How can I facilitate and enhance my relationship with an INTP?

[bassae]

What does an INTP want (or need) from someone in a relationship regardless of the other being an ISFJ?

What strategies or tools could I apply?

 

[Cognisant]

Basic human psychological drives are standard across the MBTI types, be extension so are basic human psychological needs... to be more helpful an INTP needs everything you need, just not in the same quantities or in the same way, for example in a relationship everyone needs to feel loved to some extent, but and INTP isn't really going to appreciate gaudy emotional displays, instead something simple like demonstrating that you trust hir and/or think about hir go a surprisingly long way.

It's the little things, the honest things, the stuff that just happens.

Strategies & tools are pointless, you're dealing with an NT... actually come to think of it I suppose any tool/theory would work, not as it's intended to work, having easily figured out what you're up to an INTP will appreciate the sentiment and play along.

 

[Unique]

The truth

 

[intuitivet]

The truth

Kind of a double edged sword...maybe a sharp sword that looks blunt?

Be real, don't fake, we find out eventually.

 

[GarmGarf]

Here's a random link I found on ISFJ (female) - INTP (male) relationships (however I don't know the sex of you or the INTP, but perhaps it would apply with any combination).

This is probably the nastiest piece on the Internet about this subject, and I don't know if it is credible or anything, but avoid the pitfalls in that and maybe it will help you out.

 

[bovinity]

The truth

Yep. Never beat around the bush, say exactly what you mean otherwise the INTP will get frustrated, get bored, or perceive rejection where there isn't. I don't have any patience for dating games.