Expect to be put through your paces over the next few weeks. Sensational planetary sextiles on Feb. 29 and March 2 show you meeting someone who will be everything you hoped for. And it looks like he will feel the exact same thing about you. Unfortunately there are extenuating circumstances that will work to keep you apart. Indeed the more hurdles you clear the more obstacles will be placed in your path. It's apt to be bedeviling. These could prove to be deal breakers over time or they could be the very things that build and fortify the bond between you.
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You'll be turning heads this week thanks to the scintillating Venus/Uranus sextile on March 2. This sprinkle of cosmic glitter dust will make you stand out in a crowd. The only problem is that everyone's checking you out but the fellow you want to attract. Maybe that should tell you something. Perhaps you're working too hard to win him over or worse — he might enjoy making you jump through hoops for his own ego gratification? In any case, the stars are showing you that there are plenty of other fish in the sea and that it's time to toss this one back.
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You know how they say that it's when you stop looking for love that love will come find you? Well, that might be strangely applicable this week — and not in the way that you would have liked. Right now it appears as if you are completely preoccupied with one area of life that's really giving you a lot of aggravation. Things could be unraveling at work, falling apart with family, or you may be undergoing a tricky passage with a project that demands your complete and undivided attention. It's not really conducive to romance, but when was love ever easy?
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It's time to stop treating your lover like an illicit affair and to make things legit. There's no disputing the reasons for keeping him under wraps. Maybe he comes from the wrong side of the tracks, is significantly older (or younger), or he's so unlike anyone you've dated before that you're afraid that your friends would go into a collective catatonic shock once they find out. It could happen, but meanwhile he's getting tired of being treated like a dirty secret. March 2 would be the perfect day to come out of the closet (so to speak) before you get outed.
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On March 5, Mars leaves the zodiac sign of Scorpio. This is when you can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Mars has been doing a real number on you since January and the past two weeks were especially arduous. Loved ones were so combative and angry. It was hard not to feel beaten down. Thankfully Mars will do a lot better in Sagittarius. Fiery and upbeat, you will soon feel a lift in spirits. This will rekindle that magnetism, humor and warm-hearted optimism. People will take notice right away — like when the sun comes out from behind a cloud.
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It looks as if children are the overriding fixation now. Maybe it's your own children who are taking up all of your time and attention, your wanting to have a child, or perhaps you're investing all of your energy in being the mother they never had to your boyfriend's kids. In any case, your other half is feeling lost in the mix and may start acting out. The worst thing to do would be to treat him like another child. Schedule an evening out alone together so that you can reconnect as a couple. You both need it more than you know.
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You learned a long time ago the value of patience. In a world where people escalate, confront or fire off ultimatums like loose cannons you have discovered the quiet strength of standing by what you want and waiting for the tide to turn. It hasn't always been easy. And in the past few weeks you wondered if the tide hadn't gone out on your relationship all together. Thankfully the Venus/Saturn sextile on Feb. 29 followed by the Venus/Uranus sextile on March 2 shows circumstances working out in your favor. Obstacles to your romantic happiness will finally fall away or be rendered irrelevant.
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Resist the need to have the last word when ruling planet Mars squares Mercury on March 4. Usually this wouldn't be a big deal. You often send adversaries packing with a stinging quip or memorable gotcha. It's your way of ensuring that they never mess with you again. What's worrisome is that this planetary square takes place at 29 degrees which is a critical degree in astrology. In other words, it could be the very thing that rips open an old wound or reignites a vendetta so that it lays waste to the peace you worked so hard to achieve.
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One of the things men love about you is that they can treat you like one of the guys. You're not high maintenance, you enjoy a good time, and you don't play head games. All of this sounds idyllic until this week's Venus/Uranus sextile changes the rules of the game. All it takes is one fellow to fall in love with you to mess up the order of things. This new love will make you feel girly and giddy with excitement, but don't expect your male friends to like it. You belong to them and they won't feel like sharing.
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Everyone takes their own time to heal. Some people need years of therapy, others blithely move on to the next paramour, and then there are those who retreat behind a wall of skepticism and suspicion. Thankfully your ruling planet Saturn is now traveling through the "pull yourself up by the bootstraps" sign of Sagittarius. Sagittarius's life philosophy is that if you've been thrown from a horse then you just naturally pick yourself up, brush yourself off, and hop right back on. It's not exactly your style, but try it. You may discover that your heart recovers quicker than you thought.
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You could do a lot of damage if you were a gold digger. You have an uncanny ability to get men to open their hearts and wallets and to follow you around like lovesick puppies. The irony is that you're the last one to register it. As far as you're concerned you proved yourself in a man's world and they like you because you've won their respect, confidence and trust. You've also won something else — as will become apparent when Venus sextiles Saturn on Monday and Uranus on Wednesday. Love and money don't have to be mutually exclusive domains.
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Work concerns are taking up a lot of time and energy. Either you're focused on climbing that rickety ladder of success or you're defending where you are in the pecking order from competitors trying to knock you off your perch. It must be disconcerting to discover that you're not quite the romantic you always pictured yourself to be. This will become abundantly clear on March 5 when he asks you to leave all this behind and come be with him. You'll feel guilty saying no, but it doesn't compare to how bad you would feel had you said yes.