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Rory Gilmore vs Lorelai Gilmore

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INFJ

Rory Gilmore

Gilmore Girls

INFJ The Advocate Enneagram 9

The bookworm with a five-year plan and a talent for dodging conflict.

Strengths

  • Reads, learns and absorbs at an incredible pace
  • Kind and polite to almost everyone she meets
  • Works hard toward long-term goals
  • Loyal to her mother above everyone else
  • Makes people feel heard

Weak spots

  • Avoids conflict until it becomes a crisis
  • Takes criticism as a verdict on her worth
  • Drifts along with other people's plans

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ENFP

Lorelai Gilmore

Gilmore Girls

ENFP The Campaigner Enneagram 7

Coffee in one hand, a pop culture joke in the other, always.

Strengths

  • Makes everyone laugh, even in a crisis
  • Fiercely protective of Rory and her friends
  • Builds a life from nothing with sheer nerve
  • Sees potential in people and places others ignore

Weak spots

  • Jokes her way out of serious conversations
  • Runs when commitment gets too real
  • Holds grudges against her parents for decades
  • Treats vegetables and sleep as optional

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How they compare

They share 2 of the four letters (iNtuitive, Feeling).

Where they split: Introverted (Rory Gilmore) vs Extraverted (Lorelai Gilmore); Judging (Rory Gilmore) vs Perceiving (Lorelai Gilmore).

On the Enneagram Rory Gilmore is a 9 (The Peacemaker) and Lorelai Gilmore is a 7 (The Enthusiast).

On our profiles they are listed as a good match for each other.

Who wins this match-up?

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