u/Traditional-Solid-43

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Am I understanding Fi right?

I'm a 30F INFJ, and as I'm getting older, I feel like I'm starting to see the benefit of Fi more and more. From my simple understanding, it's: putting myself and my values above everything else, and because I'm very in tune with what I want and don't want, I do unto others how I want it done unto me? And also, you guys have this very.. brooding feeling face. I can tell that you guys are feeling something deeply. Unlike myself. I definitely would consider myself to be a deeper thinker than a feeler. (despite being an INFJ)

I remember thinking that ISFPs, INFPs and ENFPs harbored a very egocentric side to them. I used to think you Fi users were just pure outright "SELFISH" (but I love these mbti types btw). I couldn't understand how Fi users could just go with their choices that completely left out the feelings of other people. My choices always used to be based on how they would affect others.

But now I'm starting to realise that at the end of the day, the emotions of others' aren't really my business, and that I'm not the savior of people. It's not my life purpose to make everyone happy, and I have my own feelings and desires too. I've only recently started to be more in touch with my own genuine feelings, and I feel very grounded.

I honestly hope my future partner is an ENFP, but I'm kinda scared that I might misunderstand their Fi (especially this function above other functions) and this might result in some kind of conflict. My dad's an INTJ and his Fi function is always something I never quite understood all that well. It made me misunderstand him A LOT.

So.... Did I get Fi right? Is there anything you guys would like to add?

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