Where are all the good men? That's what you'll be asking yourself this holiday party season as you survey the room looking for suitable prospects. It may appear as if all of the desirable ones are taken, gay or married to their jobs. However, the stars show that you could be meeting someone very interesting on or around the 19th. At first you'll write him off (maybe he's just gotten out of a relationship or he's traveling through town), but give him a chance. Just because things don't click into place right now doesn't mean they can't later.
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There are numerous people that you'd love to give a lump of coal to, but that wouldn't be very Christmassy of you would it? It seems like the list of naughty outpaces the list of nice every year. Nevertheless you're a Taurus and you believe in the sanctity of home. You'll do whatever it takes to keep the peace. So take a deep breath and do your best to suffer through the hormonally driven teens, ungrateful in-laws and freeloader friends and you will awake on Christmas Day to find that Santa slipped an extra special something into your stocking.
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The reason you aren't connecting to any of the guys you're meeting right now is because you don't have a burning desire to be in a relationship. You're comfortable with who you are and with what you're doing in your life. You don't want to start seeing someone who's going to upset all of that. But you can still use this time to get to know men as friends — free of all the romantic baggage and heavy expectations. And who knows? Maybe once you see that not all men are pains-in-the-derriere you might even fall in love with one.
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Some people grow to love each other over time. This may sound like something that you would expect to hear if you were living in an arranged marriage in the 17th century, but there's truth to it. The problem with our current culture of cut and run relationships is that easy outs don't allow people to form lasting bonds, bonds that are often formed by facing hardships together. Right now conflicting planetary energies are urging you to pull up stakes and move on, but a rare Venus/Pluto sextile on Dec. 17 shows that there's still love in your relationship yet.
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Are you feeling competitive with your partner? It might explain the deflating remarks you've been making or why you withhold praise when he asks for support. This may be your way of showing him that he needs you and that you aren't to be taken for granted. However, this behavior may prove self-defeating if you aren't careful. For instance the Mercury/Uranus square on Dec. 20 could bring out hidden resentments. The best way to deal with this is to be upfront about what's going on. Instead of pushing away someone who cares, you'll wind up getting a sympathetic audience instead.
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It's pointless trying to make someone stay when he doesn't want to. You aren't going to rekindle that passion or shame him into doing the right thing — not when you have the sun forming a departing square to Jupiter on Dec. 14. This late autumnal planetary configuration marks the time of year when the romance that bloomed in summer withers and goes to seed. If this is what's happening, then you would be wise to let him go. Yet take comfort in the knowledge that seeds are being planted for a future love that will be better than this.
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You can expect to be thrown a few curve balls this week. It's inevitable given that Mercury will be conjoining Pluto on Dec. 20 before squaring Uranus, the planet of surprise twists on Dec. 21. Thankfully you're an old hand at fielding potentially explosive family situations. In fact, it will be up to you to reassure your partner who doesn't have your talent for rolling with the punches. The important thing is to bring your focus back to the relationship and to tune out the drama — which is really nothing more than background noise if you think about it.
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Why is there always some barrier standing between you and the person you yearn to be with? It could be said you like it like that. There's something romantic about falling in love with someone imprisoned inside a loveless marriage, burdened with a dark secret or who's here on a temporary visa. Enjoy your romance while it lasts because it could be over as soon as this weekend. Why? Because that's when you'll awake to find that said barrier has been magically removed and you are now free to be together. This could send you racing in the opposite direction.
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You must be feeling supremely confident with Jupiter — the largest of all the planets in our solar system — traveling across the midheaven of your horoscope. This is bound to boost your popularity, pump up the volume on your charisma and make you a sought after catch. Yet the biggest test won't be in finding a partner; it will be in maintaining your identity when you are in a relationship and not giving away your power. Let this be your guiding principle over the next few weeks and you will surely find someone who loves you for who you are.
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If passion burns itself out and romance fades, then what holds two people together? That's the question that this week's sun and Jupiter square asks on Dec. 14. How about values? Jupiter is the planet of spiritual values in astrology. Jupiter provides the moral compass that points you in the direction of living a higher purpose-driven life. If you know that the person you're with is a good person and that he (or she) makes you a better you, then you know that this is the one that you will want to spend the rest of your life with.
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You will be looking to rub shoulders with movers and shakers this week and with Venus forming a spectacular sextile to Pluto on Dec. 17, you can expect them to rub back. Admittedly this planetary configuration makes you more interested in money than in love, but what's wrong with that? Besides, you've done the down-on-his-luck trying to find himself creative guy thing and you're ready for something more uptown. There's something undeniably sexy about someone who packs a six-figure salary. He may not have the six pack abs to go with it, but then you can't have everything.
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Most women don't have a problem with "dating up," but you do. Economic imbalance in a relationship makes you nervous. You don't want to feel like your paramour owns you or like he has the upper hand. That said, you may need to change your thinking while Jupiter is in Virgo. Jupiter here means that good fortune and prosperity will come to you through the men you date. In other words, you have to start getting used to the idea of being on the receiving end of good things rather than having to give of yourself all the time.