Although we are attracted to people who are very different from us in the way we deal with the world, we are most attracted to others who have a similar focus in their lives. Couples who have the same dominant function in their personalities seems to have the longest and happiest relationships. So, for example, an individual whose dominant function is Introverted Sensing seems to be naturally drawn towards partners with a dominant function of Extraverted Sensing。
We have also noticed that Sensors seem to communicate best with other Sensors, and that Intuitives seem to communicate best with other Intuitives. There seems to be a more equal partnership formed with people who communicate on the same level, although there are many successful relationships between Sensors and Intuitives. Two individuals of any type who are well-developed and balanced can communicate effectively and make a relationship work, but many people will communicate best with people who share their same information gathering preference.
With that in mind, it shouldn't come as any surprise to learn that research regarding Personality Type and Relationships shows a definite pattern which indicates that successful mates often share the same dominant function, and the same letter preference ("S" or "N") for their information gathering function. Of course, that does not mean that people with different preferences cannot have a happy, successful marriage, it simply indicates that people frequently settle down with individuals who are on their same "wave-length".
译文:
物以类聚，人以群分
虽然在世界上我们会被和我们行为处事截然不同的人吸引，但是我们还是最容易被那些和我们有着相似兴趣的人所吸引。性格当中有着相同主导作用的夫妻似乎关系能够维系最长久，也最快乐。所以，举个例子，一个人他的主导作用是内向理性，似乎自然而然被外向理性的伙伴所吸引。
我们也发现理性的人似乎和其他理性的人交流的更好，感性的人似乎也和其他感性的人能更好的沟通。这似乎说明品行相同的人可以形成更合适的伙伴关系，虽然也有许多关于理性和感性的人成功的合作。两个任何类型的人，只要他们是发展良好、安定的人，都能够有效的进行沟通，一起协同工作，但是许多人仍旧和那些和他们信息采集喜好相同的人沟通的更好。
脑中有了这种想法，根据调查性格类型和关系的调查结果也就没什么值得惊喜的了，它显示一个明确的模式，成功的配偶通常哟这共同的主导作用，对他们信息采集功能共同的字母偏好（S或N）。当然，这不意味着有着不同喜好的人不能以一个开心、成功的婚姻，这只是暗指人们经常和那些和他们“波长”相同的人在一起。