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Type compatibility (according to answers on OkCupid)

baccheion

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I took everyone that stated their type on OkCupid (~65,000 people, 1/3rd female) and matched them with each other (straight males with straight/bi women, bi males with bi males and straight/bi women, etc), and some numbers popped out. What do you think?

ENFJs, on average, seem to have the highest overall compatibility with other types:

ENFJ​
INFJ​
ENFP​
INFP​
ENTJ​
INTJ​
ENTP​
INTP​
ESTP​
ISTJ​
ISTP​
ISFP​
ISFJ​
ESFP​
ESTJ​
ESFJ​
74.46%74.41%74.32%74.09%74.07%74.07%73.98%73.62%73.15%72.90%72.86%72.79%72.76%72.61%72.37%72.31%


Compatibility by Socionics intertype relationship (I flipped the last letter for introverts, so an INTP, for example, becomes an INTj):

Identical (INTp - INTp)
Mirror (ENTj - INTp)
Look-a-like (INTp - ISTp)
Comparative (INFp - INTp)
Quasi-Identical (INTp - INTj)
Super-Ego (INTp - ISFp)
Supervision (ENFj - INTp)
74.75%74.01%73.92%73.86%73.63%73.50%73.48%

Benefit (INTp - INFj)
Contrary (ENTp - INTp)
Conflicting (ESFj - INTp)
Activity (INTp - ISFj)
Illusionary (ENFp - INTp)
Semi-Duality (ESTp - INTp)
Duality (ESFp - INTp)
73.35%73.23%73.05%72.89%72.89%72.89%72.50%


The following are the type combinations and their average compatibility:

ENFJ
ENFP
ENTJ
ENTP
ESFJ
ESFP
ESTJ
ESTP
ENFJ76.21%
INFJ75.65%
ENTJ75.41%
ENFP75.37%
INFP74.85%
ENTP74.75%
INTJ74.68%
ESFP74.18%
ESTP74.04%
INTP74.02%
ISFJ73.83%
ISFP73.82%
ESTJ73.80%
ISTJ73.78%
ESFJ73.66%
ISTP73.32%
ENFP76.35%
INFP75.81%
ENTP75.73%
ENFJ75.37%
INFJ75.20%
INTJ75.09%
ENTJ75.06%
INTP75.00%
ESTP74.35%
ISTP73.96%
ISFP73.68%
ESFP73.49%
ISTJ72.74%
ISFJ72.52%
ESFJ72.38%
ESTJ72.36%
ENTJ75.67%
ENFJ75.41%
ENFP75.06%
INFJ75.01%
ENTP74.77%
INTJ74.68%
ESTP74.21%
INFP74.17%
INTP73.73%
ISTJ73.69%
ESTJ73.36%
ESFP73.27%
ISFP73.12%
ISTP73.06%
ESFJ73.02%
ISFJ72.96%
ENTP76.45%
ENFP75.73%
INTP75.63%
INFP75.26%
INTJ74.95%
ENTJ74.77%
ENFJ74.75%
INFJ74.50%
ESTP74.20%
ISTP73.90%
ISFP72.80%
ESFP72.69%
ISTJ72.50%
ISFJ71.89%
ESTJ71.88%
ESFJ71.82%
ENFJ73.66%
ESTJ73.12%
ESFJ73.07%
INFJ73.06%
ENTJ73.02%
ISFJ72.81%
ENFP72.38%
INTJ72.31%
ISTJ72.15%
ESFP72.09%
INFP71.92%
ENTP71.82%
ESTP71.74%
ISFP71.44%
INTP71.19%
ISTP71.12%
ENFJ74.18%
INFJ73.55%
ENFP73.49%
ENTJ73.27%
INFP72.88%
ESFP72.86%
ENTP72.69%
INTJ72.53%
ESTP72.33%
ISFJ72.26%
ISFP72.17%
ESFJ72.09%
ESTJ72.03%
ISTJ71.92%
INTP71.92%
ISTP71.56%
ENFJ73.80%
ESTJ73.55%
ENTJ73.36%
ESFJ73.12%
INFJ73.10%
ISFJ72.94%
INTJ72.47%
ISTJ72.47%
ENFP72.36%
ESFP72.03%
ESTP72.01%
ENTP71.88%
INFP71.60%
ISFP71.27%
INTP71.02%
ISTP71.01%
ENFP74.35%
ENTJ74.21%
ENTP74.20%
ENFJ74.04%
INTJ73.97%
ESTP73.78%
INFJ73.63%
INFP73.56%
INTP73.38%
ISTP72.87%
ISTJ72.40%
ESFP72.33%
ISFP72.18%
ESTJ72.01%
ISFJ71.78%
ESFJ71.74%
INFJ
INFP
INTJ
INTP
ISFJ
ISFP
ISTJ
ISTP
INFJ76.11%
ENFJ75.65%
INFP75.36%
ENFP75.20%
INTJ75.05%
ENTJ75.01%
ENTP74.50%
INTP74.46%
ISFP74.26%
ISTJ74.15%
ISFJ73.91%
ESTP73.63%
ISTP73.62%
ESFP73.55%
ESTJ73.10%
ESFJ73.06%
INFP76.21%
ENFP75.81%
INFJ75.36%
ENTP75.26%
INTP75.24%
INTJ75.03%
ENFJ74.85%
ENTJ74.17%
ISTP74.08%
ISFP73.85%
ESTP73.56%
ESFP72.88%
ISTJ72.80%
ISFJ72.79%
ESFJ71.92%
ESTJ71.60%
INTJ75.56%
ENFP75.09%
INFJ75.05%
INFP75.03%
ENTP74.95%
INTP74.83%
ENTJ74.68%
ENFJ74.68%
ESTP73.97%
ISTP73.92%
ISTJ73.76%
ISFP73.20%
ISFJ73.13%
ESFP72.53%
ESTJ72.47%
ESFJ72.31%
INTP76.46%
ENTP75.63%
INFP75.24%
ENFP75.00%
INTJ74.83%
INFJ74.46%
ENFJ74.02%
ISTP73.75%
ENTJ73.73%
ESTP73.38%
ISFP72.79%
ISTJ72.49%
ISFJ72.06%
ESFP71.92%
ESFJ71.19%
ESTJ71.02%
INFJ73.91%
ENFJ73.83%
ISFJ73.79%
INTJ73.13%
ISTJ73.13%
ENTJ72.96%
ESTJ72.94%
ESFJ72.81%
INFP72.79%
ENFP72.52%
ISFP72.35%
ESFP72.26%
INTP72.06%
ISTP71.94%
ENTP71.89%
ESTP71.78%
INFJ74.26%
INFP73.85%
ENFJ73.82%
ENFP73.68%
INTJ73.20%
ENTJ73.12%
ISFP73.07%
ENTP72.80%
INTP72.79%
ISTJ72.45%
ISFJ72.35%
ISTP72.22%
ESTP72.18%
ESFP72.17%
ESFJ71.44%
ESTJ71.27%
INFJ74.15%
ENFJ73.78%
INTJ73.76%
ISTJ73.75%
ENTJ73.69%
ISFJ73.13%
INFP72.80%
ENFP72.74%
ENTP72.50%
INTP72.49%
ESTJ72.47%
ISFP72.45%
ESTP72.40%
ISTP72.29%
ESFJ72.15%
ESFP71.92%
INFP74.08%
ENFP73.96%
INTJ73.92%
ENTP73.90%
INTP73.75%
INFJ73.62%
ENFJ73.32%
ISTP73.16%
ENTJ73.06%
ESTP72.87%
ISTJ72.29%
ISFP72.22%
ISFJ71.94%
ESFP71.56%
ESFJ71.12%
ESTJ71.01%
 

Showbread

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That looks more similarity, than compatibility. Everyone's top is their own type. And it's all within a range of like 2%. I definitely would not want to date another ESFJ.
 

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That looks more similarity, than compatibility. Everyone's top is their own type. And it's all within a range of like 2%. I definitely would not want to date another ESFJ.

No, Everyone's top is their own type with N preferences. ESFJ's top is ENFJ.
It seems that intuitives want to date other intuitives and sensors want to date intuitives too lol.

Yeah, the percentages are kind of weird.
In my on experience I can kind of agree because I go along with all the types in my 76 to 75 % almost equally and I've been in love with each of them at least once. For the rest I don't know, I never experienced attraction for other types so I can't tell.
My other INFP friends were in love with INFJs, ENFPs and other INFPs.
I could never date another INFP for too long. Even though I've loved one, it was obviously an impossible relationship. I need the guide of the Thinking type.

My INFJ friend is obsessed with Thinking types as well. She goes crazy for all the INTJs.

But I think these subtle preferences have little to do with type anyways.
 

HongDou

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Me and another ENFP would be a train wreck. Give me a fun ESTP to play with (who coincidentally has ENFP as their top match...it's destiny :wubbie:).

I don't think I've ever met a gay ESTP though. I think the closest I've come is an ENTJ I dated.

No, Everyone's top is their own type with N preferences.

Not for STJs, SFPs, STPs. And possibly some other types I skipped.
 

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Me and another ENFP would be a train wreck. Give me a fun ESTP to play with (who coincidentally has ENFP as their top match...it's destiny :wubbie:).

I don't think I've ever met a gay ESTP though. I think the closest I've come is an ENTJ I dated.



Not for STJs, SFPs, STPs. And possibly some other types I skipped.


I was talking about the very top one :)

I met some gay ESxPs not sure if they were T or F
 

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That looks more similarity, than compatibility. Everyone's top is their own type. And it's all within a range of like 2%. I definitely would not want to date another ESFJ.

It's definitely compatibility, as I matched the answers everyone gave with the answers everyone stated they'd accept, then ran the OkCupid matching algorithm (using the minimum of the two scores, rather than their geometric mean). What this is suggesting to me is that most people on OkCupid seem to, on average, end up looking for someone with similar views, rather than someone complementary. That is, the answers they'll accept are primarily the same as the answers they give.
 

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Wtf all the scores are basically the same. What is going on!
 

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I have to up this thread after finding it in the magnificent world of google search. Its amazing data really if you look at it properly. The scores are so close because of "statistics" rounding it even. Overall match is 73% so it makes more sense to restrict our way of looking at it in the 70-80 gap. Basically if we take out the 70 from the picture (deduct 70 from the score) we have numbers we can understand better. I'm by no means an expert in statistics but have taken a class at uni and understand them somewhat even though I can't talk about it in proper terms. Just bear with me. I'm also on okcupid, so I know what the questions are about and how it works.

Out of all the matches ESFJ and ESTJ have the lowest overall matching %. This might seem to be due to them being the most picky and having the most strict opinions. But in reality its due to them being the most common types so the deviation closes in. This is further proved by sensors having the the lowest match percentages in general. So I wouldn't make correlation with Ns being more agreeable. ENFJ and INFJ lead the best match competition. My guess is this is partly due to them being rare and also that they might be more forgiving in a mate (allowing more options through).

All the intuitives have best matches with their own type. This is a clear indication of similarity in types. All the types are best matched with similar matches on the E/I spectrum.

Almost all intuitives are best matched with other intuitives. The differentiation is clear, bottom of the list is full of sensors and top is full of intuitives. This could again be because of type prevalence. All Sensors aren't best matched with sensors, but also with intuitives. Which would seem to indicate that intuitives are more easygoing in general, but is more likely due to type prevalence. The distinction to lower half and upper half isn't anywhere near that clear. I would say this is due to intuitives picking more suitable answers and being less strict about things.

Contrary to one popular compatibility theory, ISTPs are worst matched with ESTJs. ISTPs and INTPs seem to be the worst matches in general. ISTPs don't even match well with themselves. I have no idea how can this even be. Maybe due to Ti they might have very individual logic systems.

All types are worst matched with people who are at least 3 letters different. Which again, indicates clear difference in compatibility.

What we can lightly deduct from this (and other observations in life) is that your best 99% matches might not be your best match in real life. They might be too similar, as in the same type. I personally wouldn't like to date another ENTP, I think. I find it best to search for similarity that is not too similar. You need a balance of differences to ignite the spark. High enough match, but not overly high. Then again, the questions are about life in general and not directly indicative of type per se as can be seen from the statistics. They do, however, indicate a somewhat clear correlation of similarity regarding the same type.

My highest matches are always other intuitives and rarely something else. Given they've answered a lot of questions. I also find intuitives that are not high matches so it doesn't go to say that all intuitives are good matches with each other. I find the same happening in real life too. People and relationships are so much more than type.

I would hope for more discussion on this subject, its so interesting! :) And I apologize if there is any bullshit in my comment, I might've overlooked some stuff and come to the wrong conclusions.MBTI Matches on okcupid.jpg
 

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I took everyone that stated their type on OkCupid (~65,000 people, 1/3rd female) and matched them with each other (straight males with straight/bi women, bi males with bi males and straight/bi women, etc), and some numbers popped out. What do you think?

Can you elaborate a little more on what exactly you did here?
 

baccheion

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This version uses the minimum match between two pairs and include gender.

Male 1 (INTP) was matched with female 1 (INFJ), for example, then the resulting match percentage (how much of what the INTP male wants is given by the INFJ female) was stored in the ("m:intp", "f:infj") bucket. Then the reverse happened, and it was stored in the ("f:infj", "m:intp") bucket. Once everyone was matched with everyone else, the values in each bucket were averaged together. Once averaged, the average and standard deviation for the ("m:intp", ...) results were calculated, for example, then used to normalize those results. Once normalized, the lower of ("m:intp", "f:infj") and ("f:infj, "m:intp") was stored as the match percentage for that type and gender.


>= -0.4615: above average
>= 0.4470: great
>= 1.3555: exceptional

ENFJ Female
ENFP Female
ENTJ Female
ENTP Female
ESFJ Female
ESFP Female
ESTJ Female
ESTP Female
ENFJ1.7638
INFJ1.2640
ENTJ1.0938
ENFP1.0173
ENTP0.8344
INFP0.5538
INTJ0.5183
INTP0.0014
ESTJ-0.4041
ISFJ-0.5673
ESFJ-0.6561
ESTP-0.7526
ESFP-0.8742
ISTP-1.1763
ISTJ-1.2526
ISFP-1.4764
ENFP1.3465
ENFJ1.3354
ENTP1.2019
INFP0.9823
INFJ0.9745
ENTJ0.7099
INTP0.5428
INTJ0.3190
ESFP-0.4281
ESTP-0.5147
ISTP-0.7848
ISFP-0.9514
ISFJ-0.9596
ESTJ-1.0077
ESFJ-1.0792
ISTJ-1.7241
ENTJ1.3500
ENTP0.8258
INTJ0.7409
ENFJ0.6371
ENFP0.3681
INTP0.2687
ESTJ0.0642
INFJ-0.0040
ESTP-0.1831
INFP-0.2120
ISTJ-0.7361
ESFJ-0.8123
ISTP-0.8445
ISFJ-1.0178
ESFP-1.0894
ISFP-1.9339
ENTP1.3419
ENTJ1.0113
ENFP0.9939
INTP0.8838
INTJ0.7387
INFP0.5664
ENFJ0.5360
INFJ0.2000
ESTP-0.2464
ISTP-0.4995
ESFP-0.7336
ESTJ-0.8000
ISFJ-1.2592
ISFP-1.2869
ISTJ-1.3336
ESFJ-1.3510
ESTJ0.6641
ISFJ0.4441
ESFJ0.3577
ENFJ0.3126
ENTJ0.0047
ISTJ-0.0806
INFJ-0.2769
ENFP-0.3992
ENTP-0.7215
INTJ-0.7577
INFP-0.8045
ESTP-0.8799
ESFP-1.1246
INTP-1.2514
ISTP-1.3091
ISFP-1.6182
ENFP0.0139
ENFJ-0.1110
ESTJ-0.2668
ENTP-0.3083
ESFJ-0.3833
ENTJ-0.4496
INFP-0.4730
ESFP-0.4741
ESTP-0.5942
ISFJ-0.6133
INFJ-0.7618
INTP-0.9407
ISTP-1.2320
INTJ-1.4341
ISTJ-1.4436
ISFP-1.4560
ESTJ0.8443
ISTJ0.5467
ESFJ0.1616
ENTJ-0.0212
ESTP-0.3782
ISFJ-0.4911
ENFJ-0.5646
INTJ-0.8990
ENTP-1.0312
ENFP-1.2930
INFJ-1.3194
ESFP-1.3601
ISTP-1.4761
INTP-1.6339
INFP-1.8603
ISFP-1.9665
ENTJ0.7252
ENTP0.5508
ENFP0.3051
ENFJ0.2714
ESTJ0.0226
INTP-0.0892
INTJ-0.1293
ESTP-0.2381
INFP-0.3424
INFJ-0.4682
ISTP-0.7948
ESFJ-0.8073
ESFP-0.8625
ISFJ-0.9341
ISTJ-1.0642
ISFP-1.9241
INFJ Female
INFP Female
INTJ Female
INTP Female
ISFJ Female
ISFP Female
ISTJ Female
ISTP Female
INFJ1.7156
ENFJ1.2308
INFP1.1224
INTJ1.0047
INTP0.6054
ENFP0.5955
ENTJ0.4350
ENTP0.3592
ISFJ-0.0669
ISTJ-0.7092
ISTP-0.7366
ISFP-0.8518
ESTJ-1.0013
ESFJ-1.1331
ESFP-1.3391
ESTP-1.3951
INFP1.4522
INFJ1.1257
INTP0.9525
ENFP0.9291
ENTP0.5467
ENFJ0.4290
INTJ0.4271
ENTJ-0.2247
ISFP-0.3458
ISFJ-0.4468
ISTP-0.4579
ESFP-0.7790
ESTP-1.0930
ISTJ-1.2552
ESFJ-1.3845
ESTJ-1.5026
INTJ1.2853
INTP0.9163
INFJ0.4495
ENTJ0.3703
ENTP0.3535
INFP0.3466
ENFP-0.0831
ENFJ-0.1067
ISTP-0.2558
ISTJ-0.3019
ISFJ-0.5335
ESTJ-0.8483
ESTP-0.9439
ISFP-1.1483
ESFJ-1.5720
ESFP-1.5848
INTP1.3350
INTJ0.7975
INFP0.6869
ENTP0.6036
ENFP0.1540
ISTP0.0376
INFJ0.0330
ENTJ-0.2642
ISFP-0.5858
ENFJ-0.6924
ESTP-0.7356
ISTJ-0.8579
ISFJ-0.9777
ESFP-1.0017
ESTJ-1.4275
ESFJ-1.8261
ISFJ1.1934
ISTJ0.6945
INFJ0.0898
ESTJ0.0060
ESFJ-0.1249
ENFJ-0.4116
INTJ-0.4192
INFP-0.5029
ISTP-0.6597
ISFP-0.6881
INTP-0.9525
ENTJ-0.9857
ENFP-1.0333
ENTP-1.4195
ESFP-1.6152
ESTP-1.6813
ISFP-0.3172
INFP-0.3439
ENFP-0.8600
INFJ-0.8647
INTP-0.8670
ISFJ-0.9157
ESFP-1.0929
ENTP-1.3100
ENFJ-1.3704
ESFJ-1.4360
ISTP-1.5268
INTJ-1.7273
ISTJ-1.8030
ESTP-1.8393
ESTJ-1.9110
ENTJ-2.0245
ISTJ0.8996
ISFJ0.0972
ESTJ-0.1975
INTJ-0.3727
ESFJ-0.6696
ISTP-0.7512
INFJ-0.8386
ENTJ-0.9508
INTP-0.9615
ISFP-1.1335
ENFJ-1.2048
INFP-1.2198
ESTP-1.3323
ENTP-1.4424
ENFP-1.6305
ESFP-1.9728
INTP-0.7765
ENTP-1.1480
INFP-1.2197
ISTP-1.2451
INTJ-1.3943
ENFP-1.4379
ISFP-1.4393
ESTP-1.4654
ISTJ-1.5406
ENTJ-1.6466
ESFP-1.7044
ESTJ-1.8119
INFJ-1.8452
ISFJ-1.9787
ESFJ-2.0190
ENFJ-2.0546
ENFJ Male
ENFP Male
ENTJ Male
ENTP Male
ESFJ Male
ESFP Male
ESTJ Male
ESTP Male
ENFJ1.7638
ENFP1.3354
INFJ1.2308
ENTJ0.6371
ENTP0.5360
INFP0.4290
ESFJ0.3126
ESTP0.2714
INTJ-0.1067
ESFP-0.1110
ISFJ-0.4116
ESTJ-0.5646
INTP-0.6924
ISTJ-1.2048
ISFP-1.3704
ISTP-2.0546
ENFP1.3465
ENFJ1.0173
ENTP0.9939
INFP0.9291
INFJ0.5955
ENTJ0.3681
ESTP0.3051
INTP0.1540
ESFP0.0139
INTJ-0.0831
ESFJ-0.3992
ISFP-0.8600
ISFJ-1.0333
ESTJ-1.2930
ISTP-1.4379
ISTJ-1.6305
ENTJ1.3500
ENFJ1.0938
ENTP1.0113
ESTP0.7252
ENFP0.7099
INFJ0.4350
INTJ0.3703
ESFJ0.0047
ESTJ-0.0212
INFP-0.2247
INTP-0.2642
ESFP-0.4496
ISTJ-0.9508
ISFJ-0.9857
ISTP-1.6466
ISFP-2.0245
ENTP1.3419
ENFP1.2019
ENFJ0.8344
ENTJ0.8258
INTP0.6036
ESTP0.5508
INFP0.5467
INFJ0.3592
INTJ0.3535
ESFP-0.3083
ESFJ-0.7215
ESTJ-1.0312
ISTP-1.1480
ISFP-1.3100
ISFJ-1.4195
ISTJ-1.4424
ESFJ0.3577
ESTJ0.1616
ISFJ-0.1249
ESFP-0.3833
ENFJ-0.6561
ISTJ-0.6696
ESTP-0.8073
ENTJ-0.8123
ENFP-1.0792
INFJ-1.1331
ENTP-1.3510
INFP-1.3845
ISFP-1.4360
INTJ-1.5720
INTP-1.8261
ISTP-2.0190
ENFP-0.4281
ESFP-0.4741
ENTP-0.7336
INFP-0.7790
ESTP-0.8625
ENFJ-0.8742
INTP-1.0017
ENTJ-1.0894
ISFP-1.0929
ESFJ-1.1246
INFJ-1.3391
ESTJ-1.3601
INTJ-1.5848
ISFJ-1.6152
ISTP-1.7044
ISTJ-1.9728
ESTJ0.8443
ESFJ0.6641
ENTJ0.0642
ESTP0.0226
ISFJ0.0060
ISTJ-0.1975
ESFP-0.2668
ENFJ-0.4041
ENTP-0.8000
INTJ-0.8483
INFJ-1.0013
ENFP-1.0077
INTP-1.4275
INFP-1.5026
ISTP-1.8119
ISFP-1.9110
ENTJ-0.1831
ESTP-0.2381
ENTP-0.2464
ESTJ-0.3782
ENFP-0.5147
ESFP-0.5942
INTP-0.7356
ENFJ-0.7526
ESFJ-0.8799
INTJ-0.9439
INFP-1.0930
ISTJ-1.3323
INFJ-1.3951
ISTP-1.4654
ISFJ-1.6813
ISFP-1.8393
INFJ Male
INFP Male
INTJ Male
INTP Male
ISFJ Male
ISFP Male
ISTJ Male
ISTP Male
INFJ1.7156
ENFJ1.2640
INFP1.1257
ENFP0.9745
INTJ0.4495
ENTP0.2000
ISFJ0.0898
INTP0.0330
ENTJ-0.0040
ESFJ-0.2769
ESTP-0.4682
ESFP-0.7618
ISTJ-0.8386
ISFP-0.8647
ESTJ-1.3194
ISTP-1.8452
INFP1.4522
INFJ1.1224
ENFP0.9823
INTP0.6869
ENTP0.5664
ENFJ0.5538
INTJ0.3466
ENTJ-0.2120
ESTP-0.3424
ISFP-0.3439
ESFP-0.4730
ISFJ-0.5029
ESFJ-0.8045
ISTP-1.2197
ISTJ-1.2198
ESTJ-1.8603
INTJ1.2853
INFJ1.0047
INTP0.7975
ENTJ0.7409
ENTP0.7387
ENFJ0.5183
INFP0.4271
ENFP0.3190
ESTP-0.1293
ISTJ-0.3727
ISFJ-0.4192
ESFJ-0.7577
ESTJ-0.8990
ISTP-1.3943
ESFP-1.4341
ISFP-1.7273
INTP1.3350
INFP0.9525
INTJ0.9163
ENTP0.8838
INFJ0.6054
ENFP0.5428
ENTJ0.2687
ENFJ0.0014
ESTP-0.0892
ISTP-0.7765
ISFP-0.8670
ESFP-0.9407
ISFJ-0.9525
ISTJ-0.9615
ESFJ-1.2514
ESTJ-1.6339
ISFJ1.1934
ESFJ0.4441
ISTJ0.0972
INFJ-0.0669
INFP-0.4468
ESTJ-0.4911
INTJ-0.5335
ENFJ-0.5673
ESFP-0.6133
ISFP-0.9157
ESTP-0.9341
ENFP-0.9596
INTP-0.9777
ENTJ-1.0178
ENTP-1.2592
ISTP-1.9787
ISFP-0.3172
INFP-0.3458
INTP-0.5858
ISFJ-0.6881
INFJ-0.8518
ENFP-0.9514
ISTJ-1.1335
INTJ-1.1483
ENTP-1.2869
ISTP-1.4393
ESFP-1.4560
ENFJ-1.4764
ESFJ-1.6182
ESTP-1.9241
ENTJ-1.9339
ESTJ-1.9665
ISTJ0.8996
ISFJ0.6945
ESTJ0.5467
ESFJ-0.0806
INTJ-0.3019
INFJ-0.7092
ENTJ-0.7361
INTP-0.8579
ESTP-1.0642
ENFJ-1.2526
INFP-1.2552
ENTP-1.3336
ESFP-1.4436
ISTP-1.5406
ENFP-1.7241
ISFP-1.8030
INTP0.0376
INTJ-0.2558
INFP-0.4579
ENTP-0.4995
ISFJ-0.6597
INFJ-0.7366
ISTJ-0.7512
ENFP-0.7848
ESTP-0.7948
ENTJ-0.8445
ENFJ-1.1763
ESFP-1.2320
ISTP-1.2451
ESFJ-1.3091
ESTJ-1.4761
ISFP-1.5268

Correlation of match ordering with IQ (how much the ordering of personality types by match percentage for an INTP male, for example, lines up with the ordering of personality types by likelihood to be gifted) using the Spearman rank-order correlation coefficient:
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 0.9353     INTP Male
 0.9353     INTJ Female
 0.9147     INTP Female
 0.8618     INTJ Male
 0.8500     INFP Female
 0.8382     ISTP Male
 0.8235     INFJ Female

 0.7941     INFP Male
 0.7735     ENTP Female
 0.6765     ENFP Female
 0.6618     INFJ Male
 0.6118     ENTJ Female
 0.5941     ISTP Female
 0.5824     ENFJ Female
 0.5500     ENTP Male
 0.5235     ENFP Male
 0.4588     ESTP Female
 0.4441     ISFP Male

 0.3265     ENFJ Male
 0.3206     ENTJ Male
 0.2529     ISFP Female
 0.1765     ESFP Male
 0.0529     ESTP Male
-0.0912     ISTJ Male
-0.1118     ESFP Female

-0.1147     ISFJ Female
-0.1647     ISTJ Female
-0.2588     ESFJ Female
-0.2676     ISFJ Male
-0.3941     ESTJ Female
-0.5118     ESTJ Male

-0.6882     ESFJ Male
IQ data: http://psych.wisc.edu/henriques/papers/Sak.pdf
 

baccheion

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Can you elaborate a little more on what exactly you did here?

Male 1 (INTP) was matched with female 1 (INFJ), for example, then the resulting match percentage (how much of what the INTP male wants is given by the INFJ female) was stored in the ("m:intp", "f:infj") bucket. Then the reverse happened, and it was stored in the ("f:infj", "m:intp") bucket. Once everyone was matched with everyone else, the values in each bucket were averaged together. Once averaged, the average and standard deviation for the ("m:intp", ...) results were calculated, for example, then used to normalize those results. Once normalized, the lower of ("m:intp", "f:infj") and ("f:infj, "m:intp") was stored as the match percentage for that type and gender.
 

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All types are worst matched with people who are at least 3 letters different. Which again, indicates clear difference in compatibility.

Intriguing summary!

My mind is puzzling over the bold. I need to give that more thought and compare against IRL accumulated data-experience :)



I find it best to search for similarity that is not too similar. You need a balance of differences to ignite the spark.

My highest matches are always other intuitives and rarely something else. Given they've answered a lot of questions. I also find intuitives that are not high matches so it doesn't go to say that all intuitives are good matches with each other. I find the same happening in real life too. People and relationships are so much more than type.

I would hope for more discussion on this subject, its so interesting! :) View attachment 17486

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I have to up this thread after finding it in the magnificent world of google search. Its amazing data really if you look at it properly. The scores are so close because of "statistics" rounding it even. Overall match is 73% so it makes more sense to restrict our way of looking at it in the 70-80 gap. Basically if we take out the 70 from the picture (deduct 70 from the score) we have numbers we can understand better. I'm by no means an expert in statistics but have taken a class at uni and understand them somewhat even though I can't talk about it in proper terms. Just bear with me. I'm also on okcupid, so I know what the questions are about and how it works.

Out of all the matches ESFJ and ESTJ have the lowest overall matching %. This might seem to be due to them being the most picky and having the most strict opinions. But in reality its due to them being the most common types so the deviation closes in. This is further proved by sensors having the the lowest match percentages in general. So I wouldn't make correlation with Ns being more agreeable. ENFJ and INFJ lead the best match competition. My guess is this is partly due to them being rare and also that they might be more forgiving in a mate (allowing more options through).

All the intuitives have best matches with their own type. This is a clear indication of similarity in types. All the types are best matched with similar matches on the E/I spectrum.

Almost all intuitives are best matched with other intuitives. The differentiation is clear, bottom of the list is full of sensors and top is full of intuitives. This could again be because of type prevalence. All Sensors aren't best matched with sensors, but also with intuitives. Which would seem to indicate that intuitives are more easygoing in general, but is more likely due to type prevalence. The distinction to lower half and upper half isn't anywhere near that clear. I would say this is due to intuitives picking more suitable answers and being less strict about things.

Contrary to one popular compatibility theory, ISTPs are worst matched with ESTJs. ISTPs and INTPs seem to be the worst matches in general. ISTPs don't even match well with themselves. I have no idea how can this even be. Maybe due to Ti they might have very individual logic systems.

All types are worst matched with people who are at least 3 letters different. Which again, indicates clear difference in compatibility.

What we can lightly deduct from this (and other observations in life) is that your best 99% matches might not be your best match in real life. They might be too similar, as in the same type. I personally wouldn't like to date another ENTP, I think. I find it best to search for similarity that is not too similar. You need a balance of differences to ignite the spark. High enough match, but not overly high. Then again, the questions are about life in general and not directly indicative of type per se as can be seen from the statistics. They do, however, indicate a somewhat clear correlation of similarity regarding the same type.

My highest matches are always other intuitives and rarely something else. Given they've answered a lot of questions. I also find intuitives that are not high matches so it doesn't go to say that all intuitives are good matches with each other. I find the same happening in real life too. People and relationships are so much more than type.

I would hope for more discussion on this subject, its so interesting! :) And I apologize if there is any bullshit in my comment, I might've overlooked some stuff and come to the wrong conclusions.View attachment 17486

There's more data for the INxx types than the ESxx types, as there are more INxx types online. The lower overall match percentage for ESxJs is probably telling of how disagreeable they are (give answers not liked by others and unaccepting of answers commonly chosen by others).
 

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I took everyone that stated their type on OkCupid (~65,000 people, 1/3rd female) and matched them with each other (straight males with straight/bi women, bi males with bi males and straight/bi women, etc), and some numbers popped out. What do you think?

My understanding of OKC match scores is that they are basically an indicator of how similar your romantic and lifestyle preferences are to other users'. In other words, they are a decent proxy for, rather than a true indicator of what your actual chemistry or even long-term compatibility with another person might be.

That being the case, it would make a lot of sense that those who share a type would have the highest "compatibilities" as they should theoretically share relationship preferences/styles as well.

More anecdotally, two of my longest term relationships were with guys with whom I had match scores in the 70% range. Anything above 90%, ime, and you just kind of slide right past each other as there's not enough friction to really create a spark.
 

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My understanding of OKC match scores is that they are basically an indicator of how similar your romantic and lifestyle preferences are to other users'. In other words, they are a decent proxy for, rather than a true indicator of what your actual chemistry or even long-term compatibility with another person might be.

That being the case, it would make a lot of sense that those who share a type would have the highest "compatibilities" as they should theoretically share relationship preferences/styles as well.

More anecdotally, two of my longest term relationships were with guys with whom I had match scores in the 70% range. Anything above 90%, ime, and you just kind of slide right past each other as there's not enough friction to really create a spark.

Match scores are a filter. Anything below 75% (or above 20% enemy) is likely to be bad. Once above the bare minimum, there's little difference between 75 and 89, and 90 and 99.

It makes sense as you get a 0 whenever you answer in a fashion not liked by the other person. When you have accumulated a lot of zeros, you're score is low. The problem is, if you answer all questions well, but then answer a very important question incorrectly, the other good answers drown out the extremely bad one. That makes it more likely that bad matches can have a higher match score than good matches a low score. That is, if someone's score is below the line (75%) and they've answered enough questions, then you can be fairly certain they are a bad match. On the other hand, if they are above the line, they may not necessarily be a good match. In any event, as the filter eliminates a large percentage of the potential pool, it becomes more doable to search through "unacceptable answers" for dealbreaker-type responses.
 

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There's more data for the INxx types than the ESxx types, as there are more INxx types online. The lower overall match percentage for ESxJs is probably telling of how disagreeable they are (give answers not liked by others and unaccepting of answers commonly chosen by others).

So they're.....

..... too judgemental. :cool:

 

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(I'm glad [MENTION=17131]Chanaynay[/MENTION] feels the same way about this, lmao)
 

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Match scores are a filter. Anything below 75% (or above 20% enemy) is likely to be bad. Once above the bare minimum, there's little difference between 75 and 89, and 90 and 99.

It makes sense as you get a 0 whenever you answer in a fashion not liked by the other person. When you have accumulated a lot of zeros, you're score is low. The problem is, if you answer all questions well, but then answer a very important question incorrectly, the other good answers drown out the extremely bad one. That makes it more likely that bad matches can have a higher match score than good matches a low score. That is, if someone's score is below the line (75%) and they've answered enough questions, then you can be fairly certain they are a bad match. On the other hand, if they are above the line, they may not necessarily be a good match. In any event, as the filter eliminates a large percentage of the potential pool, it becomes more doable to search through "unacceptable answers" for dealbreaker-type responses.

This doesn't seem to contradict my point.
 

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This doesn't seem to contradict my point.

Do you remember the enemy match you had with your matches?

Can you elaborate a little more on what exactly you did here?

Would it be possible to edit the original post to link to the new data here: http://www.typologycentral.com/foru...-answers-okcupid-post2780987.html#post2780987 ?

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Updated pairings here: http://www.typologycentral.com/foru...-answers-okcupid-post2780987.html#post2780987
 

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Do you remember the enemy match you had with your matches?

Are you trying to give some reasoning for my personal experience for the site? I'm unclear on the relevance of your reply or this question. What you said regarding matches being a "filtering" mechanism still seems to line up with what I said about values/relationship styles vs relationship quality and outcome.
 
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