Just to drive this conversation back towards academics and bore everyone to tears (!), I will point out the function analysis here:
INTP = Ti + Ne + Si + Fe
ISFJ = Si + Fe + Ti + Ne
Do you see the startling coincidence?
Within every INTP (TiNe) lurks an undeveloped ISFJ (SiFe).
And vice versa.
I think this is part of the odd attraction/annoyance the two types find with each other. They share all FOUR of their functions, so they can mesh very well by design and also act as a catalyst for the other...
... but the other person's strengths are their personal weaknesses and are bound to cause a lot of sparks if both people believe themselves to have a corner of truth and maturity.
The dynamic for INFP + ISTJ work the same way.
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