Now that you have answered the questionnaire you may proceed to the next part of this adventure by reviewing the letters you have selected above to find your probable temperament and that of your spouse.  The General Description of this temperament is shown below.

Link to other types
Link to negotiations matrix

General description of ENTPs:

• - Deals imaginatively with social relationships.
• - Sensitive to possibilities.
• - Good at analysis.
• - Tolerance for and enjoyment of the complex.
• - Keen judge of the pragmatic.
• - May deliberately employ debate tactics.
• - Maintains a one-up position with others.
• - Counts on ingenuity to solve problems as they arise, rather than carefully generating a detailed blueprint in advance.
• - Natural engineers of human relationships.
• - May, at times, be unaware of the feelings of others.
• - More excited about pursuing a new idea than about following through on an existing one.
• - World is a chessboard.
• - "Big picture" person who finds it challenging to see how many ways there are for fitting the various pieces of the whole together - this enables them to generate many creative             alternatives.
• - Gets pleasure and intellectual stimulation from arguing both sides of a subject or from doing something unusual or unexpected.
• - Views a relationship as one more opportunity for the growth and development of everyone involved.
• - The ENTP's house may be crowded.
• - Far more important than neatness, schedule, order.
• - Quest may be made at the expense of hugs, kisses and expressions of affection.
• - Give free rein to the imagination instead of getting bogged down in the sticky details or dull routines that may be part and parcel of the idea.
• - Would much rather learn by "getting involved" than by being lectured to.

• Attracted to new problems and their solutions and therefore enjoy the negotiating milieu.
• The more complicated the negotiations the better.
• Can be very enthusiastic and innovative in developing creative solutions.
• Will bring imagination and initiative to the negotiating process.
• Tends to understand rather than to judge the opponent.

Weaknesses

• Once the main issues of negotiation (property and parenting) are worked out and solved, the ENTP has trouble handling the routine drafting of agreements.
• During stress may get sick, have nightmares, feel "It's hopeless."  They can't "go on."
• May overdose on too many possibilities in the negotiating process and have trouble coming to a decision.
• May not always process facts accurately.
• May have difficulty concluding the negotiations and getting to closure.
• May be prone to make decisions impulsively - especially if overburdened with too many facts.
• Can always find a logical reason for whatever negotiating goals may be even though those goals bear little relation to a court ordered outcome.  (not necessarily related to common sense.)

How the ENTP sees himself

• Very analytical, can see flaws in the negotiating positions, what can be done instead.
• Despite emotional chaos is calm and under control.
• Very reasonable in all his (her) positions.
• Brings originality and creativity to solutions.

How others see the ENTP

• As tending to ignore values of negotiating opponent and not really addressing feeling parts of the issues.
• Focused on outcome rather than preserving future relationship (like parenting).
• Not people oriented, but outcome oriented.
• Interested, but not emotionally involved.
• Unable to successfully clean up details of negotiation.
• Won't finally agree to sign off.
• Too wishy-washy, hung up in options and possibilities.
• Invents new issues.

How the ENTP can negotiate more effectively with other types.

• Be aware that emotions are valid to other side.
• Remember other types may not need or want logic but do want to be heard.
• Use logical abilities to help define issues and objectives before negotiating ways to accomplish them.
• Refrain from adding to the objectives before entering the cooperative phase of negotiations.
• You will do yourself a favor by stating objectives. Try to cut down on the long list of options you want to bring to the table.  Instead, prioritize and cut off.
• Expect spouse to judge you somewhat harshly for negotiating without a plan for a period of time.
• Learn to say no in negotiations more frequently instead of making promises you can't keep.
• Set deadlines for negotiating process.  Learn to keep to some timetables which spouse will probably appreciate.
• Try to disengage process of negotiations and focus more on goals like a total parenting plan or a property settlement.
• When suggesting solutions make sure they're workable instead of merely possible.
• Use a step-by-step written outline to keep you focused, don't just have rough sketches and vague ideas.

The information in these links describe how each of these temperaments interacts with the others in the context of divorce negotiations.