I Know Where You’re Coming From

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My boyfriend and I have very different personality types.

He’s an extravert, so he’s always asking me things about people that I can almost never answer, especially any question that begins with the word “where.”

I’m an introverted woo-woo woman, so these tangible details rarely concern me.

Here’s a typical exchange:

ME:  “I met the coolest lady online today.  We talked about all kinds of spiritual stuff.”

BF:  “You did?  So where is she from?”

ME:  “The internet.”

BF:  “Yeah, but where does she live?”

ME:  “Inside my computer.  Which part of this are you having trouble with?”

BF:  “Sigh.  Why do I bother?  Seriously.”

ME:  “That’s what I say when I pick your socks up off the floor every day.  You don’t seem to have an answer either, so I guess we’re even.  Oh, and feel free to ask me WHERE the hamper is.  Because that one I do know.”

And then we hug. And everything is fine.

Because you just can’t fail to get along when you’re hugging all the time, personality types regardless.

This is my secret for relationship success.  It really is!

That, and splitting the apartment down the middle into The Monkey Menagerie vs. The Sock-and-Pet-Free Zone.

Hey, whatever works.  I’m a practical gal. :)

Personality Link Love

For those who were brave enough to do a bit of metaphorical navel-gazing following my previous post (and I hope you were, because the information you get from it can be terribly useful), I suspect that a little more detail on what your results mean might be helpful in applying them to your life.

To that end, I offer three of my favorite personality resources
(presented in size-descending order, as is only proper for the slightly OCD INTJ).

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http://www.personalitypage.com/html/portraits.html

This one is my top favorite, and the first one I always hand out to my victims clients.  There is a great deal of information on here about careers and relationships for the various types, in addition to the general descriptions.

http://www.keirsey.com/default.aspx

There are more detailed Myers-Briggs sorters on this site, as well as descriptions and lists of famous people who might share your type.

http://personalityjunkie.com/

Good descriptions, and more famous people.  Find out what kind of company you’ve been keeping, without even knowing it!

I would love to hear more results from everyone!  The more the merrier!