Ahahaha,
@Candid Apple 's description is perfect, I couldn't agree more. Maybe that's why I'm such a cat person
But yes, like cats, I think INFP's can be very fickle when it comes to their affection. And also, again like cats, very skittish. We have a tendency to "run away" when we pick up on behavior that frightens us, particularly in romantic relationships. Maybe I'm generalizing, but this is what I've observed. An INFP has a massive capacity for love - We put our all into relationships, we're committed and loyal, and we love passionately. But we are idealists, and that reflects on our relationships. We're also "big picture" people - A sometimes deadly combination. We put our partners up on a pedestal. We love them so much, and think they're just the most wonderful person, and do everything we can to help them and make them happy. That affection can make us blind to their flaws. So when they disappoint us, it impacts us a lot - We lose our image of them and overreact. For example, they tell a lie... so we stop trusting them. They press a particular issue too hard, and it starts an argument. Now, we view them as "pushy", instead of accepting things on a smaller scale and saying "Maybe it was a one-time thing."
Fickle also in a more surface-value sense. One minute we're all smiles and want to snuggle, and the next minute we push people away and "need our space".
The "whats-for-dinner" curse, too. Classic. I'm an INFP, Dad's an ENTP. We're both all about "possibilities". Deciding upon supper is a constant issue
I think a lot of INFP's have a hard time with criticism. We ask for it, we're self critical and self aware and we always want to improve. Perfectionistic. Hard on ourselves.
The evidence of this can be found in the fact that this thread even exists at all. xP
So we want criticism, we want to know our flaws, the things people don't like about us so that we can try to fix them, but when someone tells us something we don't expect, we might be prone to getting upset over it or thinking too hard about it.
Thinking too hard. There's another thing we do. Dwell on things. By all means, thinking hard is a good thing. But sometimes we pick things apart when they should really just be taken at face value.
I don't mean to speak badly about INFP's. I'm sure some of these things aren't universal, and a lot of INFP's may have never experienced these things. It's just some issues that I've observed in myself and other INFP's. On the whole, I think we're a pretty likeable type.
The biggest issue that I hear from
non-INFP's is that we're too emotional/sensitive. Cry-babies. Other than that, I haven't heard a whole hell of a lot of complaints. I like being an INFP!