we fit in somewhere & to understand ourselves. Well done tests such as this one, help in that exploration. No one can dismiss the popularity of astrology & that is, in essence, attempting to do a similar thing. Even the popularity of all different types of questionnaires in magazines & such, that purport to tell us something about ourselves that we never knew before, are always popular. One thing most people find endlessly interesting is exploring or finding out about themselves! ;-) And to Chili's point about the instruction manual for C, that is another excellent point about why these are also popular, finding out how to explain/understand a loved one's behavior! less

ISTJ...

And I realized today that it doesn't bother me in the least to see new threads created even when the same info may be available elsewhere.

Often, those old threads are old, out of date and filled with posts by people who aren't active anymore. Or we change and it's nice to be able to put a fresh opinion in a fresh place.

Plus, it's like going into a bar and telling someone who just walked in that they have to go in the back room to talk about that the weather because that conversation can only happen there,where it was started in 1872. Or, gee, sorry, you should have been here last week when we talked about the Braves. This week we're talking about the Mets - no more Braves talk allowed.

Silly, right?

I wonder if that opinion matches my personality type? less

As a certified practitioner in the MBTI tool I can tell you that your laid back approach to this would not be in preference for you, but that doesn't mean that it is not genuine to who you are. Personality type defined by the MBTI is not a box, but rather a description of preferences that are innate part of who and what you are. Like being right handed or left handed. It doesn't mean you cannot learn to use your non-dominant hand it just means you have to concentrate on it a little more and it may not always be as comfortable for you.

Just because you have a preference for J, which is definitely more comfortable with structure and rules, does not mean that you can't learn to exercise the P side of that preference, which is definitely more comfortable with fluidity and flexibility. That is exactly what the long term goal of the MBTI should be is increasing your understanding of your your preferences, the strengths and challenges that come with those preferences, and then learning to exercise those that aren't your preferences.

And for the record I am an ENTJ. less