[Neuroticon]

I find it amusing that sometimes people care more about my graduation than myself.

[Svensenberg]

I find it amusing that sometimes people care more about my graduation than myself.

My mom's family has always thrown HUGE graduation parties for their kids... it's basically an excuse to have a family reunion. When I wanted nothing of the sort they all thought I was crazy.

[Neuroticon]

Hmm..that too. But I meant more like the education itself than the actual event of graduation.

[lastman]

I wonder if anyone has ever had a crush on me. Being my oblivious self, I wouldn't have known...

The possibility that someone may have been crushing over me is weird O_o

I have had similar thoughts about that myself. Wondering, if, by some slim chance, that there really are women out there that do look at me. I have wondered if perhaps a subtle hint had been dropped by a woman whom I was interacting with, only to go totally unnoticed by me. I mean, I am sure its feasible? Anything is possible, right? But I am a huge pessimist, so these thoughts are fleeting.

[emibee]

No matter what I need to do I always find some way to put it off till later. I hope procrastination isn't my strongest talent.

[Ablysmal]

One dude I dated said "You do realize that strangers look at you and think about you, and other girls every day." It was a weird left field uncomfortable idea, but after a while / eventually got used to that as a meaningless possibility.

This also makes me uncomfortable. Just knowing that someone may be thinking of me in whatever way creeps me out for a reason.

Even when someone did tell me their feelings, I was left like o_o "ehh??" and freaked out.

I have had similar thoughts about that myself. Wondering, if, by some slim chance, that there really are women out there that do look at me. I have wondered if perhaps a subtle hint had been dropped by a woman whom I was interacting with, only to go totally unnoticed by me. I mean, I am sure its feasible? Anything is possible, right? But I am a huge pessimist, so these thoughts are fleeting.

Haha I'm horrible at picking up hints. Maybe it's just my inexperience or me being naive. But yes, anything is possible, especially if you think about the fact that there are millions of people, so one is bound to like you.

[SA1988]

No matter what I need to do I always find some way to put it off till later. I hope procrastination isn't my strongest talent.

Procrastination is one of those INTP things, I reckon, but it's ok because anything that really needs to be done will be done, to perfection, at the last minute.

[SA1988]

I have had similar thoughts about that myself. Wondering, if, by some slim chance, that there really are women out there that do look at me. I have wondered if perhaps a subtle hint had been dropped by a woman whom I was interacting with, only to go totally unnoticed by me. I mean, I am sure its feasible? Anything is possible, right? But I am a huge pessimist, so these thoughts are fleeting.

This also makes me uncomfortable. Just knowing that someone may be thinking of me in whatever way creeps me out for a reason.

Even when someone did tell me their feelings, I was left like o_o "ehh??" and freaked out.

Haha I'm horrible at picking up hints. Maybe it's just my inexperience or me being naive. But yes, anything is possible, especially if you think about the fact that there are millions of people, so one is bound to like you.

It's often hinted to me that people find me rather attractive (woohoo!), but I've never been one to go off and try to flaunt it, mainly because I look in the mirror and just see myself - a slightly cynical, tired-looking, not-particularly-special Anglo Saxon male with a reasonably angry stare and generally dumb-looking expression. Maybe I should stick a picture on that 'INTP photos' thread, hah.

In India, where I was volunteering for a while, a Scottish girl and an Australian girl told me they thought I was 'one of those sexy guys who doesn't know he's sexy and was probably quite quiet at school and kept to himself a bit, and didn't realise what other people thought at all.'

I was never one to go with the 'sexy' description, but the rest of their words were amazingly accurate.

[wisterias]

..For an INTP, I'm not very pessimistic. But I'm not entirely optimistic either. I'd just prefer to be content than always negative. (Although, get me talking on the flawed school system or government and it all goes downhill pretty fast. But I'm not normally pessimistic.)
It's possibly the enneagram 7 talking.. and social conditioning and all that.

[lastman]

From Personality junkie

The fact that INTPs can enjoy working independently for long periods of time may also discourage them from complicating their lives with relationships. Despite this relative independence, there invariably comes a time when theirinferior function (Fe) beckons them to be around people. This may involve feelings of emptiness or loneliness, alerting them to the fact that their independent projects may, in and of themselves, be insufficient for achieving the deeper sense of wholeness and contentment they desire. This tug-of-war between their Ti and Fe is a central and recurrent dilemma for INTPs. At some level, INTPs feel like they need people and want an intimate relationship, while on another, they are afraid of losing themselves and their cherished freedom if they commit.

Well, shit...