ISTJ FRIENDS

ISTJ friends are not spontaneous. They are not talkative, or particularly playful in their affection. What ISTJ
friends are is loyal, trustworthy, honorable and dependable. Others may come and go with the ups and downs
of life, but ISTJs stay by their friends' sides no matter what, with a deepness of commitment that other types
may not even believe is possible.

True Friendship Is a Plant of Slow Growth

ISTJs are a very methodical personality type, and this loyalty isn't given away lightly. Often slow to make
friends, ISTJs usually end up with a smaller circle, but they consider that circle to represent a promise to be
there for the people they care about, and ISTJs' promises are not easily broken.
Expressing emotional affection isn't one of ISTJs' stronger skills, but they nevertheless find ways to show it. As
Socrates said, "To be is to do", and ISTJs' follow-through, their willingness to take action as a show of support,
stands in for their words.

These actions convey a sensitivity that many fail to see, but it is a quality that ISTJs' friends come to
admire and depend on in the long years of their friendships.

But all of this sounds terribly serious, and indeed it only shows the one side of ISTJs and their approach to their
friendships. The other side knows how to stop being quite so staid, and especially in the company of joyful and
talkative Extraverts (E), ISTJs enjoy relaxing and having fun with a good discussion about work, life, and current
events.
People with the ISTJ personality type don't like conflict, and this applies to how they select their friends as well.
Seeking out friends with similar principles and opinions, ISTJs most often befriend other Sentinels (SJ), who are
likely to share their perspective and world vision. While they are unlikely to become friends with substantially
different types it simply takes too much energy to bridge the communication gap ISTJ personalities still
recognize and appreciate others' strengths and qualities.

Knowledge Is the Surest Basis of Happiness

In fact, as if to prove the point, ISTJs almost always have at least one Intuitive (N) friend in their inner circle,
despite the disconnect the two perspectives bring. These are very much relationships built not on mutual
understanding, but out of respect for their mutual differences. ISTJs marvel at Intuitives' breadth of thought,
being very much in tune with their own intelligence, while Intuitives admire ISTJs' realism and dependability,
something they are often hard-pressed to find in themselves. Knowledge, as always, is the great equalizer.

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KPyaeSoneYangon
Amazingly,itprecisesdeeply.
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AnthonyVelazquezWestSpringfieldHigh
It'sscaryhowaccuratethisis.Knowledgeispower.
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SquireGarrettWhitneyGeorgeFoxUniversity
I'manENFPwithanISTJbestfriend.Wemaybeopposites,butit'srewarding
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JulieannSmithwickOneofthegirlsatTwoGirlsandaBroom
Istj'sveryaccurate.
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BdrMohamedAssiutUniversityFacultyofEngineering
That'sreallyveryclosetome
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