Posted by JP on October 30, 2001 at 07:49:08:
In Reply to: Types We Usually Dislike posted by DanK on October 29, 2001 at 04:05:01:
5: don't know any besides me (and the people on this board I guess). We seem to be selfish, want to control our time and space, opinionated (often without a lot of justification). Can't tell you how many times I've been "100% sure" of something, willing to argue ad naseum...only to find that I was in fact wrong. I like to think I'm improving on that...I thing the "3 S's" thing is dead-on with 5's - secrecy, superiority, and separateness are certainly defining issues for me.
6: one of my best friends is a 6w5. Loyal, dependable, intelligent, hard-working. Good judge of character. Shares my cynical worldview.
7: my other best friend is a 7w6. Irresponsible, undependable, irrepressible. Loves living. The 7's I know seem to most embody their enneagrammic stereotype, in that they really are "Peter Pan"-like.
8: I hate 8's. Actually this is not true; I've had several close 8 friends (they make far better allies than enemies), plus my dad and sister are 8's. I don't think there's anything worse for a 5 than having to work for an 8. The 8's I've worked with were convinced they were focused and hard-working, when in fact they were narcotizing and fucking off a lot, and having a lot of meetings (sort of like 3's I've worked with).
9: 9's are incredibly easy for me to get along with. They are able to provide a lot of space. But I find their lack of verbalizing disconcerting, as it makes it difficult for me to totally comprehend what is going on inside of them (which, as a 5, is one of my main focuses in personal interactions).