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In their hunt for simple answers to complex questions people often forget that they are far too complex to be defined by 16 types of 4 colours. That said thoug

In their hunt for simple answers to complex questions people often forget that they are far too complex to be defined by 16 types of 4 colours. That said though, MBTI did help me figure out a lot about myself. Discovering MBTI back in 2009 was definitely life changing for me and I've kept it in the back of my head since then, mostly to improve myself and rarely applied to others. I've been in one amazing relationship with an MBTI type that is supposed to match with mine, and one awful relationship with a type that does not match with mine. So it's not supposed to be followed blindly but it can help you out in life.

moss2 5y ago
Thank you, INTPenis, for your insight.
wackro 5y ago
After a quick search it seems like the idea of 'matching types' was removed from the most popular MBTI testing site (I swear it used to say in the romantic relationships section), and different sources seem to have different opinions on which types match. My own experience is that there is definitely some value to the idea, so my question to you is, is it a legit part of the MBTI 'theory', and is there a canonical listing of compatible types? Browsing random blogs/reddit sets my pseudoscience sensors off. A fellow INTP.
- INTPenis 5y ago
  It used to be listed, I mean there have been hundreds of sites about MBTI so who knows where but the last time I saw the romantic matching of types was just 2 years ago on a relatively recent Swedish testing website. But yeah I mean I'm not a scholar, I was just able to identify with what I read about INTP and it was eerily accurate when I first read it. But people change. I have a friend who tested as INTP back in the 90s, their first test, then took another test in the 2000s and was a different type. So you grow and you try to improve yourself. Being heavily introverted is a curse and a blessing sometimes.

moss2 5y ago

Thank you, INTPenis, for your insight.

wackro 5y ago

After a quick search it seems like the idea of 'matching types' was removed from the most popular MBTI testing site (I swear it used to say in the romantic relationships section), and different sources seem to have different opinions on which types match. My own experience is that there is definitely some value to the idea, so my question to you is, is it a legit part of the MBTI 'theory', and is there a canonical listing of compatible types? Browsing random blogs/reddit sets my pseudoscience sensors off. A fellow INTP.

INTPenis 5y ago
It used to be listed, I mean there have been hundreds of sites about MBTI so who knows where but the last time I saw the romantic matching of types was just 2 years ago on a relatively recent Swedish testing website. But yeah I mean I'm not a scholar, I was just able to identify with what I read about INTP and it was eerily accurate when I first read it. But people change. I have a friend who tested as INTP back in the 90s, their first test, then took another test in the 2000s and was a different type. So you grow and you try to improve yourself. Being heavily introverted is a curse and a blessing sometimes.