Neighbouring signs
Neighbouring signs sit side by side on the wheel but work very differently: different elements and different ways of acting. Each sees in the other what it lacks itself. These couples learn from each other, though at first they may not understand each other's motives.
Elements
Fire and water make steam and passion. The fire partner acts on impulse and speaks bluntly, the water partner feels deeply and remembers hurt. The attraction can be very strong, and so can the clashes: one feels smothered, the other feels wounded. This couple has to learn to handle each other gently.
Pace and temperament
The cardinal sign leads, the mutable sign adapts. This couple moves together easily: one suggests, the other picks it up and finds flexible solutions. The mutable partner just needs to keep their own voice.
Aries in love
In love, Aries is the pursuer. It enjoys the chase, shows feelings openly and wants an equally honest response. Boredom and coldness put out its fire faster than arguments do. Aries needs a partner who is not afraid of its energy and leaves room for excitement.
Pisces in love
Pisces loves romantically and selflessly. It needs emotional depth, tenderness and the feeling of being understood without words. Pisces easily idealises its partner, so disappointment hurts it especially. It needs someone who treats its feelings with care.
Why one sign isn't enough
Sign compatibility compares only the position of the Sun. Even two couples with the same signs have their Moon, Venus and Mars in different places - which is why it comes easily to some and takes work for others. Exact compatibility is calculated from both partners' birth charts.
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