These days, dating apps give swipers access to a potential partner's zodiac signs, drinking and drug use frequency, political affiliation, relationship structure preferences, and sometimes even kinks (shout-out Feeld) to parse out compatibility. Sometimes, people will even list their Myers-Briggs personality type in the description. While some people might overlook these four little letters in a dating bio, your MBTI can give useful insights into your romantic goals and interests. In fact, you can even determine a person's sex preferences based on their Myers-Briggs personality type.
Quick refresher: The Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator (MBTI) is a personality-type quiz based on Carl Jung’s theories of psychology. It gives individuals one of 16 different types, based on four specific dichotomous pairs: extrovert (E) or introvert (I), sensing (S) or intuiting (I), thinking (T) or feeling (F), and judging (J) or perceiving (P). The Myers-Briggs test is designed to help a person understand their personality, preferences, and potential strengths and weaknesses in everything from school to work, relationships with family and friends, and even love and sex, explains Courtney Glashow LCSW, a psychotherapist and founder of Anchor Therapy in Hoboken, NJ.
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Courtney Glashow, LCSW, psychotherapist and owner of New Jersey-based group private practice Anchor Therapy
Jess O'Reilly, PhD, sexologist and host of the podcast Sex With Dr. Jess
Joni Ogle, LCSW, certified sex therapist and social worker who specializes in Myers Briggs
Kim Hertz, LCSW-R, founder and psychotherapist with NY Therapy Practice in New York City
Whether you're single or partnered, sexually active or celebrating, learning your sex preferences based on your Myers-Briggs personality type can give you valuable insights into your needs, wants, and behaviors in the bedroom, says Glashow. This may also help individuals embrace and shed shame around their sexual preferences, adds psychotherapist Kim Hertz LCSW-R with NY Therapy Practice in New York City. “In mainstream culture, it is taboo to talk openly about sexual preferences and experiences, which can lead to feelings of sexual shame,” she says. Reading up on your sex preferences based on your Myers Briggs type can help individuals see that they aren’t alone in their desires, which can reduce stigma and increase a sense of connectedness, she says.
If you have a partner, Glashow says that knowing their sex preferences based on their Myers-Briggs type can help you better understand them as well as where you are compatible and less compatible, which can lead to more fulfilling relationships, she says. Notably, even if you’re single and not dating, Hertz suggests reading all the Myers-Briggs sex personality types. “Reading about types other than your own can also be a fun and risk-free way to learn about the diversity of sexual experiences,” she explains. With that, read on to learn your sex preferences based on your Myers-Briggs personality type, as well as your partner's or potential partner's sex preferences.
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