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Type 1 + Type 6

The Reformer & The Loyalist

High Compatibility
The Dynamic

Both value loyalty, responsibility, and doing the right thing. Creates stable, committed partnership.

Strengths
  • Strong shared values and reliability
  • Both take commitments seriously
  • Six's warmth balances One's reserve
Challenges
  • !Can become rigid and anxious together
  • !One's certainty vs. Six's doubt
  • !Both can be pessimistic about future
Conflict Pattern

Six tests loyalty; One becomes defensive and critical. Six's anxiety increases; One becomes more rigid.

How Each Type Sees the Other

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How Type 1 Sees Type 6

Initial Attraction

The Six's loyalty and responsibility; their commitment to duty and preparedness.

Core Perception

A reliable ally who takes obligations seriously, but whose anxiety and worst-case thinking can be draining.

Trigger Points

  • Constant questioning and doubt
  • Indecisiveness when action is needed
  • Projecting suspicion onto the One's motives

What They Appreciate

The Six's thoroughness in planning and genuine loyalty; their willingness to show up when it matters.

Blind Spot

The One's certainty can feel dismissive to the Six's valid concerns; the One may not see their own rigidity as part of the problem.

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How Type 6 Sees Type 1

Initial Attraction

The One's reliability and clear standards; their principled approach provides certainty.

Core Perception

A trustworthy authority who can be believed, but whose rigidity can feel constraining.

Trigger Points

  • Inflexibility when circumstances change
  • Being told there's only one right way
  • The One's judgment of the Six's doubt

What They Appreciate

The One's genuine integrity and consistency; their reliability in crisis.

Blind Spot

The Six's questioning looks like disloyalty to the One; the Six doesn't see their doubt as undermining.

Growth Opportunities
  • One learns to question certainty
  • Six gains confidence from One's conviction
  • Both learn trust and flexibility
Advice for Success

Build trust through consistent action. Create space for doubt and certainty to coexist.