what is the relationship between e4 and letting all your Ne hang out all loose and sloppy and still wearing sweatpants in the morning like enfp 7s?
my tentative theory is the more Ne that gets out, the more you can kind of sense what the person means, they just have a more present, palpable letting out of their vision, their ideas, their inspirations, their excitements, their feelings, etc.
i knew an infp 4w5 girl who seemed very self-contained, hard-edged, and sassy. her first tendency was to avoid direct interactions, her second was to get all judgy high-horse. somehow we started inventing stories about things and people around us, and immediately it dawned on me how great her Ne was. situated within 4w5 critical cultural rigor, etc. it was awesome. she became easy to know, altho i'm sure that the Ne that was a solution for me was an antagonist for others, who thought she was just crazy.
i'm also seeing that Ne doesn't necessarily let feelings out, bc infps still have a lot held closely to their chest, are still editing their shit very aggressively, still censoring the situation. the more merged and imaginative it is tho, the more you show yourself. there are differences for me as an Ni Fe that i can't wrap my head around, but in almost all cases, without the e function you won't communicate or express. merging can be relaxing and energizing at the same time, it can put so many of your worries, insecurities, embarrassments, and anxieties to rest. the e7s turn this shit into a science. very off-shore holding account, sneaky sneaky.
i think a key for me in the process with infp 4w5s is letting them show you their judgiest and that you, rather than wanting to curb it, like it. that you find it funny, but also accurate, that you enjoy their values and can in some ways identify strongly as well. that you SEE it. i'm not going to feel it in the same way, but as an Fe user i feel like i can experience the implications, the way that it can be contextualized and recognize, to some degree, how it works, why it's important, and why/how it relates back to the whole, the overall, the big picture, the self, etc. i think this is all strangely relevant for intps too, just in ways i do not yet understand or have mapped out. this, holy shit i love your Ti judgments! kind of sense. look at all the things that can be done with them! my god!