In her own words, she is complex in a can of cute. Slouched in my favourite chair by my window, with the sound of passing cars, their occasional horn toots and the odd police siren as the soundtrack to my evening, up until then I had been having a chilled, if lethargic evening natter.
I had one eye on the evolving tactical battle on my FM2013 Liverpool save and the other on my phone whilst we talked, before we segued into the subject of personality types and tests. Thanks to books like Quiet and Networking for Those Who Hate Networking, I am increasingly secure in owning up to being introverted - which was probably why without too much thinking I owned up to being INTJ. Her initial response was to ask me to translate that into real English; I promptly emailed her a link to the sixteen personalities INTJ page. That set off a bout of good natured teasing and banter at my expense - not that I minded. LK is delightfully great to talk to; her brand of acerbic, intelligent, thoughtful conversation delivered in a voice so soft one would assume she couldn’t hurt a fly is one that I have taken a great liking to over the past three months. Teasing over, I pressed her to take the test herself, knowing just how much insight into her personality it would provide and looking for canon fodder to retaliate. That was the setting for her declaration, in the aftermath of which I found myself soberly considering just what the potential ramifications of the revelation might be.
So don’t you want to run away? she asked. My response after a few seconds of deep thought was not yet, which was the truth.. Something about this woman intrigues me no end. It certainly doesn’t hurt that she’s gorgeous, intelligent, does great conversation very well and evidently has a heart for God, critical items on the list. The rest of our conversation after that was a lot more serious, less playful, less frivolous.
She did find the time and space to fire a parting shot in my direction. As with every onion, she said, there are always a few layers that are a tad bit difficult to peel.. So patience will be hugely required.. Do you have it?
Somewhere in my head, me the pragmatist was left wondering if there wasn’t something a tad ominous about this…