I’m seeing a J vs. P moment.
TG said rather enigmatically: “I’m getting older! I don’t like this!â€
J interprets rather literally: “It doesn’t necessarily have anything to do with looks or beauty, because older people can be beautiful. TG simply doesn’t like the fact that the years are passing. That’s all we can know, based on what she said.â€
FP reads the high emotionality of the statement and interpolates: “TG is showing a lot of emotion. So she’s communicating that it’s about more than just the passage of the years. In most women, such high emotionality would likely mean that they see their looks fading a bit with age. So I’ll try to reassure her on the subject of looks--a little fading is a natual process.â€
But J doesn’t like that kind of reasoning: J says, “You’re equating the passage of years with loss of beauty. TG didn’t say that. So I assume it’s a prejudice of yours that you’re inserting.â€
FP responds: “Not quite. It’s just FP interpolation. We do that, and most often we’re right. If we’re wrong, then we prefer that the OP correct us, rather than get docked for PC points by onlookers. In other words it would be helpful if TG were to fill in the blanks by explaining just what exactly about the aging process is bugging her so much.â€
[Note:] Naturally I’m doing what FPs do--I’m interpolating the thought processes of the participants and taking a stance based on my interpolation. Always risky, but that’s what FPs do.