Interestingly, I've scored as follows:
http://www.typologycentral.com/foru...umlaus-enneagram-post1468306.html#post1468306
So yeah, I had a lot of 8 and 9 and 1, plus 5 and 3: I identified with 5 out of 9 types, which is kind of weird. But right out of the starting gate, everyone wanted to type me as "5w6", because INTJ. In spite of scoring highest on "1", I would type myself as 9w8, and not 9w1 and certainly not as type 1.
I think the main problem w/r to my case is that while 1 is concerned with "perfectionism", you kind of have to ask "perfectionism about what?" 5s are also perfectionists, as are 3s. The difference with true type 1s is that their perfectionism isn't so much about excelling at anything as it is about expressing their ANGER. They aren't trying to be correct so much as they're very angry that they're wrong. Being wrong is very frustrating for type 1s, and they'll do everything they can to avoid being wrong
except change their opinion. Their blind spot is that they aim their anger at other people for being wrong because the possibility that they've been wrong all this time is almost unbearable.
Type 9s are almost the complete opposite of this. I care about being correct, of course, but my ego isn't in it. I don't get upset that other people disagree with me, I only get upset that people might not accept me because I might hold a different opinion than they do. I don't let go of that opinion, but instead I just avoid expressing it. This can occasionally surprise people on those occasions when I actually am harsh. Usually, I'm "harsh" when push comes to shove and I have to stand my ground to keep my sense of integrity, and being INTJ I tend to come across as harsh once I've decided that someone else's feelings aren't as important as standing up for what is right. Which, when you get right down to it, is very much a 9w8 attitude, a kind of libertarian attitude that everyone is entitled to their own opinions, up to and until the point that they try to force me to agree with their opinions.
So, as you can see, I've thought long and hard about the differences between 9 and 1. You can probably figure out which you are based on what I've written here without my telling you.
But since you have that bet, I'll give you my opinion on the matter, which isn't nearly so meaningful as your own opinion on the subject. You've always come across as a type 9 to me. You don't fling your anger around when you get into arguments. You actually listen to others' opinions and take them into consideration. The possibility that you might be wrong doesn't anger you, and therefore you don't appear to fear facing that possibility head on. Look at the 1s around the forum, and you'll see that they don't do that. Not that they aren't wonderful people: they are, but being angry about issues of "right" vs "wrong" is their Achilles' Heel. They would rather die on the ground of their opinions being correct than consider the possibility that they've been incorrect for years, if not decades, and pushing them on that point will make them extremely upset. I don't think I've ever seen you react that way. My best friend is an INFJ 1, and while she is one of the sweetest people you'll ever meet, and the kids she works with will just run up and hug her, she tends to intimidate her coworkers, in part because they know it's almost pointless to argue with her when she thinks she's right about something. But because she's a psychologist, she's forced to face this dark part of herself on a regular basis (psychologists HAVE to see other psychologists on a regular basis), so in her case she is much less likely to project her 1-ish anger on others so much as on herself.
And that last bit is kind of key: 1s will both outwardly express their anger at others in public AND at themselves in private. It isn't unusual for a type 1 to literally or metaphorically to go someplace by themselves and just bang their head on a wall and chant "stupid ... stupid ... stupid". They chastise themselves for being wrong much more strongly than they chastise others, and really, that outward expression of anger is entirely due to their self-chastisement, and not due to being overly concerned with others being correct or incorrect (though they'll feel like it is the latter).
And I don't sense any of this 1-ish attitude from you at all, [MENTION=7111]fidelia[/MENTION]. You come across to me more like [MENTION=16382]Ene[/MENTION], an INFJ 9, even-handed in judgment and often a bit reticent to impose judgment.
