Love and Relationships
INTP
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Introduction
In this arena, an INTP — like every other Myers-Briggs
type — displays specific differences between the
sexes.
Gender Differences
Gender issues are especially prominent for the INTP
female. While all of this internal conceptualizing may
be tolerated in a male — no matter how misunderstood
or ignored by others it might be — society is less
likely to tolerate the same characteristic in a female.
The absentminded professor stereotype is, unfortunately,
an image more conventionally male than female. [My
note: I am, happily, a male ... and thus, do not have to
deal with this particular dilemma.]
For example, ask a male INTP what time it is, and when
he expounds on the philosophical nuances and even the ultimate
meaning of time itself, you might think it's a sign of trying
to sound overly intelligent. If a female INTP answers the
same way, on the other hand, she might be shunned into an
embarrassing silence.
Love and Relationships
In relating to an INTP, male or female, expect it to
be an intellectual challenge. The choice of words you speak,
or the very thoughts you share, will be construed as an
invitation for the INTP to expand upon, to clarify, to argue,
or even to convince you to rethink the entire issue.
In conversations, an INTP is sure to be thinking about
— and rehearsing — an erudite response ...
one that is calculated to inspire everyone else to reevaluate
the issue at hand, based on some new insight. Such discipline
and rigor might bring growth and a new direction
to a relationship ... but more likely, it will only bring
contention.
Social deftness and poise generally take a back seat
to an INTP's intellectual pursuits. As a result, when INTPs
are absorbed in the act of questioning or thinking about
something, they often appear hard to reach, or
even, in some cases, downright rude to those of a different
type.
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