Quote Originally Posted by siuntal View Post
That is From your description it sounded like his locus of control is extraverted, which is something I associate with dynamic types. He is not pushy but more go-with-the-flow and it sounded like his Je is more situational, so Ip was more likely than EJ. What made you to think that he is a rational type?
An overall sense of stability or reliability, or at least the desire on his part to be so. I could be totally wrong about it, though, and I'm not opposed to Ip. I'm pretty sure he isn't Ep, unless he was really hiding a lot.


Side note:

The feeling I often get from Ep's is that they bounce around hoping to be able to move things, or get them moving. The feeling I often get from Ip's is that if I leaned on them they'd slowly start moving out from under me, that they're expecting of or susceptible to external movement.

The feeling I often get from other Ij's is that they're stationary and solid. The feeling I often get from Ej's is that they move around, hoping that certain things they bump into will stay put.


Quote Originally Posted by BulletsAndDoves View Post
I have a gut feeling I wouldn't get along with a person like that.
Yes, you might not. Isn't it funny how things work like that? Like, I'm sure you and I could manage to have a decent conversation (because we both know how to accommodate), but it would probably feel awkward in a lot of places.

The more people I meet and try to actually talk with, the more I realize that there are just some people with whom it's hard for me to connect no matter how hard I try. Wavelengths are different or something. Goal are different. Sometimes there's partial connection, but very rarely is there anything over 80%. I'm fine with it relating to socionics, though some probably has to do with culture/experiences, too.

Anyway, I guess I'm just affirming the gut feeling approach.


Quote Originally Posted by BulletsAndDoves View Post
Assertiveness/pushiness is actually much more Ne/Si than it is Ni/Se.
Interesting, because it's the opposite for me. I guess that it might be a matter of perspective. What's uncomfortably "pushy" for me might very well be something that's perfectly natural and comfortable to you, so you don't see it as pushy. And vice versa.


Quote Originally Posted by BulletsAndDoves View Post
"telling people exactly what you think of them" Points to Fi-valuing. Working hard, looking down on people who are slackers....points to Delta values. Being mechanically-orientated, points to heterosexuality (lol j/k, it wouldn't be a bnd post w/o a quip about sexual orientations tho) as well as Delta ST ness.
Heh, well, he did mention in passing at one point how this one girl came across as overly masculine and how he couldn't ever really be attracted to that. So I'm ok with the heterosexual estimate.

(I think that girl is ESTp, btw. Her manners make me laugh, I've never sensed any competition from/with her, and we have gotten along well. She calls me "one of her own" and acts protectively toward me. But I think we wouldn't do well in close proximity for a long period of time.)


Quote Originally Posted by BulletsAndDoves View Post
Practicality isn't type related but I'd say...over all the practical quadras are Alpha/Delta and the romantic quadras are Beta/Gamma. (the function Ni is the closest thing that relates to romance.)

This guy is the opposite of me in almost every way, soooo I say Delta.
He could indeed be Delta ST, but I've wanted to hold off on that (in my own mind) because it can be easy to selectively see what I want to see. That's why it's good to have another pair of eyes, even if it's just on my impressions and not on the real person.