INTP Relationship Problems 1 -- Definition as Contract (INTP)

It's weird the way examples pop up when you need them. An example of "definition-ing" in practice, and not in a kind way: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1635/...

INFP 5s seem to do something similar (more about the morality of what you believe, like a code of honor you uphold, than just cold, narrow consistency with anything), so maybe this is more of an Enneagram or Si thing than an INTP thing.

ENTPs perform something similar, but they seem less interested in upholding the contract and more interested in how you feel/respond in situations screwing with that contract. ENTPs build things up then shake them to death to figure out what's real; INTPs monitor trends for years and mark/research anomalies to figure out what's fake. Same search, different methods.

When an INTP doublechecks your definition of something, you can be sure they're silently observing and judging your behavior against your self-set definition (even if they never say anything about it).