Hearts and Types: Young Adults Balancing Romance, Identity, and Ambition

Exceptionally to Profoundly Gifted Young People Venturing — or Not — Into Romance Relationships

Patricia Walker

One of the younger members in the book study, Patricia, an INFJ, (Protector) as an adult, has graduated from university, is nearing her mid-twenties, and reported this about romance:

I identify as female and straight. I am not currently in a relationship and not looking or focusing on dating seriously. I’m open to what other people may do, as long as it’s not affecting me. I’ve been on a few dates, but I didn’t progress past its being worth the time. I’m focusing on my career.

Rebecca Resnick

Rebecca, an INTP (Thinker, 1.7%) as a child and adult, said she identifies as cisgendered. She married a man when just past her mid-twenties, and according to social media, she reads a lot of Japanese Manga about gender-switching.

Stephen Williams

Stephen preferred ISFP (Artist) as a child and IsTP (Mechanic) as an adult. At about thirty years old, he said this about sexual identity, love, and romance:

I’m a cis-white guy, and I’ve been seeing the same girl for two years. The one before this was far rockier. She was…