How Can Being a Hopeless Romantic Make It Harder to Find Love?

While being this way might seem to make it easier to find love because you’re always looking for it, there are some problems that can come with this approach.

Should You Hold Onto Your Crush or Try Moving On?

Sometimes you have to move on or at least begin the healing process because you realize that you want more from your crush than they’re willing or able to give.

Why Should INFJs Use Logic When Trying to Move On from Unrequited Love?

Until an INFJ applies logic to the situation, they still won’t see these things as enough reason to move on.

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How Do You Stop Being in Love With the Idea of Someone?

When you find yourself dwelling on certain things and ignoring everything else, give yourself a reality check and remind yourself to take in the whole person.

How Do You Know When You're in Love With the Idea of Someone?

If you don’t really know them, all your fantasies will be based on what you imagine would be wonderful to experience.

17 Journal Prompts for INFJ Unrequited Love

If you’re an INFJ or someone who loves deeply, these prompts will encourage you to ask yourself what this crush means to you and what your feelings for them say about how you feel about yourself.

The 7 Stages of an INFJ Crush

An INFJ encounters a person and feels a deep connection to them. Logic isn’t usually consulted at this stage. Everything is feelings and emotions.

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6 Things an INFJ in Love Might Want You to Know

If an INFJ does happen to be in love with you and you’re someone who’s looking for something more casual, you might want to think very carefully before entering a relationship with them.

How to Get Over an Unrequited Crush That Has Lasted for Years

If this person has had any sort of presence in your life, even if only in your mind, they’ve been serving you in some way.

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Are You an INFJ Who’s Still Single? Try Asking Yourself These 5 Questions

Sometimes you may want a partner for reasons that are real to you, but it’s just not the best time for you to enter a relationship.

Will an INFJ Come Back After Leaving a Relationship?

An INFJ may have left a relationship for reasons that had little or nothing to do with the other person. Sometimes they were just dealing with their own issues.

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7 Potential Mistakes People Can Make in Relationships With INFJs

If they sense that someone isn’t taking the time to get to know them on a deeper level, they probably won’t spend much time developing that relationship.

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5 Deep Late Night Conversation Topics to Discuss With Your Crush

If you really want to go deep, why not analyze the most common and conventional ways of doing things, and then contrast that with alternatives?

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7 Phrases You Might Want to Include in a Confession Letter to Your Crush

This one might seem obvious, but in your haste to write and give your letter, it could slip your mind to actually tell your crush how you feel.

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5 Tips for Communicating Better With INFJs

It might seem counterintuitive, but much of communication comes down to how well you listen.

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When Should You Give an INFJ Space?

It can be hard for INFJs to make their needs known, so it’s a big deal if they’re asking you for space.

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5 Things INFJs Might Want You to Know (But Might Not Tell You)

This is why you might want to get in the habit of watching their body language when they’re around you. Their actions will often say far more than their words do.

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What Should You Say to a Crush Who Moved—And Took Your Heart With Them?

If you never confessed your feelings to this person, make sure you do that now.

The Beauty of an INFJ-INFP Friendship

These commonalities may already lead INFJs and INFPs to have something to bond over when they meet, but their understanding goes even deeper than that.