[Mason117]

Do you get along with us, do you find our strengths and weaknesses complimentary to your own? I'm just curious as I find I work quite well with INTJs.

[L'Empereur]

I get along with them I suppose.

[Ti Dominant]

I would think INTJ's tend to have lower opinions of us, seeing as they are capable of similar thinking ability - yet they actually put their thinking to good use more of the time. An INTP, therefore, seems likely to be viewed as a goofy intellectual not worth taking very seriously, I would think. Also, I've noticed that 'some' INTJ's are tolerant of the INTP nature; others aren't so nice and actually enjoy mocking the fact that INTP's are so impractical with ideas, whereas INTJ's are much more serious and practical-minded. But that's just in my experience.

Certainly INTP's and INTJ's can get along; yet, they can also experience much tension (as I've read many INTJ's speak poorly of INTP's, and I 've seen many INTP's speak of INTJ's as mean bullies. In my personal experience, I tend to get along with female INTJ's. For some reason, male INTJ's easily create a male territorial thing based on intellectual ego that turns into a war of the wits. It can get quite out of hand when it goes too far.

[RafaelEnvoy]

The INTJs who act condescendingly towards me usually get blown out of the water when things get serious, so I don't really bother about them. The ones who are open-minded and approachable, even if sometimes self-centered, usually are most successful. The same probably applies to INTPs though. My point of view is probably biased on that basis.

[Green Girl]

Sometimes they frustrate me ("Stop theorizing and get to the point!") and sometimes I annoy them ("Stop finishing my sentences and look at the phiiosophical implications!"). Usually we work well together, once we learn to respect each other's styles of behavior. They theorize and mull over things to come up with an innovative approach, and I come up with an innovative way to make it work.

[bethdeth]

I love 'em. I have two in my family (I feel like a broken record saying this to each thread which asks this question). They rant and they talk too much but they are brilliant. I don't need to know the blow by blow details of a plot in a movie.....just that if you think it's good (I will watch it for myself). I am in awe of their cleverness.

[taylor2005]

I generally like everybody ... :)

That's just me.

[Persephone]

One of my best friends is INTP, and we get on generally pretty well. Because we're both not controversial, we don't enter into any of the petty high school conflicts. But its gets very frustrating when I'm furiously lambasting some asshole in the news, and she's like: What? Really? You know, I don't really care about any of that. You get too passionate about this stuff. Yeah. If I'm too passionate, she's passionless. Because of some of the conflicts she's had with friends in the past (and they got UGLY), she's extremely averse to emotional outbursts, so she goes out of her way to spurn them. And you know, when she does that to me, she just seem like some flippant, uninspired robot who doesn't have an opinion on anything. Sometimes I don't want to be her friend, because she's so uninteresting to talk to; talk about somebody who refuses to have an opinion. She's the only INTP I know who's quite so bland; other INTPs are interesting and dynamic.

Socrates is an INTP too, and he CLEARLY has opinions. When he cross examines people, he actually makes them realize the error in their argument. Not her. When I advance my arguments, instead of saying "I don't want to talk about this" (which she should have said if she really doesn't want to), she says: "Ok. But what if you're wrong?" It's boring and infuriating. She's just turning down my arguments without 1. letting me know that she's not interested, if that's true 2. even evaluating them, and just refusing to consider them. If you're going to talk about this, show my statements the proper respect. If not, you can always tell me to shut my trap. What's THIS?! Here's me trying to have a discussion about something, and she's acting like a bloody wall. I reiterate. If you don't want to hear it, tell me to STFU.

[LeaT]

One of my best friends is INTP, and we get on generally pretty well. Because we're both not controversial, we don't enter into any of the petty high school conflicts. But its gets very frustrating when I'm furiously lambasting some asshole in the news, and she's like: What? Really? You know, I don't really care about any of that. You get too passionate about this stuff. Yeah. If I'm too passionate, she's passionless. Because of some of the conflicts she's had with friends in the past (and they got UGLY), she's extremely averse to emotional outbursts, so she goes out of her way to spurn them. And you know, when she does that to me, she just seem like some flippant, uninspired robot who doesn't have an opinion on anything. Sometimes I don't want to be her friend, because she's so uninteresting to talk to; talk about somebody who refuses to have an opinion. She's the only INTP I know who's quite so bland; other INTPs are interesting and dynamic.

Socrates is an INTP too, and he CLEARLY has opinions. When he cross examines people, he actually makes them realize the error in their argument. Not her. When I advance my arguments, instead of saying "I don't want to talk about this" (which she should have said if she really doesn't want to), she says: "Ok. But what if you're wrong?" It's boring and infuriating. She's just turning down my arguments without 1. letting me know that she's not interested, if that's true 2. even evaluating them, and just refusing to consider them. If you're going to talk about this, show my statements the proper respect. If not, you can always tell me to shut my trap. What's THIS?! Here's me trying to have a discussion about something, and she's acting like a bloody wall. I reiterate. If you don't want to hear it, tell me to STFU.

Are you sure you are good friends? Because that sounds as if you're actually quite frustrated with your friendship <.<

[Abraxas]

INTP's are just awful.

What a bunch of jerks. Who wastes time talking to those guys.