Myers-Briggs Dating Field Guide

[Architect]

Myers-Briggs Dating Field Guide

INTP-
Why you want one: They’re really smart and make up for being awkward + not really sexy by having a lot of interesting things to say.

Spoiler Alert: You’ll get tired of them making jokes about ninjas and Lord of the Rings. Probable addiction to World of Warcraft.

Where to find one: At their friend’s house drinking whiskey Cokes and watching Shark Week on the Discovery Channel.

Pickup technique: Wear something slutty + talk about science/robots/the singularity


INFJ-
Why you want one: They’ll sit-inside-and-read-Dostoevsky-with-you-on-a-rainy-day, they’re good curators of interests and they’ll find something interesting to do and plan the whole date out (to the second).

Spoiler Alert: Icy-cold exterior.

Where to find one: Any independent or used bookstore in a trendy neighborhood on a Friday night. Typically they’ll be there before heading to a small divey but not too divey bar to have a moderately pretentious microbrew with their one other friend.

Pickup technique: Ask them about Rilke, social justice, chai tea.

ISTP/ISTJ-
Why you want one: Not really sure you do? Maybe you’re an ISTP or ISTJ yourself. Maybe you have really low self esteem and don’t feel like you ‘deserve’ someone interesting.

Spoiler Alert: Boring. Probably cares about things like ‘baking’ and ‘crafting.’

Where to find one: Jesus, I don’t even know, doing something really boring by themselves. Buying tax prep software at Best Buy? On a long solo walk in the woods?

Pickup technique: Is anyone really interested in this?

 

[Cognisant]

Pickup technique: Wear something slutty + talk about science/robots/the singularity

Spoiler

 

[redbaron]

Pickup technique: Wear something slutty + talk about science/robots/the singularity

Truer words have never been spoken.

 

[Dr. Freeman]

Truer words have never been spoken.

I don't really dig the trashy girl look.

 

[MissQuote]

Pickup technique: Ask them about Rilke, social justice, chai tea.

My brain kept registering this as Tai Chi and I must have spent at least ten minutes trying to work out what would be so alluring about tai chi to an INFJ.

 

[EyeSeeCold]

I don't know how serious the guide's supposed to be, but between INTx, INTJ seemed more fitting for me(at least neutrally), I didn't really resonate with the INTP one. Of course "wearing something slutty" would make me pay attention, but true promiscuity gets to me if its someone I'd want to pursue.

 

[walfin]

Them poor ISTPs/ISTJs...

Give 'em a break.

 

[nanook]

hahaha. bad typology. never ending source of ent[e]r[t]ainment ...

 

[Grove]

INFJ is spot on...sounds like everyone one of them I've ever met.

 

[Lot]

ISTP/ISTJ-
Why you want one: Not really sure you do? Maybe you’re an ISTP or ISTJ yourself. Maybe you have really low self esteem and don’t feel like you ‘deserve’ someone interesting.

Spoiler Alert: Boring. Probably cares about things like ‘baking’ and ‘crafting.’

Where to find one: Jesus, I don’t even know, doing something really boring by themselves. Buying tax prep software at Best Buy? On a long solo walk in the woods?

Pickup technique: Is anyone really interested in this?

Very lol worthy. I find this to be fairly true. Although, the INFJ sounds like a boring hipster now. I expect her to be dressed like an old lady and eating some raw vegan diet. Boner killer.

 

[Beholder]

I don't know about you guys, but sluttiness is a huge turn off for me...

 

[skip]

I don't know about you guys, but sluttiness is a huge turn off for me...

Same here.

 

[Architect]

Mrs Architect got a huge kick out of the INFJ bit and thought it was accurate (esp "divey yet not too divey bar with their one friend") the INTP fit me to a T except I prefer the aristocratic type over slutty. Slutty is funnier though and seemed to work (implying INTP is a sexual pushover)

 

[Intellect]

INTJ-
Why you want one: It’s kind of intoxicating to be around someone this smart and serious. It’s really sexy for as long as you can go without getting compliments/any affirmation that they like you back.
Spoiler Alert: Oblivious misers.
Where to find one: Home alone, reading something really interesting, generally not giving a fuck.
Pickup technique: Figure out what they’re interested in and make insightful comments. Don’t expect any affirmation or acknowledgment that they heard you.

I got a kick out of this. Especially the lack of affirmation part. I've gotten shit about that from girls before.

My best friend (INTP) is very specific about his tastes in women and always prefers slutty girls. We've had several debates about our respective preferences for slutty/classy women.

 

[SMO]

Myers-Briggs Dating Field Guide

INTP-
Why you want one: They’re really smart and make up for being awkward + not really sexy by having a lot of interesting things to say.

Spoiler Alert: You’ll get tired of them making jokes about ninjas and Lord of the Rings. Probable addiction to World of Warcraft.

Where to find one: At their friend’s house drinking whiskey Cokes and watching Shark Week on the Discovery Channel.

Pickup technique: Wear something slutty + talk about science/robots/the singularity

Very funny, I looked at this several times today and smiled and chuckled to myself each time.

 

[pjoa09]

INTJ-
Why you want one: It’s kind of intoxicating to be around someone this smart and serious. It’s really sexy for as long as you can go without getting compliments/any affirmation that they like you back.
Spoiler Alert: Oblivious misers.
Where to find one: Home alone, reading something really interesting, generally not giving a fuck.
Pickup technique: Figure out what they’re interested in and make insightful comments. Don’t expect any affirmation or acknowledgment that they heard you.

I think this one is my best fit.

Not an INTJ. I don't think.

But definitely this.

 

[Duxwing]

The INFJ sounds like a perfect match for the INTP, Architect. There's nothing like having someone to talk to about things like that. Ah, I can just imagine a warm, cuddly night by the fireplace reading a novel aloud together, the toasty fire crackling by your feet as her soft, cool hair presses against your neck and shoulder while your cheek rests against the top of her head. At least I think it would be romantic and nice, especially after a long day of skiing in the winter with a periodic draft blowing through to keep you two snuggled under a nice, cozy blanket.

If a girl did that with me, I'd melt like a caramel candy. In the grand scheme of things, I'd see that as better than sex, for you can bone your own carpet if you really want to, but such emotional and intellectual intimacy is rare and beautiful; something to be cultivated lest it become an eternal regret.

-Duxwing

 

[scorpiomover]

LMAO. Laughed for a good 10 minutes, reading this, and the original article.

 

[Architect]

The INFJ sounds like a perfect match for the INTP, Architect. There's nothing like having someone to talk to about things like that. Ah, I can just imagine a warm, cuddly night by the fireplace reading a novel aloud together, the toasty fire crackling by your feet as her soft, cool hair presses against your neck and shoulder while your cheek rests against the top of her head. At least I think it would be romantic and nice, especially after a long day of skiing in the winter with a periodic draft blowing through to keep you two snuggled under a nice, cozy blanket.

If a girl did that with me, I'd melt like a caramel candy. In the grand scheme of things, I'd see that as better than sex, for you can bone your own carpet if you really want to, but such emotional and intellectual intimacy is rare and beautiful; something to be cultivated lest it become an eternal regret.

-Duxwing

Nicely written. Yeah, I encourage INTP males to try and snag an INFJ for their own.

 

[DreamMancer]

Hilarious, and oh so true (at least when directed at male INTPs) - the slutty outfit, of course, being something of a fine line. I would say something that is "flattering" without being too revealing. Like the other guys here, it's a bit of a turn off for me if a girl is spilling out of her clothes.

I've been in a serious long term relationship for a while now, and have no clue what "type" my lady is. She took the MBTI test a long time ago, but didn't like her score, and as I mentioned in another thread, I suck at telling what type somebody is.