Marriage/Relationship Compatibility Test INFP!

The personality type information discovered from the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) can be used, in a manner of speaking as a wonderful compatibility test of sorts.

The Myers-Briggs instrument itself is NOT a compatibility test. It is a personality preference indicator.

The information gleaned from knowledge of your personality type can be used to identify and actually create better love and relationship compatibility so I have used the term "compatibility test" to refer to using the "type" information in this fashion.

Compatibility is critical to relationship success as each of the 16 personality types will bring instinctively preferred behaviors, personality traits, to a marriage and/or family relationship.

If you know ahead of time what those preferred personality traits are you have the knowledge necessary to make a marriage last and flourish; actually, you have the type knowledge to make any relationship grow.

Here is the INFP way. You will see the many and varied personality traits that INFPs naturally show as they relate to others. If you are an INFP let this self-knowledge help and guide you in your marriage and family life. If you are in relationship with an INFP allow the wonder of what you learn here to guide your understanding of and responses to how INFPs behave.

If you’re not sure of your MBTI type take the Myers Briggs test here. Then come back and go to the type page for your type and learn.

Myers-Briggs “Compatibility Test” Results-INFP Personality Traits

• The INFP is likely the MOST ROMANTIC of all 16 types
• The INFP has extremely high expectations of intimacy in marriage and relationship
• The INFP is usually very articulate and will NEED to talk about how they fell
• INFPs find sex and romance very, very important
• The INFP will typically strongly dislike conflict, especially if repeated
• The INFP is normally very kind, liberal, bighearted with their mate and children
• The INFPs tend to live in the world of their imagination rather than the real world
• INFPs can be extremely sympathetic for others
• INFPs will be very private and personal
• The INFP under stress can be quite critical and cynical
• The INFP will take great delight in pleasing mate and family
• The INFP may search all their lives for “meaning”
• The INFP can keep a mate pursuing them all their lives.
• The INFP under great stress will verbally get loud, angry and critical

INFP Conflict Resolution Activity & Behavior Personality Traits

On the Personality & Marriage section of this site the statement was made that all relationships will encounter conflict. It is part of being human. How we experience conflict, react to it and move to solve it are instinctive. So we have some power and control and will INSTINCTIVELY and NATURALLY use our personality traits in a conflict resolution activity, at least some of the time. The following personality traits are keys to understanding the INFP approach to conflict in relationships/marriage.

INFP Conflict Reactions Personality Traits:

• INFP may flee the conflict, they will be upset by it
• INFP will likely not understand the reason(s) for the conflict
• INFP will desire to find a harmonious solution to the problem
• INFP will not take the most logical approach to finding the solution
• INFP will view “conflict” as a distasteful, uncomfortable part of life
• INFP will quickly become depressed by the conflict
• INFP will prefer to accommodate at first

INFP Conflict Resolution Activity Personality Traits

• INFP will naturally consider the feelings of others in conflict resolution activity until the INFP feels personal (likely idealistic) values are being ignored
• INFP will typically show great respect, kindness as they work toward resolution
• INFP will try to satisfy all parties in their conflict resolution activity
• INFP will look for “personal” solutions to the conflict first
• INFP will be creative in their conflict resolution activity
• INFP will encourage input from others

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INFP Conflict Resolution Activity-Improvement Opportunities (weaknesses)

• INFP will probably quickly affirm someone else’s feelings and emotions in a conflict sometime to the ignoring of their own
• INFP may overstate the effect of any hurt feelings they may have
• INFP will many times make statements by asking questions instead
• INFP will have difficulty seeing in the moment, specific solutions
• INFPs may put it off if it feels too bad
• INFP will probably take it way too personally
• INFPs may fail to logic things through enough
• INFPs may frustrate others by appearing too indirect as they work toward conflict resolution
• INFP may fear the conflict and talk to everyone except those who can solve it

There are more personality traits you can identify from searching other sections of this site in terms of how INFP will prefer to recreate, prefer to make love, learn, parent and many other personality traits that will impact marriage and family relationships.

If you have taken the Myers Briggs test and are INFP understand that others are not and that others may not share your natural personality traits and perhaps need you to give them more of who they are by modifying your “instinctive” behaviors from time to time in favor of their personality traits and instinctive behaviors. Likewise, from time to time they should modify theirs in favor of yours. The main idea behind knowledge of personality traits that are different is that it is natural and these differences need to be validated, valued and acknowledged. When this happens people simply get along better on many levels and that is priceless. Just allow the other person to be who they are!!

Interested in looking at another one of the 16 personality types? Go to the Personality & Marriage page or use the navigation bar on the left, pick a type at the bottom of the Personality & Marriage page and enjoy!

If you have any questions concerning the Myers Briggs test and/or the personality traits discussed here please feel free to contact us using the Support Request navigation bar on the left.

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