Which Star Signs Make for Good Romantic Relationships?
Ever wake up to read the horoscope for the day and find that it resonates deeply? Lots of people enjoy reading their horoscopes daily or weekly to find reassurance or guidance forward or to make decisions in their lives. These horoscopes describe the fates of the star signs: a zodiac based on Western astrology and the constellations. (Remember the Chinese zodiac symbols? Those are based on animals.) Western astrology and the zodiac signs have been increasing in popularity over the years. Horoscopes are not only in newspapers but even in popular magazines for both men and women! People love to know “What am I?” or “Who am I?” But, they especially love to know, “Who will make a good match with me?”, or “Which zodiac sign is very good for Romantic Relationships?”.
Twelve Zodiac Signs
The twelve zodiac signs in Western astrology are Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, and Capricorn. Each of them has an associated symbol, color, birthstone, and personality characteristics. These signs are assigned based on a range of birthdays, so depending on where a person falls within the range, they could be a mixture of neighboring star sign characteristics.
Each Zodiac Sign’s Birthday Range, associated Colors, and Birthstones
Aquarius: January 21-February 19 (bronze, black pearl)
Pisces: February 20-March 20 (white, ivory stone)
Aries: March 21-April 20 (red, ruby)
Taurus: April 21-May 21 (pink, emerald/jade)
Gemini: May 22-June 21 (yellow, opal)
Cancer: June 22-July 22 (green, pearl)
Leo: July 21-August 21 (red/gold/yellow, gold)
Virgo: August 22-September 23 (gray, sapphire/amber)
Libra: September 24-October 23 (brown, coral/amber)
Scorpio: October 24-November 22 (purple/black, jasper/black crystal)
Sagittarius: November 23-December 22 (light blue, amethyst)
Capricorn: December 23-January 20 (brown/black/dark green, black jade)
(The stones and colors mentioned are given as one example. There may be more appropriate stones/colors for each of the signs.)
Romantic Relationships: Zodiac Signs’ Symbols and Persionalities
Each of the signs has its symbol, ranging from human faces to animals to objects. These symbols correspond to and represent the traits that each of the signs possesses. Aquarius is a water carrier (like a jug); Pisces is a fish; Aries is a ram; Taurus is a bull; Gemini is a set of twins; Cancer is a crab; Leo is a lion; Virgo is a virgin maiden; Libra is a set of scales; Scorpio is a scorpion; Sagittarius is an archer/bow and arrow, and Capricorn is a goat. The star signs can also be grouped into the four elements: water, air, fire, and earth. Each of the groups has several characteristics that they all share. The water signs are Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces. The air signs are Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius. The fire signs are Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius, and the earth signs are Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn. All of the water signs are emotional and sensitive. They delve inward, analyze, and enjoy deep relationships. The air signs are social and love to communicate and spend time with people. They enjoy intense discussions and giving advice but can also be a bit superficial. The earth signs are very “down to earth” and practical as well as stable. And, finally, the fire signs are full of emotion. They are fiery and strong but can get angry easily. Not only does each group have a set of characteristics, but each sign has its own good and bad aspects of its personality. That also ties into which star signs make for good friendships and good romantic relationships!
Romantic Relationships: Understanding Each Zodiac Sign’s Traits
Aquarius
The Aquarius people are independent, smart, witty, original, stubborn, rebellious, and unemotional. They need their independence!
Pisces
Pisces are compassionate, imaginative, and loyal, while also being overly sensitive, self-pitying, and need to be needed.
Aries
Those who fall under the sign Aries are independent, generous, and courageous as well as moody, quick-tempered, and impatient.
Taurus
Taurus represents loyalty, patience, persistence, and stubbornness, laziness, and self-indulgence.
Gemini
Gemini are people who are full of energy, cleverness, and imagination. They are fun to be around but can also be devious, superficial, and impulsive.
Cancer
The Cancer star sign is loyal, dependable, caring, sensitive, moody, clingy, and self-pitying. They are very focused on relationships.
Leo
Leos are confident, ambitious, and encouraging while also being dramatic, dominant, and vain. They like to be admired.
Virgo
Someone who is a Virgo is likely to be analytical, reliable, and observant, as well as skeptical, a bit cold, and like to interfere.
Libra
Coming toward the end of the year, there is the Libra, who is peaceful, hospitable, social, indecisive, unreliable, and superficial. They love to be around people and can also tend towards laziness.
Scorpio
A Scorpio is someone who likes to be in control, and is passionate, observant, manipulative, moody, and obsessive. They can hold onto grudges for a long time.
Sagittarius
Sagittarius represents the characteristics of superiority, strength, liveliness, optimism, lack of emotion, carelessness, and rashness. They enjoy adventure and change.
Capricorn
And finally, there is the Capricorn. A Capricorn is responsible, patient, loyal, resourceful, conceited, distrusting, and stubborn.
Depending on what resources one uses to research the signs, the traits could change slightly. These are general traits that typically go with each sign. As mentioned above, each sign has others that match with it well to help people understand which makes for good friendships, business partners, and romantic relationships. But the most fun is to find how which signs are compatible with romantic relationships!
Romantic Relationships: The compatibility matches for each Zodiac Sign
Aquarius: Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius
Pisces: Scorpio, Cancer, and Capricorn
Aries: Leo, Sagittarius, and Aries
Taurus: Capricorn, Virgo, and Taurus
Gemini: Aquarius, Libra, and Gemini
Cancer: Pisces, Scorpio, and Cancer
Leo: Aries, Sagittarius, and Leo
Virgo: Sagittarius, Taurus, and Gemini
Libra: Aquarius, Gemini, and Libra
Scorpio: Cancer, Capricorn, and Pisces
Sagittarius: Virgo, Leo, and Aries
Capricorn: Virgo, Taurus, and Pisces
Are You Looking for Specific Characteristics in Romantic Relationships?
For each sign, there are a few options of other signs that make compatible matches. It only takes a bit of research to see for oneself which personality traits would work well together. This is quite similar to the Chinese zodiac signs where the list of animals has compatible partners. Now if two people are in a relationship that does not match on this compatibility chart, there is no reason to panic! It is possible for people with differing characteristics to work well in a romantic relationship, even strongly differing characteristics. But, this list and the research on star signs are just trying to show which pairs would have the most harmonious relationships. Some relationships take more work than others, and if each party is willing to accept the work, then no problem. But, perhaps one is in the beginning stages of dating and trying to decide on a compatible type of personality. Using the Western zodiac signs can be extremely helpful when looking for specific characteristics in a romantic partner.
Final Thoughts: Romantic Relationships
Each human is their special conglomeration of traits, quirks, and little special things that make up their personalities. For years, we have tried to organize and categorize these kinds of things to provide a more structured look at personality and the way people interact with each other. Then perhaps, with more knowledge and understanding of ourselves and others, we can better work on improvement and better relationships. However, people aren’t always so easy to pin down or place into a certain category. People may be a mixture of many of the zodiac signs. Perhaps they are compassionate yet domineering, or overly sensitive yet powerful. We humans are a complex grouping of traits. The zodiac is simply there to exhibit the generalities of human personality and how they will react to and interact with their environment. It is fun to see which category one falls in and try to decide if they can relate to the description. On a date, next time, perhaps consider thinking about the zodiac and finding out what the other person’s sign is. Could it be love or just friendship?