Recent content by MonkeyGrassGirl

LOL. I can see that in myself, a little. It's not that I have a desire to manipulate at all. Rather, I intensely hate anything that smacks of manipulation. I can agree to disagree, but not when it comes wrapped in veiled insults, passive aggression or non-apologies. That feels like nails on a...

Yeah. I do, and often do (not engaging/fighting it is TOUGH) It's a little disturbing when it's not just a crazy friend/stalker that's calling, but the person you live with. O.<

Mmmm. In my experience, intensely stubborn people who don't like boundaries usually means fireworks (and not the pretty kind) in the face of the firm boundary setter. I suppose, then, it depends on your tolerance level for histrionics and drama, and ability to live with constant violation...

In a relationship, what makes a boundary a reasonable one? At what point does a boundary become just a personal preference or unreasonable demand? How far would you go to see that your boundaries are respected, and how many reminders would you issue before you drop the relationship? :m083:

Stella-I love your avi! :D Yours is so deep, varied and dualistic. There's a certain fearlessness about it, as well as a willingness to explore every shade and nuance, plunging into it all as far as can be plunged. There is some structure, though, in how the exploration is carried out, which...

mine? :O) Rough-playful, a little impish. A tenancy to tease from a safe distance, perhaps? You'd like to be perceived as a little feisty or powerful, but you also like for others to like you. That's my silly best guess.

I actually feel that I'm fantastically interesting! However, it does take the right kind of interaction to really bring that part of me to the surface. Certain personalities completely shut me down, and never stay on a subject long enough for me to really participate. When conversations stay...

This thread is really interesting to me..in the past year or so, I've had several relatively new friends approach me with complaints about "my level of commitment to our friendship". Which has completely sent me running for the hills, in most cases, because I had no IDEA that they took our...

:melts: That pic looks like it jumped onto the screen, just to make me happy! :D Love it!

Cats. :P One giant ginger cat with a tattered ear, specifically. My quiet little 5yo coming to sit beside me. Not talking. Just to sit. Autumn (how I wish it were every day). Having an hour to myself when no one in the world wants to bother me about anything. Tea, book/laptop/daydream...

I adore that movie (my kids love it, too).

I remember getting really attached to an old couch as a child, and feeling as if it would feel taken for granted and cast off when my family replaced it. I think stories like The Velveteen Rabbit made it even worse...which is why I won't let my kids watch a lot of Toy Story movies (I'm trying to...

You are a proactive, progressive, and passionate. You don't have much patience when there's something you want. You are full of new ideas, theories, and plans. Sometimes you get carried away with your dreams. You make quick judgments, but they are usually right. You are good at assessing a...

Exhausting, fulfilling, dedication, nurture, insight, warmth, availability. For both words. Oddly, my own parents didn't even factor into the equation. :P

I don't know. My parents, as best I can guess, are ISFJ (mom) and ESTJ (dad) . Both my sib and I are INFJs (no question). My spouse's parents are likely emotionally constipated INFJ (father) and ISXJ (mother). Spouse is ISTP with sibs that are (best guess) ESFP, INFP, ISTP and INTP (all guys)...