Where do I find other SPs IRL? (bit of vent)

alicia91 · 06-08-2008, 05:17 PM

According to Tieger & Barron, the breakdown of the types is:

SJ- 46%
SP- 27%
NF- 16%
NT- 10%

Seems about right, but how come I can't meet more SPs? Where are they? Seems like EVERYONE I meet is an SJ. Don't get me wrong I have many SJ friends but I feel a particular connection with other SPs and I have trouble finding them. Two of my closest friends are SPs, and when we met we immediately bonded, and I have plenty of SP family (but they live far away), but that's about it.

So where in the suburban midwest do SPs congregate? Certainly not in my neighborhood, the PTA, the church. I think I knew more of them in college but they must have grown up? LOL

Do all SPs become SJs when they mature? (just kidding but.........)

Firelie · 06-08-2008, 05:39 PM

Try a bar? lol The only SP I've bothered getting to know was a total party girl.

Randomnity · 06-08-2008, 06:35 PM

Hmm one ISTP guy I met through my friend, who's in his band.
I have an ISTP roommate who we found by advertising for a roommate.
I have an ESTP friend who I know through another friend, an ISFP, who I know from sports.
I think there are a couple other STPs at sports, too.

So mainly through friends, which isn't very helpful, I realize.

alicia91 · 06-08-2008, 07:37 PM

It seemed easier when I was younger, now that I'm a middle-aged suburban mom who no longer hangs out in bars, it's much harder. Where the heck did they all disappear to?

I joined a gym recently, hopefully I'll find a few there.

Usehername · 06-08-2008, 09:22 PM

they are outside playing. seriously.

Geoff · 06-08-2008, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Usehername

they are outside playing. seriously.

Exactly! You might find them on a forum for discussing outside activities.. sports, partying, performances of all sorts and all. But only as a means to an end.

They won't often be in libraries, or general discussion forums.

nozflubber · 06-08-2008, 09:25 PM

It's been my experience that you can't swing a dead cat without hitting half a dozen ISFPs, so I'm not sure you're looking very hard.

Jeffster · 06-08-2008, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nozflubber

It's been my experience that you can't swing a dead cat without hitting half a dozen ISFPs, so I'm not sure you're looking very hard.

So that's YOU that keeps hitting me with a dead cat! I thought maybe it was just raining.

6sticks · 06-08-2008, 09:32 PM

Loosely organized tribal organizations geared around a specific activity, like hunting or gathering.

Athenian200 · 06-08-2008, 09:53 PM

I'm guessing the smarter SP's with more self-control mistype as NP's or even SJ's at times.

I don't think many people really want to be seen as a type who's stereotyped as impulsive, opportunistic, poor at planning, and struggles with learning. So if they can look like another type, they probably will.

I'm also thinking that many of them like to avoid civilization so they can be "wild." I think a lot of them are in biker gangs.

Not that SP's actually have all these problems, but it's easy to get that impression from the profiles.

06-08-2008, 05:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
alicia91 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Type: Posts: 669	Where do I find other SPs IRL? (bit of vent) According to Tieger & Barron, the breakdown of the types is: SJ- 46% SP- 27% NF- 16% NT- 10% Seems about right, but how come I can't meet more SPs? Where are they? Seems like EVERYONE I meet is an SJ. Don't get me wrong I have many SJ friends but I feel a particular connection with other SPs and I have trouble finding them. Two of my closest friends are SPs, and when we met we immediately bonded, and I have plenty of SP family (but they live far away), but that's about it. So where in the suburban midwest do SPs congregate? Certainly not in my neighborhood, the PTA, the church. I think I knew more of them in college but they must have grown up? LOL Do all SPs become SJs when they mature? (just kidding but.........)

06-08-2008, 05:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
Firelie Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Type: INTJ Location: Portland, OR Posts: 741	Try a bar? lol The only SP I've bothered getting to know was a total party girl. __________________ Go ahead. You know you want to click this.

06-08-2008, 09:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
Usehername Pwning Life Since 1986 Join Date: May 2007 Type: INTJ Location: XC ski and fort-building heaven Posts: 1,975	they are outside playing. seriously. __________________ You don't have a soul. You are a Soul. You have a body. Faith is the art of holding on to things your reason once accepted, despite your changing moods. C.S. Lewis

06-08-2008, 09:25 PM	#7 (permalink)
nozflubber DoublePlusUngoodNonperson Join Date: Mar 2008 Type: INTP Posts: 1,548	It's been my experience that you can't swing a dead cat without hitting half a dozen ISFPs, so I'm not sure you're looking very hard. __________________ How can I be lost, If I've got nowhere to go?

06-08-2008, 09:32 PM	#9 (permalink)
6sticks Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Type: istp Posts: 409	Loosely organized tribal organizations geared around a specific activity, like hunting or gathering. __________________ In pursuit of happiness.

06-08-2008, 06:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
Randomnity insert random title here Join Date: May 2007 Type: ISTP Posts: 1,454	Hmm one ISTP guy I met through my friend, who's in his band. I have an ISTP roommate who we found by advertising for a roommate. I have an ESTP friend who I know through another friend, an ISFP, who I know from sports. I think there are a couple other STPs at sports, too. So mainly through friends, which isn't very helpful, I realize.

06-08-2008, 07:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
alicia91 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Type: Posts: 669	It seemed easier when I was younger, now that I'm a middle-aged suburban mom who no longer hangs out in bars, it's much harder. Where the heck did they all disappear to? I joined a gym recently, hopefully I'll find a few there.

06-08-2008, 09:53 PM	#10 (permalink)
Athenian200 Fragmented Being Join Date: Jul 2007 Type: InfJ Location: C:\ Posts: 5,774	I'm guessing the smarter SP's with more self-control mistype as NP's or even SJ's at times. I don't think many people really want to be seen as a type who's stereotyped as impulsive, opportunistic, poor at planning, and struggles with learning. So if they can look like another type, they probably will. I'm also thinking that many of them like to avoid civilization so they can be "wild." I think a lot of them are in biker gangs. Not that SP's actually have all these problems, but it's easy to get that impression from the profiles. __________________ "I'm not much more than an interpreter, and not very good at telling stories. Well, not at making them interesting, anyways." --C3-P0, Star Wars IV: A New Hope

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