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=== Assistant: Short answer: it weakens the INTJ case and strengthens INFJ—but it does not flip it automatically. ===
Short answer: it weakens the INTJ case and strengthens INFJ—but it does not flip it automatically.

Here’s the clean recalibration, step by step.

==== MBTI is about cognitive preference, not situational behavior. ====

What you just described is contextual modulation, not a different core type.

So the real question becomes:

: 

That distinction is decisive.

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* You default to validating emotional experiences in real conflicts.
* You monitor how words land and adjust to protect relational stability.
* You see interpersonal care as non-optional, not incidental.

Those are Fe-aligned behaviors, and they’re not trivial.

If this were merely politeness or social masking, you wouldn’t emphasize everyone’s feelings being acknowledged—you’d just say “I’m less blunt.”

That matters.

===== - You still seek unfiltered reality as your preferred input. =====
* You compartmentalize: “Here, give me truth; there, I manage people.”
* You describe bluntness as conditional, not absent—activated by boundary violations or misrepresentation.

That pattern is not Fe-dominant.
Fe-dominant types struggle to turn that switch off cleanly.

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Why it moves to #1
* Emotional validation is described as a core value, not a tactic.
* You frame relational care as part of fairness, not as emotional labor.
* Your bluntness emerges mainly when values or identity are violated, not as a baseline.

That aligns with Ni–Fe, especially mature INFJ behavior.

===== Why it stays in contention =====
* Your thinking style is still structured, prioritizing accuracy over comfort.
* You clearly separate truth-seeking mode from social mode.
* Many INTJs learn Fe-like behaviors and execute them competently—but often describe them as management, not instinct.

The deciding factor is whether emotional attunement feels natural or deliberate.

===== Still unlikely for the same reasons as before—your concern for emotional impact is too consistent and value-driven. =====

==== Answer this honestly, not ideally: ====

When you validate everyone’s feelings in a real conflict, is it because:
# You feel internal discomfort if emotional states are left unacknowledged, or
# You believe it’s the correct and ethical way to resolve situations, even if it costs you energy?
* #1 → INFJ
* #2 → INTJ (with strong interpersonal discipline)

Both can look identical from the outside. Internally, they feel very different.

==== Yes—your clarification meaningfully changes the assessment, but it doesn’t invalidate the earlier reasoning. It reframes it. ====

You sit on the INFJ–INTJ boundary, with the deciding variable being whether Fe is instinctual or strategic for you.

===== 1. After emotionally complex interactions, do you feel drained from managing emotions or relieved once harmony is restored? =====
# Do you notice others’ emotional shifts automatically, or mainly when you consciously pay attention?
# When someone is upset but factually wrong, what bothers you more: their emotional state or the inaccuracy?
# If you had to choose, would you rather be seen as fair and understanding or accurate and clear?

Those answers would lock this in.