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Hi all.
This is a bit longand I'm sorry for that, but bear with me.
I have been pondering my birth family, and I think probably my sister is INFP. Certainly we are very different in terms of personality. I have never really understood her, nor she me, and there is a 9 year age gap (she's older) so we didn't grow up together. But I would like to get to know her better. I like her quirky insight, her quiet keen observation of people, her general goodness, and I admire her bravery and political stance (she has lived in the middle East, done "good works" in a couple of countries there, causes you might not imagine but really important, I believe, and not without risk). She believes passionately in stuff that I ....don't, like homeopathy, reflexology, naturopathic herbalism, and stuff that I do, like organic gardening, the preservation of species, cultural heritage, for all peoples' cultures, and human rights. She can be surprisingly obstinate and fixed in her beliefs. The only time we nearly came to a major disagreement was when she seriously tried to persuade our mother to take only herbal remedies for her cancer.
I think, however, that she like most of my family, finds me a little difficult. The ENTP's directness can be hard to handle for Fi types. I am actually nicer and more well-meaning than they give me credit for, but I have no idea if this worry of mine is real or me being over-sensitive.
So two questions: is she INFP? and how do INFPs generally feel about ENTPs?
This is a bit longand I'm sorry for that, but bear with me.
I have been pondering my birth family, and I think probably my sister is INFP. Certainly we are very different in terms of personality. I have never really understood her, nor she me, and there is a 9 year age gap (she's older) so we didn't grow up together. But I would like to get to know her better. I like her quirky insight, her quiet keen observation of people, her general goodness, and I admire her bravery and political stance (she has lived in the middle East, done "good works" in a couple of countries there, causes you might not imagine but really important, I believe, and not without risk). She believes passionately in stuff that I ....don't, like homeopathy, reflexology, naturopathic herbalism, and stuff that I do, like organic gardening, the preservation of species, cultural heritage, for all peoples' cultures, and human rights. She can be surprisingly obstinate and fixed in her beliefs. The only time we nearly came to a major disagreement was when she seriously tried to persuade our mother to take only herbal remedies for her cancer.
I think, however, that she like most of my family, finds me a little difficult. The ENTP's directness can be hard to handle for Fi types. I am actually nicer and more well-meaning than they give me credit for, but I have no idea if this worry of mine is real or me being over-sensitive.
So two questions: is she INFP? and how do INFPs generally feel about ENTPs?