Type Talks INTP and INTJ Relationships: Key Differences You Need to Know! ft. Katherine W. Hirsh
Aug 13, 2025
Katherine W. Hirsh, an INTP and co-author of books with the Myers Briggs® company, dives into the fascinating dynamics of INTP and INTJ relationships. She unpacks common misconceptions about these personality types and shares personal anecdotes from a Kilimanjaro expedition, highlighting their contrasting approaches to intuition and planning. The discussion includes reflections on how health challenges impact personality dynamics, as well as emotional interactions influenced by gender and generational factors, providing deep insights into relationship complexities.
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Outer Letters Reveal Public Function
- The last MBTI letter signals which function is used externally, so INTJ appears externally as thinking and INTP as intuition.
- Katherine Hirsh stresses that outward behavior can seem almost opposite to inner function dominance.
Kilimanjaro Summit Shows Different Time Focus
- Katherine Hirsh recounts climbing Kilimanjaro with her INTJ father and feeling sick but wanting to remember the experience.
- Her father focused on planning future peaks while she wanted to savor the present moment at the summit.
EJs Seem Flexible, IPs Seem Fixed
- EJs appear flexible because they update decisions quickly with new external data, while IPs seem rigid due to long internal commitment.
- Katherine explains that IPs' deep internal processing makes their final choices feel timeless and inflexible.