Discussion of INFp/IEI stereotypes: can you relate?

[redbaron]

Hmmm... well I'm certainly not goofy-looking! LOL I guess you might chalk some of that up to subtype/enneagram/instinct stacking. You definitely do seem more aggressive than some other IEIs I know (most of whom are Ni-sub) I do consider myself emotionally tough. I feel like I can stand up to my own feelings as well as handle the feelings of others without wilting or freaking out or whatever. I totally love both the physical groundedness of SLEs as well as their goal-oriented mindset and occasional in-your-face manner. I feel like being around them makes me stronger. It's like their Se rubs off on me or something. Gives me my own motivation and purpose somehow. It's true, I'm NOT a good leader. I really suck at leading actually. And I don't prefer to be the one to take initiative but I will do it sometimes. I've gotten better with that as I've gotten older. The marrying for money thing is b.s. But I do think that IEIs can be very adaptable (at least the enneatype 4s are. 6s have a harder time because they tend to worry about having enough). If they don't have money, they can make-do and be happy with very little. I feel like my adaptability is one of my strongest assets. Not to say I don't appreciate the finer things in life, just that I don't need those things to be content. (maybe it's not type-related)

[07490]

You think you can be EIE? I related to alot of what you post, I don't like asking for help also etc...

[redbaron]

You think you can be EIE? I related to alot of what you post, I don't like asking for help also etc...

that thought did cross my mind also.

[redbaron]

FWIW, Wittmont knows me personally, and he's 100% certian I'm IEI. Wouldn't he known if I was his mirror instead of his identical?? How would our relations differ if we were IEI-EIE friends instead of IEI-IEI friends? Does anyone know the difference?

this actually convinces me the most that you're IEI. It's so much easier to tell in real life. And I feel like I always can spot my identicals. EIEs are more hard-edged and purpose-driven or something. Maybe it would be easier to spot the rationality vs. irrationality or the EJ temperament. But you know, given your dating history with SLEs, I think IEI is pretty much a solid typing choice for you.

[JuJu]

I relate the most to strrrng, Juju and Glamourama of the Beta NFs (not necessarily in opinions, but in "style"), and I do think they are all IEIs.

Well, you know, you're wrong about one.

My type's been obvious to me since right about Christmas '08... Everything about Socionics clicked suddenly--whereas before it was all somewhat nebulous.

I write this, you know, just so you take it into account...

If the choice is between Fe-IEI and Ni-EIE... In another thread, someone posted a video of the actor named Robt Pattinson... A clear Fe-IEI... Compare with, for example, Dennis Hopper or John Lennon... clear Ni-EIEs.

It can be tough to tell these two types apart, you know?

(I don't know shit about the enneagram. Frankly, I think it's bullshit, a lot of it... But you know, maybe there's something to the 3-4 stuff... 3w4 is pretty clear for me, as far as that system is concerned... You are 4w3?)

EIEs are more hard-edged and purpose-driven or something. Maybe it would be easier to spot the rationality vs. irrationality or the EJ temperament.

The EJ-IP difference can be small re: EIE-IEI... (See Lennon-Tupac comparison in another thread.) This makes it all the harder to tell the difference in some cases.

I agree with you that dating history can tell a lot...That's partly what helped me to get my type right. E.g. It finally hit me that there's no way that the SLE is my dual, as much as I enjoy their company. (SLE is my Mom's type--an activity relation if ever there was one...) Whereas my relationships with LSIs were life-altering.

[Satan]

You think you can be EIE? I related to alot of what you post, I don't like asking for help also etc...

You're always asking for help \

Come on you posted a thread saying that you were a virgin. That to me was asking for help.

[Tom]

INFps, like any other type, have several characterizing qualities that lead to stereotypes, poor or otherwise.

My main point is that, while stereotypes may have some bearing, there are always exceptions; there are not only 32 types of people in the world.

Look at Nietzsche: Ni IEI all the way, and he's pretty much as badass as philosiphers get.

[yeves]

I've encountered some funny passages in IEI descriptions, like this one for example: "Esenin as a fox makes a huge amount of secret "stashes" around the house."

Do IEIs really stash things around their home?

[bolong]

I've encountered some funny passages in IEI descriptions, like this one for example: "Esenin as a fox makes a huge amount of secret "stashes" around the house."

Do IEIs really stash things around their home?

hahaha! I don't think I do that, though I do save pasta jars to reuse them.

[yeves]

are IEI girls usually very feminine as the profiles describe them?