idealism

For the first time in my life, I've started to wonder if love is, perhaps, not real. I've been in a relationship for about 1.5 years now. I love her but I know she's not the one, and I don't think I'm in love with her. There are moments where I've felt ridiculously giddy and head-over-heels for...

Which one has been more problematic for you? I read somewhere that INFPs are frustrated by indecisiveness and INFJs by idealism and perfectionism, do you see any difference between them?

For the longest time I didn't even realize I was idealizing people-- and now, when I do it, sometimes I'm aware of it but I don't know how to stop. I want to work on NOT idealizing people so that I stop getting hurt so much. Does anyone have any advice? It takes a lot for me to truly open up to...

Are you ever "attacked" for your trust in your intuition? (Relationship specific) Just curious how many other INFJs have experienced this. Often this conversation (or something like it) happens to me: "Why didn't you ask out/go out with that girl?" "Well, I knew I wouldn't work out, so I...

While many people say that cynics are just defeated idealists, I find that I'm idealistic on the outside but deep down I'm very cynical. This doesn't affect my appreciation for the world around me much but I cannot identify with idealistic world views. As INFPs we're often called idealistic and...

Fellow INFJS, Hello again. It's been a long time. About a year since the end of a terribly unhealthy relationship with an ESFP/ENFP (on both our sides, I realise now). It's a closed chapter and there was no salvaging it, so no need to get into it. I've spent the last year working on whatever...

Written by @Vishalmisra A cursory glance of MBTI will leave you with the knowledge that there are 16 personality types, each assigned a 4-letter code. There is an inherent problem with this; and it is as follows: we all meet people we tend to give 4-letters to as human beings, and those 4...

I'm creating this thread to engage the authors, poets, and philosophers in all of us. To kick this off, I've written a little thing, feel free to share any pondering of your own about life, about your future, about your hopes, dreams... Release what's been weighing on your soul, even if you're...

What are your reasons or reasons in life for your chosen political alignment or ideology? How did you find it was for you? My story or short story of how I became involved in my current aligned movement and ideology: I'm a type 6w7 Turbulent Variant INFP and happen to be loyal to the Socialist...

Let us share and talk about INFP big idealistic dreams for this World. I'd like to kick of with Charlie Chaplin his amazing speech in 'The Great Dictator'. A warning before you watch this: "Be prepared for tears"

Two days ago, I went to eat dim sum/yum cha with my family at a Chinese restaurant. We live in Asia (Singapore to be specific) so it's a lot more specialised to Chinese tradition than it probably would be in other countries like America. So I was very surprised to see a Eurasian waiter there...

Hi guys! This is actually my first thread, and I hope this isn't already made. Anyways, is it normal for INFP's to play RPG games, otome games or other games where you can be someone else? I'm guessing it's because we're idealists and we can be our idealized selves while playing those games...

Ok, I have a survey for INFJs, (Or any other type) 1.Do you like to write? 2.If you answered yes to the question above, what do you like to write and in what Genre? 3.If you answered no to the question above 2., what outlet do you have for your creativity? 4.What is the title of your current...

I think out of all of the Deadliest Sins, my greatest challenge is Sloth with it's parent, Pride, as a close second. More specifically, I think this can also apply to a fair few INFPs out there... of course, there are individual differences, but I'm interested in other people's opinions and...

OK. I'm a relatively young (fifteen years old) (suspected) ENFP. As all of us know, NFs in general are known for their emotional, dreamy idealism. I'd say that fits me quite well - even if I'm going to school, I know there'll always be something good to look forward to in the day: something...

Hello everyone! I've really enjoyed the meyer's briggs for a long time. I always come back to it when I need to reassert my identity. i feel odd that it has so much sway over my self identity but it does. since high school i was always working at being more extroverted. through my twenties I...

Do ENFJs tend to romanticize? How to Live in Reality in Our Dating & Relationships... I'm posting this because I'd love to know what you guys think of NF's daydreaming as it pertains to dating/potential relationships. In other areas of my life, being a dreamer has actually benefited me...

A few months back, my husband and I were messing around play-acting as if he was God and he would provide me with the answer to anything I wished to ask. I had one of those weird half-seconds where I thought “Hang on, what if God has actually decided to talk through Graham to me for a minute...

Hello INFPs and INFP forum. I have some INFPs that I dearly love in my life, but a few of my friends and myself have been severely hurt by INFPs in non-platonic ways. I have identified a pattern of romantic destruction (yes I am an SJ) that these INFPs have committed in each instance to hurt me...