#I am an INTP

[callmespooks]

INTP and Friends

How in the ever loving fuck do you make friends as an INTP? I am fully aware that being an INTP has little to do with my lack of social/ friend making skills but I need something to blame my ineptitude on. I tried blaming it on my zodiac sign. I’m a Sagittarius so that didn't work. 

I need an INTP adoption agency to hand out my resume to people willing to adopt a stray. “Looking for a shadow creature of a friend that will only text you back every other blue moon but still wants to be included in everything you do? Would you like a friend who’s just kind ~there~?”

Adopt your INTP today*

*No refunds or take backs. It’s for life.

[stormysage99]

That's me!

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[rustedskyprisms]

I don’t put like a ton of stock into MBTI but I will absolutely use INFP as an adjective. No offense because there’s a lot on here but yeah there are things that are just too INFP for me. I think that’s why even at my most like “indie” there’s a lot of that stuff that will just never click with me, and a simple summary of a lot of it is, it’s too INFP for me

[mademoisellemadelaine]

oh god i hate people

[oiblackestsheep]

what, in your opinion, are an intp’s needs in a relationship? (coming from an infj.) love your blog, you’ve got some amazing insights 🫶

Aww, thanks INFJ anon. 🫶 I try my best to have interesting insights that bring something fresh to the table!

INTP's Needs in a Relationship

I've been in the same relationship for 8.5 years (and we actually MET ON TUMBLR BECAUSE OF THIS BLOG WHICH IS SO FUNNY AND NERDY), all of this to say, I've had a lot of time to think about my relationship needs even from the MBTI perspective as an INTP, because that was how my ENFJ and I kinda started out getting to know, like, what we each needed from each other, so, here we go!

Disclaimer: This is assuming that the INTP is already getting everything that everyone needs in a basic healthy relationship like, you know, feeling emotionally safe and being treated with respect, etc..

Intellectual stimulation: INTPs generally love understanding new things and how they work, so ideally their partner can share that interest with them in some way! They can be pretty curious people, so joining them in their quest for uncovering the "how" and "why" of everything will make them feel understood, themselves, and closer to you in the process!

Clear explanations of your feelings: Because INTPs have inferior Fe, they tend to have a habit of intellectualizing their own emotions when they talk about them, which can cause complications with understanding other people's emotions, too. Finding a way to be patient and know that even healthy INTPs might still struggle with connecting with other people's emotions (especially at first in a relationship) isn't necessarily because they don't want to, but more that it doesn't always come naturally, so they don't always know how to. If they're a healthy person, they will want to understand, just try not to take it personally while they are practicing/learning!

Alone time: This one should be pretty straight-forward lmao. They're introverted, so they like to recharge doing solo-activities, and they're intuitives, so they have their own little theoretical world full of bizarre ideas to entertain themselves with that might not always be easy to follow at first. I find that introverts in general (maybe the INxx types even moreso) like to engage in parallel play where their partner also does something quietly nearby, but still a separate activity. As an INFJ, yourself, I'm sure you can relate in your own way, so it's likely easy to give them what they need!

Humor them/hear them out: This might sound a little vague, and I guess in some ways it is, but this is mostly about their auxiliary Ne. ENTPs and ENFPs get most of the attention when it comes to high Ne, but INTPs (and INFPs, too!) place a lot of importance on it, too, which can often manifest itself in conversations like "what if __", "imagine if __", etc.. To put it bluntly, it might seem a bit... directionless, and that's because sometimes it kind of is! It's just about thinking of random possibilities that are non-serious and funny in the moment, and don't really go anywhere else outside of the current discussion or hold any larger, overarching significance. Sometimes it's less about the actual topic itself, and more about having some random fun and "playing along" that makes a world of a difference to a playful INTP (or high Ne user in general). This point got away from me a little bit which I think, in a way, is the perfect exemplification of what I was trying to say in the first place, lmao. Hope that makes sense! If your INTP ever sounds like whatever the hell I just said, just try not to disengage right away, because they probably have a point that they are struggling to reach. Put that dom Ni to work and summarize it for them, I know you can do it from experience with my own ENFJ lmao.

Anyway, uhhhhh: Every single point on this list has gotten progressively longer because my Ne loves extrapolating (and I love Ne, but sometimes its gotta CHILL you know?), so I'm gonna end it here before it gets WILDLY OUT OF CONTROL.

This was a fun question, anon!: Thanks again for reaching out, and basically giving me full range to just write multiple paragraphs about myself and my relationship!

[sleepy-vix]

i have a confession to make: as an intp, i am terrible at science and find it awfully dreary

[wilsons-three-legged-siamese]

He's such a mood.

[intpconvos]

INTP: *shares a disturbingly morbid lucid dream*

Friend: Wtfff

INTP: Yeaaah anyway good morning

[katadastical]

Everytime I do Myers Briggs test things I get INTP and I’m so confused because I’m an emotional artsy idiot but I keep getting the same result I’m convinced I’m doing something wrong and reading the questions backwards or something please send help

[elfelt-valentine]

you guys will never believe what just happend

[majorbitchwillgraham]

Me when something who would make anyone else cry, makes me cry:

what the fuck

[nonsensical-intp]

I want more ambivert, not-socially-awkward, energetic INTP representation because I dont resonate 100% fully with most typed chars, and we never see one that isnt completely inept at socializing, braniac for science or math and stuttering nerd and I am tired of it

No I'm not ENTP it has been debunked by myself many times, argue if u must

[sayonarammm]

i retake mbti test again, istp to intp

[your-best-american-babygirl]

person making excited conversation > "this is my niche fascination with ____" (goes into heavy rambling detail about something i don't know ANYTHING about)

my autistic information love-languaged ass > "can i kiss s you. pleas"

[crying-in-converse]

what I didn't realize was that many introverts are very different.

Like yes I am an introvert and yes I do enjoy being around people (people I LIKE) and I am very energetic around those people.

But my favorite part of the day is going to my room at the end of the day and doing what ever the fuck I want. I don't have to worry about what people think of me and I don't have to think about what to say or if everyone in the room is entertained. I just get to be alone and away from people.

but when I am at school or with my friends I present myself very loudly. I talk loud and I like talking but that doesn't make me any less of an introvert. my energy wears out and at the end of the day I am glad to be alone and have a break.

[stupidlanie]

a little about me <3

hi!!

• my online name is lanie and im a lil her/she-y kiss (get the joke? no? okay 🙂‍↕️)

• i am autistic 😮‍💨

• i like to make kandi and read 🧸

• i am a big ptv and rock fan (bands in tags) 🎸

• i am a hufflepuff, and an intp 💭

(also, my pride flag is hidden in this text 😧)