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My LIE-Ni m cousin married an LIE-Te woman. Their relationship was passionate and volatile in the dating phase, with several breakups, and calmed down once they married. They are just alike, and their understanding of one another and harmony of life goals is apparent to the whole family. They have an ESI-Se daughter together, and another whose type I am unsure of. Their style of flirting would consist of inside jokes and play-fighting. The longer they are together, the more they conflict, not over questions of loyalty or values but over small things related to sensory issues. Their relationship is not as warm as it used to be. One expresses misgivings, and the other feels responsible to keep the peace. From an outsider’s perspective, they appear to be “living the life”, but they don’t seem satisfied in their relationship. That is only my impression, however.

Neither of them ever has heavy conflict with their ESI daughter, and her presence is mollifying to both of them. They just thought they lucked out with a good kid, but since their other daughter came along and is less easily appeased by their LIEness, they’re now realizing what it means to have a dual child.

Personally, Identical is one of the few intertype relations I would pursue for an intimate relationship. Even when tensions arise, there is understanding. A best friend-type relationship. But after seeing my cousin’s experience, I don’t know if it’s the best for marriage.

I've watched two sets of ESI's marry. In both cases, it was ESI-Se marries ESI-Fi. I don't know either couple very well and I don't know how things are going for them, but they seem happy with each other.

I just wonder how long that will last. It probably helps that they are both introverts, because I don't think Identical Extrovert marriages would be appealing at all. They'd run through the equivalent of four years of introvert relations in 16 hours, and then they'd be, "No, this is not interesting any more."

Personally, I'd never marry a Dual. I might have sex with one just for the experience, if they were attractive and were into it, too, but I have no doubt the relationship would be short-lived, until the novelty of it wore off.