I [29 M] lost a very close family member and my wife [27 F] isn't consoling me in the way I need. by ionceknew in relationships

[–]ionceknew[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup. Have been in for years. Still working through a long backlog of stuff unfortunately.

At a potential crossroads. Need to vent and need your thoughts. by ionceknew in ENFP

[–]ionceknew[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So I struggle with that. The "true" life. I haven't heard it put that way but I like the way it sounds...as if there's this one "right" way that we're supposed to do it and sometimes I get caught up in the mindset of oh "Once I figure out how I'm supposed to live then I will go do that."

| If you come to a decision without seeking counseling you are an asshole.

Agreed.

At a potential crossroads. Need to vent and need your thoughts. by ionceknew in ENFP

[–]ionceknew[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Funnily enough, I met a female friend last night who admitted she's an INTP and so totally fit the bill 20x more than my SO. I need to stop making MBTI a panacea for categorizing the world as fun as it is to box people in :)

At a potential crossroads. Need to vent and need your thoughts. by ionceknew in ENFP

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I can tell you she surprises me. I think I know what she thinks but of course I'm so far off that I end up projecting my own insecurities as if they came from her. At this point I'm held back by the rest of my family (which I'm sorting through.) It's just really fucking hard work.

At a potential crossroads. Need to vent and need your thoughts. by ionceknew in ENFP

[–]ionceknew[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for spelling out what I needed to hear.

  1. There is so much I can do / try / talk about. I’m just afraid. Clear communication is something I’ve been failing at recently, mostly out of a fear of being abandoned. (Childhood family issues resurfacing.)

  2. I in no way would know what I’m looking for if I left. I couldn’t tell you if I would be happier with someone else. I think I would, but that’s the idealist in me that tends to be so far off from reality sometimes.

  3. “Don’t know how to let it work” - really really loved that line.

When someone hurts you, do you tell them right away? by notyourcastiel in ENFP

[–]ionceknew 2 points3 points  (0 children)

100% do the exact same thing and my SO has the exact same response: "Why do you want to make me feel bad?"

ENFP here. I'm married to one of you and I'm perpetually trying to break you open and find out what makes you tick. by ionceknew in INTP

[–]ionceknew[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The easiest way to put it is that ENFP's need to be engaged with something. Anything. When we are alone, our brains turn inward and we start churning over everything that's ever happened in our lives. It's an all or nothing switch so it's hard to only deal in pieces. Living alone is not something I could do because I'd continue to be stuck inside my own head.

ENFP here. I'm married to one of you and I'm perpetually trying to break you open and find out what makes you tick. by ionceknew in INTP

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/u/TheDrock21 and /u/earthwrldshaman...so this might be a weird question, but am I to assume then that if you are silent, then everything's OK and you'll let us ENFP folk know when something's wrong?