Chalo said:
More than half my life ago, a girlfriend tested me and we found that I rated ENFP.
I'm not surprised that you test as an oddball type ( relative to what i expect for an ES-er ).
Chalo said:
In the years since then, I strongly suspect my results will have changed. Furthermore, during that time I have come to regard Meyers-Briggs to be about as valid as astrology.
Any self administered test that quantizes complex human characteristics into a 2-5 digit code can't be anything other than imperfect. However, it makes something complex easy to convey and talk/think about.
The big problem with these tests is that some people get overly attached to their output. And then it becomes a form of astrology for them. That's a known hazard.
Here's my experience:
I've taken the 16 personalities MBTI test ~10 times over the course of 7 years. I always test as an INTP, but there was one instance where i tested as an INFP, and that was when i was dating a super-feeler. Maybe those feels rubbed off on me ( ick! )
For me:
Over time, i've moved from more of an introvert to more of an ambivert.
I'm always fluctuating on the thinker-feeler axis, but the intuitive and perceptive style of cognition seems to be fixed in stone, and also on the far extreme.
Personality type i consistently find myself in long term relationships with: ISFJ/ISFP. INFJs come in second place.
I've had humiliatingly awful and short relationships with INTPs ( being able to communicate almost telepathically is magic ), and fun but very short relationships with INTJ's ( mutual brain attraction is off the scale, but everything else... )
Who are my closest friends? INTJS and INTPs, anything else is a rare exception,
I think these personality tests mean something, only because they show a very consistent thread in what i chose to do and who i chose to surround myself with. But yes, your mileage may vary.