Are ENTP and ISTP personality types compatible? See how ENTPs and ISTPs get along in this guide to ENTP/ISTP relationships. If you're an ENTP in a relationship with an ISTP, discover how you'll communicate, interact, and relate to each other in daily life.

How ENTP and ISTP Get Along

ENTPs and ISTPs have some common themes that often arise when they get to know each other. As an ENTP, you'll want to keep these issues in mind when you get to know an ISTP.

As an Intuitive Thinking type, you approach relationships a little differently than the average person. You have a lively mind and an appetite for ideas. More than any other type, you like to spend time with people who can keep up with you mentally and who expose you to new ideas and worldviews. Ultimately, what you are looking for in relationships is intellectual stimulation—although you also appreciate people who can draw out your softer side.


You're likely to be of two minds when you first meet this person. On the one hand, they may strike you as quite uncomplicated—which you don't necessarily see as a good thing. You may question if they are interesting enough to get to know. On the other hand, it doesn't escape you that this person seems to be enjoying life quite a bit, and you'll probably be curious to find out if they know something you don't. Although you have obvious differences, you may find yourself wanting to learn more.

You tend to be imaginative, unconventional, and interested in innovation. You think deeply and enjoy playing with ideas. You rarely take anything at face value, and enjoy analyzing and even arguing as an intellectual exercise. Because you are so forward-thinking, you sometimes you get caught up in your imagination and lose track of real life.


As you may initially suspect, this person can bring an aspect to your life that is sorely needed. Your relationship with them might be just the thing to get you out of your imagination and into the present moment. If you struggle to stay grounded, this person can bring you down to earth.



Communication Between ENTP and ISTP

Communication can be a challenge between any two people, and communication between ENTP and ISTP personality types is not the exception. By being aware of the issues that often arise when ENTPs and ISTPs communicate, you can learn how to reach an understanding more quickly.








ENTP vs. ISTP Values

Values are intensely personal, and while an ENTP and an ISTP can find common ground, there will always be some differences in what you hold dear. However, understand how your ENTP approach to values compares with your ISTP counterpart's will help you to appreciate and overcome your differences.

The two of you have some fundamental differences in what you value. Although both of you value logic and reason, looking at things from an objective viewpoint, you tend to disagree on the goal of your analysis. You are fundamentally an innovator, while your counterpart is more focused on maintaining the status quo.

You seek out ways to shake up the system and make things newer, faster, and better. You believe that everything can be analyzed, dissected, re-engineered, and improved. You most likely love science, technology, and innovations in business. To you, the future is an exciting place, and you may enjoy fantasizing about what the world will be like in 20, 50, or even a thousand years.

On the other hand, your counterpart is a traditionalist who will likely find your goals unnecessary, if not outright ridiculous. They put faith in the past, and trust what has worked for many generations before them. They appreciate rules and feel comforted, rather than restricted, by institutions and traditions. Rather than being excited by the unknown, your counterpart is wary of striking out into new territory. For this reason they are inclined to stick with what they know and follow established procedures and processes.

But conflict is not inevitable, and you each have something truly valuable to offer one another. For you, your partner offers a stern reality check for your sometimes pie-in-the-sky ideas. Let's face it, although you have some wonderfully innovative ideas, they're often mixed in with a few half-baked duds. This person is uniquely positioned to help you figure out which is which.

On the flip side, you can help your counterpart to see where change really is needed, and how to learn to embrace it. Your excitement and confidence in times of uncertainty can show them that what is new is not always unwelcome, and progress can be (and often is) a good thing.

ENTP and ISTP in Daily Life









