'I've been told I have a death glare. My wife, while she's used to me and has no fear of me, fears for others when I use it. I don't even know when I use it.
This. You are an ISTP, right? Most of us are fairly plain-spoken folks.
Oh yeah, that's me. Gotta check you out from a distance and see what you're all about before I consider letting you in the Inner Circle. Once you're in, you're in for life. With the exception of...
I think ISTPs would fare well for that 12 hour period. Don't expect that most of us would be out doing stupid stuff (we have our own inner principles to answer to), but the idea of chaos for 12...
The Raylan Givens quote from Justified applies: If you run into an asshole in the morning, you ran into an asshole. If you run into assholes all day, you're the asshole.
Tell him that. Verbatim. Well, I'd leave out the deeper connection phrase. That's an abstract concept, and one that would have me running for the door. We're very simple creatures, us...
I think I can do empathy. I struggle with sympathy, as you've defined it. Compassion I can do about halfway: I have the courage, but I'm not walking in their shoes. For me, I get up...
People that try to be funny. You either have it, or you don't. edit: For clarification, not talking about anyone specifically, just making a general observation. I see people every day trying...
I do. I gots my beverages and chips (that I bought at Aldi's) at home, and don't have to spend the $2 more. Expedient and practical, baby. That's how I roll. :) But I do love to go out to a...
I'm not. Can't speak for the rest of you. But please don't kill my dog.
Can't tell you how ISTPs would solve world problems. Can't speak for ISTPs as a whole. But this ISTP thinks these issues are way too abstract, and I don't do abstract. If its personal, I'll take a...
He said, You want to hear about this? And you said, Let's talk about something else. So he shut down. I wouldn't worry about crossing boundaries, those lines are traditional lines drawn...
Looks like you have a good handle on the situation. And you're an ISTP; you're not scared of anything.
Today's the day that all ends. You won't put up with any more BS. If a person is an ass, you don't make a place in your life for them. Family, friends, co-workers, whatever. No one treats you...
No, but ISTPs pick their battles. If its something stupid and pointless, not likely a fight I want to undertake. If it violates my principles, then I'll fight that one. I suspect your friend...
This.
While most ISTPs will share many behaviors and characteristics, we are not a herd. People are different from one another; no other ISTP dudes here are the same as me, and vice versa. There is no...
If I was not married to my partner, and I suspected she was a sociopath, I would find another partner. If I was married to my partner, and I suspected she was a sociopath, I would find another...
You're 16 years old. It would be odd if you actually were motivated to do anything but eat and sleep. Enjoy this time, lots of responsibilities will come in time that will require motivation.
Having to repeat myself
I'm married to an ENFJ, so I can tell you what I know, from my perspective: I like that: - I never have to plan dinner (not that I would plan dinner, I'm an ISTP). Tonight, or next Thursday. My...
I just spit on my monitor. Thanks! That was funny. I like big pancreases and I cannot lie.
1. Asking a person if they have a high sex drive is like asking a person if they are of above-average intelligence. Everyone says that they have a high sex drive. You gonna buy regular condoms...
The money is in the ...
Never has the night sky done much for me. Neither did a LiteBrite as a kid, either.
On a related note, I think Lawrence from Office Space is an ISTP.
As an ISTP, sometimes the jokes are just for me. But ... Let me google that for you.
This. Tell him, be direct. But if he dated a girl for 5 years and no sex? Not that there's anything wrong with it, but you may not be his type.
No. No, man. I believe you'd get your ass kicked saying something like that, man.
I watch way too much TV, love some good serialized drama. But I read a little bit of fantasy. Hooked on Brandon Sanderson at the moment, with his Mistborn series and his planned 10-novel saga,...
That one annoys the hell out of me, too. Nobody in their right mind really wants to know How I Am, do they? And I really don't want to tell them. In the Southern US, we have a great...
I have often thought about creating my own consulting firm. But there's too much stuff that I don't want to do. I don't want to have to adhere to the structure likely necessary to run my own...
I've been with an ENFJ for 20 years now, and I'm surfing PCafe as she watches Greys Anatomy right now. I'm spontaneous, she's organized and scheduled. So I'm either partnered with an atypical ENFJ,...
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As a male, I've had the opportunity to work with a couple of women that I suspected were ISTPs. And working with them was great, they were extremely competent and efficient. But I never recall...
I seem to recall that SLi can often be ISTJ or ISTP. I'm SLi, and I remember the description being fairly accurate. But I'm much too lazy to google it to make sure.
Belladonne, I'm a fairly tolerant guy, but that music sucks.
I've read much of this thread, and I've thought a lot about spirituality over the years, and I've never reached a conclusion. In short, at almost 50 years old, I don't know what I believe. ...
what house are you? Baratheon, 'cause Stannis has the best, legitimate claim to the throne. But I understand the Martells. who's your favorite character? Barristan Selmy seems like a...
I don't think I have any just sitting around doing nothing pics. Maybe I'll make an effort to take some non-action photos. Or not, that sounds like work. Here's a recent one: ...
My weakness is that I don't wash my hands after using the bathroom.
I have a good friend that I'm confident is a ENFP. He's a great guy and definitely in my inner circle. But I can only take him in small doses. I even have to tell him, Dude, you gotta chill,...
I've learned over the years that people are different. Particularly different than me. I've also learned that when friends approach you with a problem, just hear them out, dig deep down inside...
Only because I don't care how the step scale works. :happy: Its hard to compete when I don't even care about the game. On the other hand, I can eat lunch by myself.
What did you score on a MBTI test (or one of the countless others that type you?)?
OK. Whatever, dude. You're cool. (same thing I tell my daughter to tell school bullies when they mess with her. Right after I tell her to kick them in the nether regions)
I just read the entire thread and I'm still stuck on the definition of weird. I've never tasted coffee. Maybe that's weird, I dunno. I do talk to myself in my truck when I'm by myself.
I don't like to commit myself about heaven and hell - you see, I have friends in both places. - Mark Twain
You had me at too much work involved. ISTPs unite? The thread title alone makes me laugh. If people different from me want to talk about stuff, I'll listen for a moment. If I respect...'
