Venus in Libra

Venus is at home in Libra. If it’s yours, you probably know what someone wants to hear before they’ve finished the sentence, and that’s both your gift and your hazard.

Made for two

Partnership tends to feel like your natural state. You’re thoughtful and easy to be around, you remember your manners, and you’re happiest when the two of you are on the same page. You want an equal, someone who balances you and can hold up their end of a conversation about nearly anything. Good taste counts as well. A person’s grace with others, how they dress, the music they put on: these aren’t shallow details to you.

Crude behavior or a blunt put-down can end your interest in a moment, however attractive the person doing it. You probably also have a feel for art, music or design, even if you’ve never made any.

The price of peace

Because you dislike making waves, you may say yes when you mean maybe, and maybe when you mean no. A disagreement gets smoothed over instead of settled. You could find you’ve spent a year at restaurants you don’t like, and be surprised at how angry that makes you. Saying no early is a real form of love, since it tells a partner who they’re actually with.

There’s a sharper edge too. Knowing just what someone wants to hear makes it easy to steer them, and you might do it without quite admitting that’s what’s going on. Ask whether you’re being kind or getting your own way politely. Your partner deserves to know which.

It can also be hard to be alone. Try to notice when you’re with someone mostly because being with anyone feels better than the quiet. Being able to enjoy your own company tends to make you far better at choosing.

Courting Venus in Libra

Make an effort with the setting: a lovely room, a gallery, a dinner where the lighting’s been considered. Ask their opinion, then give yours. Treat them as an equal and don’t take their agreeableness for granted: that’s what reaches them.

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