Half of duality — reliably the wrong half. The leading functions cover each other exactly as in duality; the support functions don't. Strong starts, weak rescues.
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Socionics builds types from eight information elements (Ne, Si, Ti, Fe…) placed into eight fixed slots — the slot decides how the element behaves in you.
The three-letter code (IEI) names the top two slots. It looks like an MBTI type; it doesn't convert cleanly — which is the kind of disagreement this site exists to measure.
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| element | in IEI | in SEE | what happens |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ni | base (1) | suggestive (5) | supply meets demand |
| Fe | creative (2) | demonstrative (8) | IEI works at what SEE does in passing |
| Si | role (3) | ignoring (7) | IEI strains at it; SEE covers it without ceremony |
| Te | vulnerable (4) | mobilizing (6) | SEE's enthusiasm lands on IEI's bruise |
| Se | suggestive (5) | base (1) | demand meets supply |
| Ti | mobilizing (6) | vulnerable (4) | IEI's enthusiasm lands on SEE's bruise |
| Ne | ignoring (7) | role (3) | IEI covers without ceremony what SEE strains at |
| Fi | demonstrative (8) | creative (2) | IEI's background hum under SEE's craft |
slots, in one line: base & creative = native strengths · role = performed on demand · vulnerable = the sore spot · suggestive & mobilizing = what's wanted from others · ignoring & demonstrative = strong but not valued. Full definitions on each type page.
Where it clicks
- First meetings run themselves — the lead axis is fully covered.
- Interest is real: each has a main strength the other genuinely wants.
- Recovery after distance is quick; the opening chemistry re-arms.
Where it grinds
- Support fails precisely under load — the helper reaches for a tool the other doesn't want.
- Near-miss quality: close enough to retry, wrong enough to fail, repeatedly.
- Intimacy plateaus below what the opening promised.
MODEL A Intertype relations are classical canon — this page is Model A ground. MODEL G keeps the frame but weights temperament and communication energy differently; where that changes a reading, we say so. Nothing here is invented to manufacture a disagreement. method →
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