November 3, 2009

The personality type least likely to stay monogamous

With the recent talk about Madonna and her divorce from director Guy Ritchie, I must comment on it.

Among the 16 Myers-Briggs personality types, the least likely personality to stay married is "ESFP" or Extraverted Sensory Feeling Perceiving, which is what Dr. Alex Avila calls "The Performer." That type is least likely to stay monogamous. It would not be surprising if Madonna were that personality type.

Of course, it's not impossible for The Performer to stay in a committed relationship. Moral standards help. So would partnering with someone who can relate to The Performer's tendency to fly by the seat of her pants, go with her gut, need to be around people, and delight in all things sensuous (meaning palatable to the five senses). Trust and understanding is paramount to such a situation.

Will she stay faithful? If her partner is open to the fact she has a tendency to explore and change her mind, being "faithful" means being committed, but probably not monogamous. That doesn't mean she can't be monogamous; though, that's where moral standards come into play. She would have to be one tough and wise character to live against her tendencies and still find contentment in a relationship. Difficult, but not impossible.

Anyway, it's not a cool thing to judge people because of their tendencies. We are who we are. And it's why it's so important to "Know Thyself."

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