Hello, I'm Finally Here

**pottersjar** · 08-29-2008, 12:33 PM

Well, hello to whoever might read this.

I must say that I am very new to finding this INTJ box under the things in my self-awareness closet. I was encouraged by a friend to take a personality test some months ago, and I have since taken several, all telling me the same thing: I'm an INTJ. I'd never given any credibility to this sort of thing before, but on reading the descriptions, I was sort of blown away at how mostly very accurate they are (except that my "T" avoids being an "F" usually only by a small degree, so I actually have a pretty hefty "F" side to offset my "T"; which means that I probably do better in relationships than I would if the "T" were more dominant. So I'm an INTJ with empathy and more outward warmth. But my INTJ credentials are sound.).

I have read that the best companion for an INTJ is an INFJ, and, having found myself sadly and suddenly single after many years, I have met two INFJ's whom I find I can talk with for hours quite comfortably and happily, so I think the claim is an accurate one. I'm curious to learn from veteran INTJ's about the whole relational connection thing. Unfortunately, there are almost as few INFJ's as INTJ's, so finding someone who is right in all other regards including this one will be like looking for the proverbial needle in the proverbial haystack.

Anyway, to my INTJ friends, here I am. I feel like an orphaned child who has finally stumbled accidentally back into the family he never knew he had.

Oh, and yes, if you're counting, I'm perfectly aware that that's the third metaphor in a single introductory post.

**konec** · 08-29-2008, 01:28 PM

We gave you to the nuns for a reason... why did those #@$% women gave away our address?!

kidding, welcome! scurvyrose is preparing a fine fish for you today!

**LionsPride** · 08-29-2008, 01:40 PM

	Originally Posted by pottersjar
	Unfortunately, there are almost as few INFJ's as INTJ's, so finding someone who is right in all other regards including this one will be like looking for the proverbial needle in the proverbial haystack.

I wouldn't worry, we make such fantastic partners that I'm sure there are other types going crazy trying to track us down...Sarcasm... Other types look for that in a partner yes?... No?

**ScurvyRose** · 08-29-2008, 01:57 PM

Which means you are up for a welcome!

**WHOMP** Welcome trout slap!!! (cousins may be along shortly!)

**pottersjar** · 08-29-2008, 02:46 PM

Thanks for the welcome, and especially for the fish. I feel a sort of belonging that really wouldn't have been complete without the trout.

**SimplyOtter** · 08-29-2008, 03:14 PM

hello! and welcome

**ssrprotege** · 08-29-2008, 05:48 PM

Hello Jar, your avatar doesn't look like a jar...

OK, joking, I will be nice. Welcome.

**Wuchak** · 08-29-2008, 05:52 PM

General Maximus Decimus Meridius, we've been waiting for you. The ballistas and trebuchet are loaded, the archers stand ready, and the cavalry has maneuvered to flank the enemy position. The legionnaires of Rome's northern army await your command.

Welcome.

**Monte314** · 08-29-2008, 06:14 PM

No weapons allowed. But you can come in. Welcome!

**JustMel** · 08-29-2008, 07:08 PM

We like metaphors.....and anagrams.............and............. well anyway....

You've been slapped by a fish, given and army but told you can not have weapons--a pretty well rounded INTJ hello so I'll just say welcome.

**Sequoia** · 08-29-2008, 07:23 PM

Welcome from a type rarer than INTJ; INFJ! I do get along well with INTJ's and okay, I'll finally admit that my F is just 1% from X.

That trout of Rose's has been slapped around so much I'm surprised it's not just a messy puddle of pulp by now.

**Silence** · 08-29-2008, 07:23 PM

Hi, pottersjar. This looks to be a pretty good place to stay awhile.

**Grace** · 08-29-2008, 07:41 PM

Welcome, Potter's Jar
Glad to have you 'back' in the family.

**Synamon** · 08-29-2008, 09:18 PM

Finally, you took your time about finding us. Welcome to the forum, make yourself at home.

**Homini Lupus** · 08-30-2008, 01:29 AM

Good day. You may like to know that there are quite a lot of theories about the best partners for INTJs; and that quite a lot of INTJs end up being single for quite a lot of time.

**pottersjar** · 08-30-2008, 09:26 AM

Thank you for the warm welcome; even the fish was warm, or so it seemed on contact. I quite feel at home already.

**zibber** · 08-30-2008, 11:16 AM

	Originally Posted by pottersjar
	my "T" avoids being an "F" usually only by a small degree, so I actually have a pretty hefty "F" side to offset my "T"; which means that I probably do better in relationships than I would if the "T" were more dominant. So I'm an INTJ with empathy and more outward warmth.

That's rather enviable, in a way. Welcome!

**rwyatt365** · 09-02-2008, 12:10 PM

	Originally Posted by Wuchak
	General Maximus Decimus Meridius, we've been waiting for you. The ballistas and trebuchet are loaded, the archers stand ready, and the cavalry has maneuvered to flank the enemy position. The legionnaires of Rome's northern army await your command. Welcome.

	Originally Posted by Monte314
	No weapons allowed. But you can come in. Welcome!

No weapons?!! Damn...*sulks off dropping various firearms and pieces of cutlery*

08-29-2008, 12:33 PM	#1
pottersjar Member [12%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 488	Well, hello to whoever might read this. I must say that I am very new to finding this INTJ box under the things in my self-awareness closet. I was encouraged by a friend to take a personality test some months ago, and I have since taken several, all telling me the same thing: I'm an INTJ. I'd never given any credibility to this sort of thing before, but on reading the descriptions, I was sort of blown away at how mostly very accurate they are (except that my "T" avoids being an "F" usually only by a small degree, so I actually have a pretty hefty "F" side to offset my "T"; which means that I probably do better in relationships than I would if the "T" were more dominant. So I'm an INTJ with empathy and more outward warmth. But my INTJ credentials are sound.). I have read that the best companion for an INTJ is an INFJ, and, having found myself sadly and suddenly single after many years, I have met two INFJ's whom I find I can talk with for hours quite comfortably and happily, so I think the claim is an accurate one. I'm curious to learn from veteran INTJ's about the whole relational connection thing. Unfortunately, there are almost as few INFJ's as INTJ's, so finding someone who is right in all other regards including this one will be like looking for the proverbial needle in the proverbial haystack. Anyway, to my INTJ friends, here I am. I feel like an orphaned child who has finally stumbled accidentally back into the family he never knew he had. Oh, and yes, if you're counting, I'm perfectly aware that that's the third metaphor in a single introductory post.
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08-29-2008, 01:28 PM	#2
konec Member [04%] MBTI: intj Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 188	We gave you to the nuns for a reason... why did those #@$% women gave away our address?! kidding, welcome! scurvyrose is preparing a fine fish for you today!
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08-29-2008, 01:57 PM	#4
ScurvyRose Member [36%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,457	Which means you are up for a welcome! WHOMP Welcome trout slap!!! (cousins may be along shortly!)
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08-29-2008, 02:46 PM	#5
pottersjar Member [12%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 488	Thanks for the welcome, and especially for the fish. I feel a sort of belonging that really wouldn't have been complete without the trout.
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08-29-2008, 03:14 PM	#6
SimplyOtter Member [35%] MBTI: INFP Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,423	hello! and welcome
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08-29-2008, 05:48 PM	#7
ssrprotege Core Member [113%] MBTI: xxxx Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4,541	Hello Jar, your avatar doesn't look like a jar... OK, joking, I will be nice. Welcome.
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08-29-2008, 05:52 PM	#8
Wuchak Member [16%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 664	General Maximus Decimus Meridius, we've been waiting for you. The ballistas and trebuchet are loaded, the archers stand ready, and the cavalry has maneuvered to flank the enemy position. The legionnaires of Rome's northern army await your command. Welcome.
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08-29-2008, 06:14 PM	#9
Monte314 Core Member [407%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 16,291	No weapons allowed. But you can come in. Welcome!
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08-29-2008, 07:08 PM	#10
JustMel Core Member [422%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 16,891	We like metaphors.....and anagrams.............and............. well anyway.... You've been slapped by a fish, given and army but told you can not have weapons--a pretty well rounded INTJ hello so I'll just say welcome.
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08-29-2008, 07:23 PM	#11
Sequoia Core Member [142%] MBTI: INFJ Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 5,702	Welcome from a type rarer than INTJ; INFJ! I do get along well with INTJ's and okay, I'll finally admit that my F is just 1% from X. That trout of Rose's has been slapped around so much I'm surprised it's not just a messy puddle of pulp by now.
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08-29-2008, 07:23 PM	#12
Silence Member [35%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,404	Hi, pottersjar. This looks to be a pretty good place to stay awhile.
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08-29-2008, 07:41 PM	#13
Grace Member [14%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 591	Welcome, Potter's Jar Glad to have you 'back' in the family.
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08-29-2008, 09:18 PM	#14
Synamon Core Member [465%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 18,616	Finally, you took your time about finding us. Welcome to the forum, make yourself at home.
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08-30-2008, 01:29 AM	#15
Homini Lupus Member [30%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,228	Good day. You may like to know that there are quite a lot of theories about the best partners for INTJs; and that quite a lot of INTJs end up being single for quite a lot of time.
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08-30-2008, 09:26 AM	#16
pottersjar Member [12%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 488	Thank you for the warm welcome; even the fish was warm, or so it seemed on contact. I quite feel at home already.
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