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[Traditional Enneagram] What's your favorite/least favorite subtype of each of the 9 types

Elfboy

Certified Sausage Smoker
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MBTI Type
ENFP
Enneagram
5w4
Instinctual Variant
sx/sp
for me:

Sexual 1: less rules oriented; more JUSTICE oriented, 8-ish, but with stronger emphasis on values, heroic
Social 2: the least manipulative 2 with a stronger presence, more dignified
Sexual 3: more 7-ish, flirtier, less dry
Sexual 4: dramatic, feisty, less whiny than Social 4, less martyr-y than Self Preservation 4
Sexual 5: more romantic, more balanced, actually seem like they possess genitalia
Self Preservation 6: they're so cute and cuddly :blush: (Sexual 6 is overrated)
Self Preservation 7: ruthless, cunning, ambitious, more focused and disciplined than other 7s
Self Preservation 8: self controlled, sinister, combines the best of gut and head centers
Sexual 9: soothing, nurturing, dreamy
 

Flâneuse

don't ask me
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Messages
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MBTI Type
INFP
Enneagram
9w1
Instinctual Variant
sp/sx
favorites:
1 sx
4 sx
5 sp
6 sx
7 so
9 sx

least favorites:
3 sx
4 so
5 so
8 sx
9 sp
 

Zarathustra

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Jesus Christ. I have no idea. How do you people know this shit?

ETA: I'm just going with sexual for all the types
 

Noll

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MBTI Type
INFP
Enneagram
4w5
Instinctual Variant
sp
Sx-last always strike me as the most interesting and relatable, there's a sort of mystery... I think the idea of 4w5 sp/so, 4w3 so/sp, 5w4 sp/sx and 9w1 sp/so is very fascinating. Other than that I don't have much experience with people so I am not the one to foolishly judge by pseudoscience typology.
 

buddy2eyes

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MBTI Type
INFP
Enneagram
8w7
Instinctual Variant
sp
Self Preservation 7: ruthless, cunning, ambitious, more focused and disciplined than other 7s
Self Preservation 8: self controlled, sinister, combines the best of gut and head centers

This just make 7w8/8w7 sp combine seem related to the villain like... Joker from TDK? LOL!
 

Such Irony

Honor Thy Inferior
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Messages
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MBTI Type
INtp
Enneagram
5w6
Instinctual Variant
sp/so
Type 1:
favorite is SP- they seem more self-controlling than they are controlling of others
least favorite is SO- They seem most likely to control others and insist on the right way of doing things. Their 'activism' can be too much.

Type 2:
no preference

Type 3:
Favorite is SP- they seem the least stereotypical of the threes. Success is more about attaining security rather than trying to be top dog.
Least favorite is SO- They seem most hell-bent on success as defined in the conventional sense. Seem most inclined to give up their authenticity or manipulate others to climb up the ladder.

Type 4:
no preference

Type 5:
No preference. By definition, a 5 of any subtype is cool. :D

Type 6:
Favorite: Sexual because they seem the least stereotypical of the type 6, less phobic looking

Type 7:
Favorite: Social- they seem more reliable than the other subtypes but still fun loving

Type 8:
Favorite: Social- Seem less overtly aggressive, stand up for causes and peoples' rights
Least favorite: Self-pres- they are in it for themselves, they can get really angry if you cross their boundaries

Type 9:
No preference
 

Elfboy

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Messages
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MBTI Type
ENFP
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5w4
Instinctual Variant
sx/sp
This just make 7w8/8w7 sp combine seem related to the villain like... Joker from TDK? LOL!
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Cloud of Thunder

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MBTI Type
INFJ
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4
The Sexual instinct makes all the types much more interesting IMO, but especially the 1, 3, 4, 5, and 8.
 

Chad of the OttomanEmpire

Give me a fourth dot.
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MBTI Type
NeTi
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478
Instinctual Variant
sx/so
If I had to go by lame profile descriptions of each subtypes, I tend to have affinities for the following:


Admittedly, these are often the variations of each type I "most identify" with. So maybe this is just more narcissism. It's also based largely on what I read in Chestnut's Complete Enneagram, for reference.

I have some sort of inner reaction against the following:


This, of course, is all based on stereotypes, not any actual individuals who are far more complex than anything encapsulated in subtype descriptions.
 
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