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The most interesting person you have ever met

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#1 ·
Who is the most interesting person you've ever met?
 
#2 ·
Well, the person that really got my entire attention by both body and soul was a girl I knew a couple of years ago. She were very sociable and when I looked at her; how she carried herself, talked and behaved, I saw someone very strong, beautiful but also very lonely.
She tried to get my attiontion often, but I wasnt ready to let her in neither let my self out. Also she felt very manipulative and clingy wich made me very defensive towards her. I think Fe makes me feel dumb, at least it makes me feel im being played.

So obviously she's the most interesting person to me just because i never really knew her the way I feel it was supposed to.
 
#3 ·
I don't have a single top pick, but I have a few examples that are high on the list:

1. An INTP girl who became my good friend during my senior year of school. We would talk about weird shit we found on the internet, life philosophies, Pokemon, video games, and all sorts of stuff. The thing I liked the most about her was her smarts, since she didn't lack any. I remember we had art class together and I would always be jealous of her skills, and I would tell her that and she'd be like "oh I know, I think I might be Picasso's reincarnation" or something like that. Definitely one of the most interesting/fun people I've ever met.

2. My 7th grade homeroom/history teacher, which I'm fairly certain was an ENFJ too. This guy just had a way of captivating the class, and we were not an easy class to deal with that's for sure. There was this one kid who has been a rebel ever since grade school, he would always get in fights and he never listened to teachers, but my teacher always managed to get him under control somehow. It's almost like this kid never had any respect for teachers, since they never listened to him, but this specific teacher went head to head with him, and they gained mutual respect over time. One way or another, everybody in class loved that guy, and his way of teaching, which in turn caused nearly the whole class to do well on his tests. He's a bit like a life inspiration for me.

3. An INFJ dorm mate I had in my boarding school. I always found this guy to be extremely peculiar, since he was very critical all the time, but he cared very deeply about his friends. A lot of times him and I would get into arguments about dorm-related issues, and it always seemed like we had a certain agreement about what to do, but never about how to do it. For example, if we ran out of cleaning materials and someone had to go bring some from the maintenance building, I would always be happy to do it, until it got to the point where I was doing it every time, whereas he would do it one time, and then next time he would say "but I did it last time," and even though we both agreed that someone had to go bring it, and neither of us really cared about going, he just had this attitude of wanting to help, but only on his terms. Which, I suppose could be attributed to his dominant Ni vs. my dominant Fe, sort of, I dunno. I just found him to be very interesting, since it always felt like we were on the same page in theory, but never in practice.
 
#4 ·
My grade 9 english teacher. Had a huge crush on her (she was my first) and to this day I'm totally fascinated by her kindness, charm, intellect ... just everything. A lot of my own self is modeled after my impression of her and her personality.

I've had deep infatuations, unbreakable loves and fully devoted marriages since then and I've found a lot of women fascinating as well. But she holds a completely different and special place in my memories.

Maybe time has memorialized her beyond reality, where I've started venerating her more than she actually deserves, but at this point I don't actually care. For me, she's the epitome of humanity and I could sing odes to her greatness for the rest of my life.

I don't even know why. I don't love her. I don't have a crush on her anymore even though it may sound like I still do. If I was to ever meet her again, we probably wouldn't even have a conversation and if I were to see her across the street from me, I wouldn't even approach her. Probably because I wouldn't want to alter my impression of her after all these years. For me she's flawless and I'd rather take that to my grave than accept that like everyone else she might not be.
 
#6 ·
An INFJ girl I used to be friends with. She was phenomenonally magnetizing....she could get anyone to do anything for her. Almost like I think a sociopath would be, but I don't think she was one. I also think she never understood how lovable she was, which was really unfortunate.
 
#7 ·
The most interesting person I've ever met is actually my best friend in college (and honestly, sorta the world by this point). She's super bubbly and sweet, almost never says a bad thing about anyone, very open and honest, loves kids (works with them for babysitting, church, etc.) and is pretty much always in a good mood (when she isn't...something is terribly wrong). My bestie is very peculiar. She's the most lovable personality I've ever seen as well, very selfless and I think it's so interesting because I've never met someone quite like her, but have met a lot who are the opposite. Also, I just adore selfless people who love kids!

Even after my admission that I have a huge crush on her (she didn't feel the same, all cool) we still hangout everyday at school, hug like usual, give the other dating advice, etc. and it's not awkward in the slightest. Other girls I've liked in the past, after I told them, avoided me or made it awkward with their actions.
 
#8 · (Edited)
My supervisor. Over the summer I did an internship with a human rights group so that's how I met him. He's quiet, intelligent, quirky, unconventional but kind, and is a little awkward. Our first meeting itself was funny because my colleague and I were dressed in formal wear and my supervisor told us to not wear them anymore, saying that the group is 'casual as hell.' In the same meeting he had a 'casual chat' with us to gauge our level of experience, I guessed I tried a little too hard to be smart and couldn't answer one of his questions. He said, "It's fine if you don't know what it is. I won't scold you but I will mock you. Alright, so XYZ is...." *gulps* He went on to explain to us at great length about certain issues, encouraged us to ask questions and 'feel free to be ourselves'. I have to admit that I was a little lost in the first week because I didn't know where to draw the line between being respectful and being casual :laughing:

Although some of our conversations were started out of my own feeling of obligation to 'diffuse' awkward silences between my colleagues and him, they were always insightful. He knows a lot and you can tell that he loves what he's doing as an activist. We can talk about anything - politics, philosophy, law, human rights (even puns, thank god he didnt throw me out of his car haha). He didn't share much about himself until the last week of internship where he told me and my other colleague about his exes (I dunno how we got here). He also calls us (all of us 4 interns were girls) 'darling', which kinda odd for a guy.. Not in a sexual manner but just u know like 'Yes, my darling?' or 'No no that was last week, my darling'. He still does it when we meet or text. I just pretend I didn't hear/see it.

More quirkiness: He wore a very striking Pikachu jacket to a forum. Plays Pokemon Go at meetings. He told us he ordered a bike just to catch Pokemon. LOL. When we (playfully) question him about them, he would say 'Don't judge me!'

That being said when it comes to being serious, he'd do his job well. He trusts us with the research, isn't too harsh on us when it comes to deadlines. He can speak very well in public. Mind you, this person also has an LLB and MA in International Human Rights Law.

Ah talking about him makes me miss my internship a lot. We met last week for an event (I'm a student volunteer now) and it was nice to be in his quirky presence again lol. He bought a bear that doesn't really look like a bear and asked me "Do you like my bear?"

Yeah, people think he's weird but I think he's my inspiration :)
 
#9 ·
The most interesting person I've ever met was my ESTP ex. We were super opposites and I could have never fathom a person like her. It was the most rollercoaster-esque interaction I've ever had with anyone and it was so exciting most of the time. Shame that bridges were burnt and we'll never see or talk to each other ever again.
 
#10 ·
My brother-in-law ISTP. We actually became close friends for a period of time. Him being the older one (as a sort of admirable figure). All of my weaknesses seem to be the very strengths of ISTPs. And their flaws, I can tolerate more than any other types. I love exercising my Se, and ISTPs never let me down when it comes to good ol' slap stick humor. There's also nobody else on the planet I could describe as having "a good head on their shoulders" than my istp brother in law.
 
#11 ·
My ENTP cousin. His father was an ex-hippie, and he grew up without much discipline, which made him wild but in a weird way. He was always nerdy, but always super-confident about it. He liked medieval weaponry and conspiracy theories, computer hacking and protests, and has an opinion on absolutely everything. Conversations with him can go for hours, and are the greatest mental battles I've ever had. Tons of fun.

He wanted to be a pirate in his early twenties, and he bought a catamaran. He crashed it on its maiden voyage; the surf pushed it into the rocks and beat it until it sank. Then he bought a car and drove it around in Boston until he got tired of it. He parked it on his lawn, and over time it sank into the earth. He has a great story about how land pirates had to get it out, after every towing company in the city had refused.

Finally he settled down and got a job doing cryptography, and ended up hacking BitCoin (professionally). Not bad for a guy who bounced around charter schools, dropped out of high school, and got his G.E.D. Most interesting guy I know.