They differ on 3 of 4 dimensions.
Joins in · Tries new things · Stays close · Regular hours
Take out a toy and it comes right over, happy to try a new game. It likes being with people and sitting close to them. When the usual playtime comes around, it comes to find you.
Read the type guide · ENFJ
Prefers quiet · Tries new things · Keeps some space · Goes with the moment
A new cardboard box can keep it busy all afternoon, in and out and in again. It mostly plays alone; if you come closer, it glances up and carries on. Today it naps on the bookshelf, tomorrow in the box, and its schedule changes without warning.
Read the type guide · INTPOn these dimensions the two type descriptions lean the same way. Similar habits can mean easy company, and also wanting the same spot at the same time.
A new scratcher and a ball you roll toward it: it tries both, as long as you stay in the game.
It tries the tunnel from one end, then the other, as if checking for a route it missed.
They may reach a new box, bag or toy at the same time. Put out two boxes instead of one and rotate the toys, so neither has to wait its turn to look.
On these dimensions the descriptions lean in opposite directions. A difference is not a problem; it shows where each cat may need a choice of its own.
Your morning starts and it is already at your feet, tail up, ready to come along.
A box arrives and it stands alongside, studying the inside, alone and in no hurry.
Their days may cross only now and then, and that is fine. Keep a resting place the quieter cat can reach without passing through the busy part of the home, and let the more social one come to you for company.
When you come through the door it is already leaning its cheek against your leg.
It keeps you company from the stool beside your desk, facing the room, with a gap between you.
Closeness that one cat offers, the other may not want. Watch whether the cat being approached stays, moves away or turns its head, and make sure it always has a way out.
After a full day it curls up against you on the sofa, as it does most evenings.
The bed sits unused while it sleeps in whichever patch of sun the afternoon offers.
One cat’s playtime may be the other’s nap. Keep the routine steady for the cat that relies on it, and offer the other a short game somewhere else when it gets going at an odd hour.
These steps are the same for any two cats, whatever their types. Go at the pace of the less comfortable cat.
This compares type descriptions for fun. How two cats actually get along depends on each cat and their home. How it works
