VIRGO + ARIES (MARCH 21 - APRIL 19)
The razor’s edge between love and hate lives in this common but contradictory coupling. Your attraction feels so fated, it’s impossible to resist. Fire-sign Aries loves freedom and risk, but helplessly falls for prudent, parental Virgo, an Earth sign landlocked by practicality and protocol. The tips of Virgo’s gossamer wings are singed by Aries’ flame—yet, into the fire the Virgin flutters. Both signs have a hero complex, and this relationship centers around fixing each other, or exposing the other to new ways of life. For the first six to twelve months, it’s exhilarating. Arduous Aries hand-delivers Virgo’s sexual awakening with passion that’s tender and all-consuming. Cautious Virgo teaches the impetuous Ram how to slow down, prepare and look both ways before crossing. New facets of your personalities unearth themselves—how lovely!
Once the hormone flood is no longer at high tide, however, there are glaring differences to negotiate. Virgo’s well-intentioned criticisms feel like a character assault to Aries (“who cares how I fold my T-shirts? I’m still a good person!”). Aries’ myopic selfishness makes Virgo feel resentful and unappreciated—especially after hours of listening to the Ram’s diatribes with the patience of a paid analyst. At this point, you realize that you’ve spent way too much time together, and you’ve lost touch with the outside world. Roll out of bed and reconnect with your individual friends, hobbies and interests. Trust that the other one will be there when you return.
VIRGO + TAURUS (APRIL 20 - MAY 20) ♥♥♥♥
You’re a pair of sophisticated Earth signs who blend like cashmere and wool. Taurus adds the touch of luxe and Virgo is the solid standby. You’re what could be described as a “lovely couple,” with good taste, social graces and old-fashioned values. Although your earthy natures can also make you hippies at heart, you tend toward the traditional, and you both like possessions of quality. You’ll set up a lovely, well-appointed home—though Taurus will have to fight neat-freak Virgo to keep the plastic slipcovers off the sofas and doilies off the appliances. Virgo is ruled by intellectual Mercury, and Taurus by pleasure-loving Venus. As a result, Taurus is more feisty, raw and direct, which can offend Virgo’s stuffed-shirt sensibilities. However, the Virgin soon looses up and learns to laugh at himself. It’s good to have sensible Virgo around to pull the brake when Taurus overspends, heads up to the buffet for a fourth helping or tips his glass for a refill. Responsible Virgo has far more self-control than the Bull. In private, you’re both sensual and erotic, and you can spend hours wrapped contentedly in your Egyptian cotton sheets. You share a judgmental streak, and if you’re too intent on fancying yourselves superior to the world, you may limit your horizons. Open your minds, and be willing to try something “lowbrow” or off your beaten paths. It keeps life interesting.
VIRGO + GEMINI (MAY 21 - JUNE 20)
Gemini and Virgo share a common ruler: speedy Mercury, who zips around the Sun gathering light and information, then disseminating it to the masses. You’re both natural communicators with a thousand ideas and opinions. Romance is a cerebral affair for your intelligent signs. Conversations spark into lively debates; asking each other “What do you think?” is akin to foreplay. Although Virgo is a more staid Earth sign and Gemini is a breezy Air sign, you share a “mutable” quality. That means you’re flexible, and you can adapt to each other’s quirks. Good thing, since you each have a bevy of rigid, borderline obsessive-compulsive habits. (Virgo’s can include folding underwear into identical, neat little squares; Gemini’s usually involve hoarding, starting new hobbies or impulse shopping.) You both love control, though Gemini is loath to admit this, while Virgo flies the flag. At times, you may wrestle for dominance, a habit you’ll need to overcome for this match to work. Virgo’s nagging can take the wind out of Gemini’s sails; Gemini’s sketchily researched half-truths set off Virgo’s trust alarm. But combine the depth of Virgo’s cautious planning with the breadth of Gemini’s boundless curiosity, and you’ve got the total package. You can make great parents, too, since your styles tend to complement and you’ll divide up roles with ease. Gemini can help serious Virgo lighten up, and responsible Virgo can help ground the easily distracted Twin.
VIRGO + CANCER (JUNE 21 - JULY 22) ♥♥♥♥
This is a couple that can outlast the ages, since you’re fast friends and seamless companions. Virgo is the zodiac’s helper and Cancer is its nurturer. Your emotional connection is instant, and you’re thrilled to meet a kindred soul who knows how to give, not just take. It’s a refreshing break from the usual energy vampires you both attract! Your relationship is sweet and storybook-innocent: lots of handholding, sentimental cards, and anniversary baubles. Yet, you’re practical, too, stowing away college funds for your yet-to-be-born children, earning advanced degrees, taking out a mortgage. Security is something you both cherish. In a way, you’re like parents and partners to one another: you both express love by nagging, fussing and feeding. And it works. A pair of self-professed nerds, you love to cook, decorate, read novels and learn. No matter how much money you earn, you both remain thrifty, too. (Scoring a high-end treasure at a tag sale or an eBay auction is orgasmic.) Your signs are both family oriented, and you make sweet but strict parents who live for your children. Generally, you’re close to your own relatives, and you enjoy spending time at family events or hosting holiday gatherings. Keeping the sexy charge alive will take a little effort, though, since you both love to stay home rather than dress up or hit the town. Push yourselves to leave the nest, and socialize with other couples more often.
VIRGO + LEO (JULY 23 - AUGUST 22)
You’re playing with fire here—literally. Passionate Leo is a Fire sign ruled by the Sun, and his solar power can light up a universe. Virgo is a practical, skeptical Earth sign who can throw dirt on Leo’s flames before they have a chance to combust into a world-changing wildfire. It’s a shame how quiet and subdued the awesome Lion becomes around Virgo. The problem? Leo is addicted to praise, and needs constant encouragement from his mate. Virgo is the zodiac’s perfectionist; his critical nature can cause Leo to shrink-wrap himself into diminutive proportions. Think of Leos Madonna and Jennifer Lopez, and their marriages to Virgos Guy Ritchie and Marc Anthony. Yes, they had children with these men, which is important to the family-oriented Lion. However, both megastars toned down their flashy, go-getter images to play wifey. This dynamic must be avoided at all costs. Virgo’s earthy nature should be no more than terra firma beneath the Lion’s feet. In turn, Leo must shore up confidence, rather than take flaw-finding Virgo’s feedback to heart. While Virgo is the helper sign, a codependent vibe can quickly form if he tries to manage Leo’s demanding, dramatic life. Your signs are completely different; what’s good for the goose is dead-wrong for the gander. Live and let live.
VIRGO + VIRGO (AUGUST 23 - SEPTEMBER 22)
Two fussbudget, critical control freaks like you will either suit each other…or deserve each other. For what is a relationship but a magical looking glass into your own dark and twisted Wonderland? You’re neurotic neatniks and private pack rats who will either: a) thrive by living in separate wings or residences, b) nitpick each other to death, or c) grow into happily-ever-after hoarders, aging gracefully in a castle of newspaper clippings saved for the ne'er-to-come Someday. Your grounding Earth sign nature can also be your saving grace, as it gifts you with sophisticated, sensual taste. Forget the horn-rimmed glasses and virginal rep that’s been cast upon your sign. You love handcrafted cuisine, fecund vineyards, bespoke furniture and majestic interiors. More than that, you both love the STORY behind everything. What would bore other signs fascinates you, and you want to learn about every nook and cranny that went into your captivations. Our advice: pack your perfectly-matched Vuitton luggage and get thee to Tuscany for couples’ cooking lessons. Learn the complete history of a region and travel there on an architectural tour. Call it “intellectual intercourse.” Bond over your braininess and the passion will follow.
VIRGO + LIBRA (SEPTEMBER 23 - OCTOBER 22)
You’re next-door-neighbor signs who can learn a thing or two from each other. Virgo is a cautious Earth sign who plans for the worst and prays for the best. Air-sign Libra not only expects the best, he demands it—and thus, he usually gets it. In stressful times, Libra’s charm and balanced perspective is a breath of fresh air for anxious Virgo. The Virgin is ruled by mentally-stimulating Mercury, and his mind goes a mile a minute. Libra’s ruler is Venus, the goddess of beauty, love and pleasure. Like a gentle lullaby, Libra smoothes the rough spots, helping Virgo relax and trust that everything will be okay. While this may be an illusion, it still has a hypnotic effect on Virgo. Socially, you mix well. You both enjoy arts and culture, and you’ll never be at a loss for date ideas: museum openings, concerts, readings. You’re also a fastidious pair—you’ll have the cleanest house on the block if it’s up to Virgo, and the most tastefully decorated home if Libra has a say. The one dynamic to beware: Virgo is the zodiac’s helper and Libra is its pampered diva. This can easily turn into a master-and-servant scenario, with Libra feigning helplessness and Virgo scrambling to save him. Like Persephone eating the pomegranate seeds that doomed her to Hades, Virgo must be careful not to swallow Libra’s intoxicating tales and sob stories.
VIRGO + SCORPIO (OCTOBER 23 - NOVEMBER 21) ♥♥♥♥
Virgo and Scorpio are two of the zodiac’s shrewdest signs. Your collective gaze misses nothing, and your conversations can be as hair-splitting as Freudian analysis. You’re both insatiable when it comes to understanding the human soul, and examining your own neuroses can keep you busy for weeks. While your obsessive natures would drive other people mad, it only makes you more fascinated by each other. You’re like two scientists in the lab of love, researching, analyzing, and measuring data. Moody and introverted, you both have spells where you crave total privacy, and you’ll grant each other that space. You unconsciously absorb so much energy from your environments, and you need to clear yourselves on a regular basis. Nature is soothing—Scorpio is a Water sign, and Virgo is Earth—and you may enjoy a healthy or outdoorsy lifestyle. That can mean renting a private chalet on a pristine European lake, or devoting yourselves to raw food, vegetarianism, and yoga. Virgo is the zodiac’s Virgin and Scorpio is the sex sign. In bed, Scorpio can be a bit too intense for earthy Virgo. You’re both lusty sensualists, but if Scorpio breaks out the dungeon props and dominatrix gear, Virgo draws the line. The Virgin may indulge a fetish with strangers, but he keeps a strict boundary about how far he’ll experiment with a partner. No matter. You’re good friends and supportive partners who find beauty in the smallest details—the makings of a quality life commitment.
VIRGO + SAGITTARIUS (NOVEMBER 22 - DECEMBER 21)
Virgo is an introverted Earth sign, Sag an extroverted Fire sign, but you can bring out lesser-seen traits in each other. On the outside, you look like an odd couple. Prim, preppy Virgo is a crisply tailored schoolmarm; Sag is a rumpled hippie in wrinkled jeans and weathered shoulder bags, more like a grad student during finals. Still, you’re both brainy types who bond through long, intense conversations. Intellectual Virgo has a keen, organized mind; thoughtful Sagittarius is the zodiac’s philosopher. Together, you’ll ponder the meaning of life and psychoanalyze your mutual friends—behind their backs and to their faces. You can both be preachy and judgmental, and you’re fascinated by the foibles of human nature. Beyond the talk, you have different lifestyles, and those require adaptation. Virgo’s monkish side can make Sag feel lonely, and the Archer’s blunt remarks can hurt the Virgin’s feelings. Virgo is great listener, but hesitant to bare his own soul. This frustrates Sagittarius, who craves more intimate sharing. Your habits are different, too. Virgo concerns himself with every niggling detail, irritating the impatient Archer, who thinks in broad strokes. Sagittarius must learn to sweat the small stuff a little more. Thank-you notes, birthday cards, flowers, presents—these gestures don’t mean much to Sag, but they mean the world to Virgo. In turn, Sag can teach Virgo how to have fun and take risks instead of playing it safe.
VIRGO + CAPRICORN (DECEMBER 22 - JANUARY 19) ♥♥♥♥
You’re pragmatic Earth signs who strike a perfect balance between sensible and sensual. You bring out the best in one another. Virgo is ruled by Mercury, the communication planet. A natural psychologist and articulate speaker, this sign likes to talk everything out. Stoic Capricorn is ruled by stern, repressed Saturn, and struggles to voice his feelings. Capricorn benefits from Virgo’s ability to draw him out of dark thoughts. When Virgo’s anxieties take hold, practical Capricorn brings a helpful dose of perspective. Dutiful souls, you take care of parents, friends and family members, and your cozy home is everyone’s favorite crash pad. Holidays and parties are warm, congenial affairs, and nobody wants to leave. Marriage is a sure success, and you laugh often, excellent medicine for your serious signs. The lovely thing about this combination is how natural you can be—a refreshing break from your formal public demeanors. A favorite example: One Virgo friend, a singer-songwriter, was stricken with a creative block. Her Capricorn husband poked his head into her studio, and found her obsessing. She launched into complaining, and he deftly interrupted: “Wanna f—?” A satisfied hour later, she finished the song. Offensive to prim Virgo from any other sign, but Capricorn can go there. You relax into your carnal natures around each other, loosening up in ways that few other signs can elicit.
VIRGO + AQUARIUS (JANUARY 20 - FEBRUARY 18)
To say you’re an odd couple is an understatement—and there certainly will be odds to beat. Just figuring each other out could take years, and it might not end well. (Remember tabloid train-wrecks Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards, or Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley?) Judgmental Virgo is an introverted Earth sign with a habit of thinking too much. Breezy Aquarius, a carefree Air sign, is the unofficial town mayor, best friend to everyone from the street sweeper to the CEO. While you complement each other in some ways, your lifestyles are very different. Virgo likes time alone with his books and thoughts, while social Aquarius rarely misses a party and can’t be bothered to take life as seriously as Virgo does. Where can you come together? You both like to help people in need, and you’re passionate about social change, especially through responsible business practices. Saving the planet is a particular passion for your environmentalist signs. You’re as likely to meet at a drum circle as you are at a conference on climate control, or volunteering in the Peace Corps. In fact, this relationship is most likely to succeed if you have a larger common vision. Why not funnel your ideals into a successful enterprise? Go start an eco-village, or open a raw juice bar in an up-and-coming neighborhood—Virgo can grow organic produce in a backyard plot. It will stop Virgo from nagging and nosing into Aquarius’s affairs, and will keep restless Aquarius from feeling smothered.
VIRGO + PISCES (FEBRUARY 19 - MARCH 20)
Virgo and Pisces are two of the most powerful healers in the zodiac. Virgo is an Earth sign, clinical and data-driven, always there with a practical answer and a helping hand. Water-sign Pisces has emotional compassion, the ability to empathize and absorb other people’s pain. You’re opposite signs: Virgo is the doctor; Pisces is the nurse. You can teach each other a lot, doing much good on the planet along the way. Virgo is the zodiac’s giver, performing acts of selfless service (Mother Theresa is a Virgo). However, it’s hard for Virgo to receive, since he views “neediness” as a weakness in himself. Enter Pisces, ruler of the zodiac’s receptive twelfth house. The Fish knows how to surrender boundaries and allow people’s energy to flow in. Pisces teaches Virgo that accepting love is a generous and selfless act. It opens the door for others to be their greatest selves, to discover their power through contributing. At times, Pisces’ emotional nature can overwhelm Virgo, leaving him ungrounded. You both need doses of solitude to reconnect with your souls. Writing, playing music (especially classical compositions or Gregorian chants), painting and creativity is healing to you both. This relationship also brings out your spiritual sides. Meditation, yoga and metaphysical study can open up great psychic channels. These practices also prevent unhealthy addictions, which your easily-stressed signs may adopt as a means of self-medicating. Watch out for secretive tendencies, which you both have as a result of perfectionism and insecurity. Communicate openly, or air your “shameful” skeletons to a confidante—otherwise, you’ll beat yourselves up unnecessarily, causing distance in the relationship.
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