Product Description

Are men and women from different planets, or is it Personality Type, not gender, that rules the way they relate? The foremost experts in Personality Type, Paul D. Tieger and Barbara Barron-Tieger provide fresh insight into the mysteries of love. Drawing from years of experience as well as groundbreaking research, the authors offer an individualized approach to improving your love life: they help you figure out which of the 16 personality types best describes you and your partner; reveal the rewards and frustrations of your type combination; identify the essential aspects of a good relationship for each type; provide the best advice about communicating with your mate, and much more.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #45981 in Books
• Published on: 2000-01-14
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 336 pages

From Publishers Weekly
With a nod to Jung and Myers-Briggs, the Tiegers (Do What You Are, etc.) once again plumb the depths of personality type theory. This time, they apply it to the realm of committed romantic relationships, including (but not limited to) marriage. According to the authors, everyone can be characterized by one of 16 personality types; using them, we can attain a clear understanding of our partners and ourselves and achieve better communication and smoother relationships. They begin with a thorough yet succinct self-analysis to identify the "unconscious preferences" that make up one's type: introversion or extroversion, sensing or intuition, thinking or feeling and judging or perceiving. The rest of the text is a sourcebook for referencing specific combinations of types, typical communication difficulties and suggestions for how each partner can better "reach" the other. The Tiegers are adamantly opposed to popular theories of innate gender differences, as well as to the notion that relationships between people of disparate types are doomed. Ending with a concise summary of their research and a supplementary guide to professional counselors, organizations and books, the authors offer a uniquely constructive handbook for couples. Agent, Kit Ward. (Feb.)
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal
The Tiegers, renowned experts on personality type and authors of Do What You Are, have put together an exhaustive summary of how people with different Myers-Briggs Personality Indicators respond to each other in intimate relationships. They give an overview of types and temperaments and a solid rundown of the 16 different personality types. Readers who don't know their Myers-Briggs type will benefit from the section on figuring it out without actually taking a written test. The meat of the book consists of chapters that, using 136 profiles, spell out the issues faced by people in different combinations of types. They outline the joys and the frustrations found in each combination and give tips on how to reach partners whether their type is exactly the same as yours or diametrically opposed. Given the popularity of Myers-Briggs typing and of the authors' previous book, most public libraries should probably order a copy of this well-balanced and informative work.
-Pamela A. Matthews, Gettysburg Coll. Lib., PA
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review
"...a well-balanced and informative work." -- Library Journal, 1/00

Customer Reviews

Typing method flawed
I can't say this to people enough; that MBTI method typing is flawed, because of the following reasons. First, the test you take on typelogic dot com determines you internal self. Myself for example-internally I am ESTJ but in reality I am INFJ (ESTJ is my dual-the person who is the best match for my personality type). Second, as you can see from my example of testing ESTJ my internal dual-seeking self is menefesting outwardly flawing the resaults of the test thereby putting you in a pool of people you wouldn't get along with. For correct resaults-type yourself using How to Find Yourself and Your Best Match Socionics by Rod Novichkov then take the MBTI test and you'll know exactly what I'm taling about.

Very informative
I found this book very helpful. It is more of a reference material than a read-through kind of book, but I was looking for specific matches and what those problems might be (like INFJ and INFP, etc.) It gave me some general areas for improvement/red flags, and also the benefits of certain type matches. Fun to read not just about potential partners, but also friends and coworkers. A good buy for thos interesting in personality type!

Not an Easy Reference Guide
I'm not saying the book is bad, I'm just writing a quick review for those looking for an easy reference guide to personalities that this book is not it. It will take some time to go through this book to learn your personality as well as your mates (or you can take the Myers-Briggs, which I highly recommend if you want to make this book a easier read/faster reference guide).