MBTI Relationship Matrix

Posted December 25th, 2007 by james

By James Kim

This uses the codified MBTI matrix to make the relationships pairs.

  INTJ INTP INFJ INFP ISTJ ISTP ISFJ ISFP ENTJ ENTP ENFJ ENFP ESTJ ESTP ESFJ ESFP
INTJ identity complement companion adviser neighbor suite mate enigma supplement pal contrast tribesman pedagogue counterpart cohort novelty anima
INTP complement identity adviser companion suite mate neighbor supplement enigma contrast pal pedagogue tribesman cohort counterpart anima novelty
INFJ companion adviser identity complement enigma supplement neighbor suite mate tribesman pedagogue pal contrast novelty anima counterpart cohort
INFP adviser companion complement identity supplement enigma suite mate neighbor pedagogue tribesman contrast pal anima novelty cohort counterpart
ISTJ neighbor suite mate enigma supplement identity complement companion adviser counterpart cohort novelty anima pal contrast tribesman pedagogue
ISTP suite mate neighbor supplement enigma complement identity adviser companion cohort counterpart anima novelty contrast pal pedagogue tribesman
ISFJ enigma supplement neighbor suite mate companion adviser identity complement novelty anima counterpart cohort tribesman pedagogue pal contrast
ISFP supplement enigma suite mate neighbor adviser companion complement identity anima novelty cohort counterpart pedagogue tribesman contrast pal
ENTJ pal contrast tribesman pedagogue counterpart cohort novelty anima identity complement companion adviser neighbor suite mate enigma supplement
ENTP contrast pal pedagogue tribesman cohort counterpart anima novelty complement identity adviser companion suite mate neighbor supplement enigma
ENFJ tribesman pedagogue pal contrast novelty anima counterpart cohort companion adviser identity complement enigma supplement neighbor suite mate
ENFP pedagogue tribesman contrast pal anima novelty cohort counterpart adviser companion complement identity supplement enigma suite mate neighbor
ESTJ counterpart cohort novelty anima pal contrast tribesman pedagogue neighbor suite mate enigma supplement identity complement companion adviser
ESTP cohort counterpart anima novelty contrast pal pedagogue tribesman suite mate neighbor supplement enigma complement identity adviser companion
ESFJ novelty anima counterpart cohort tribesman pedagogue pal contrast enigma supplement neighbor suite mate companion adviser identity complement
ESFP anima novelty cohort counterpart pedagogue tribesman

contrast

pal supplement enigma suite mate neighbor adviser companion complement

identity

 

where:

Pair Name Description
Identity same types: a typological mirror-image
Complement compatible strengths with opposite emphases
Companion similar modes of expression: bear each other's company well
Neighbor arrive at the same place by variant processes
Pal work and play well together: minimal natural type conflict
Advisor each has an area of insight that the other lacks
Suitemate a person one might be comfortable sharing an office. Prefer similar climates, but don't necessarily have much in common as far as goals or world view
Enigma a puzzle: totally foreign in nearly every facet
Contrast point and counterpoint on each function
Tribesman share a sense of culture, but with different interests and abilities
Counterpart perform similar functions in totally different realms
Supplement like Pal, but functions are farther removed: each can add to the other's strengths
Pedagogue each is both the other's mentor and student: has a "parent to child" feel
Cohort mutually drawn into experiential escapades
Novelty intriguingly different: interestingly so
Anima fits Dr. Beebe's description of the anima/anumus: each is the other's inferior (4th) function

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