When I first met my best friend I knew it would be the latter. The kind of friendship I crave. He was excitable, interesting, confident and also slightly broken. (He won't mind me saying that.. probably). The truth is, I think he saw straight through my introverted, private defense mechanisms and saw my broken mind too.
He sees me.
For an INFJ it is a continuous struggle to open up to people. A private thought to someone may escape here or there but for the most part the complex nature of the INFJ mind means that the words to describe how I'm feeling don't ever seem to materialise. At least, never at the right moment.. Of course, as soon as time has passed (and it's too late) my mind has thought of an eloquent and succinct string of words to perfectly describe how I felt. The only problem with this is by the time I've got to this conclusion, the moment has passed and I'm experiencing new set of feelings within an entirely different situation.
Getting to know an INFJ is hard work (I know this). One of the most refreshing things about this relationship is that, I no longer have to struggle to find the words to describe how I'm feeling because he takes one look at me and he knows exactly what's going on in my head and what I need to fix it.
I guess the only down side to this is,, there is now no where to hide.
Since becoming close friends I could not imagine my life without him. As much as I would love to go through every single part of our unique friendship; to really encapsulate this journey would take more pages than there are stars in the sky.
When I think about our incredible relationship I feel like the whole universe is staring back at me, an extraordinary web of interwoven exciting thoughts, ideas, journeys, memories and feelings. When I am apart from him I hold an intense feeling I have never felt before; and only feel complete when I am with them again.
For me, I have found my soul mate. Never has someone who is so different to me felt so similar at the same time. I know that what we have is a rare and deep connection and it is one which I will treasure every day.
I love you Mike.
