They differ on 1 of 4 dimensions.
Prefers quiet · Tries new things · Stays close · Regular hours
It keeps away when the house is busy. Once things quiet down, it jumps onto the arm of the sofa and sits beside you. It walks over slowly to look at a new toy, plays for a while, then comes back. Most evenings it shows up at that spot around the same time.
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Prefers quiet · Tries new things · Stays close · Goes with the moment
It often hides behind the curtain and pops out when a paper bag rustles. After playing, it loops back to your legs, rubs against you once and wanders off again. When it sleeps and when it plays depends on the day.
Read the type guide · INFPOn 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.
Its favorite company is one quiet person: it sits at the window while you read, a cushion between you.
It watches the trees from behind the curtain, where nobody walks past.
They may choose the same quiet spot. Offer several quiet resting places, in different rooms or at different heights, so each can be alone without having to guard a favorite corner.
A new toy is sniffed slowly from one end to the other before the first careful pat.
A sheet of packing paper is today’s find: it steps in, listens to the rustle and tries another fold.
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.
Once you settle with a book, it rests its cheek and one paw on your arm and stays there.
After a wander it loops back to you and presses its cheek into your hand.
They may want the same lap. Sit where there is room on both sides, give each cat some time with you on its own, and pause the petting now and then so either one can leave.
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.
Every evening it curls up on the same folded blanket at the end of the sofa.
It dozes off on the round rug when it gets sleepy, whatever the clock says.
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
