You're entering a time when you'll be adding another burden to your already heavily laden life. Needless to say, you won't be in the mood for pleasant diversions and could even frown on people's attempts to get you to unwind. You may want to rethink this tendency of yours to withdraw and to isolate. It's the soldierly part of being born under a Mars-ruled sign. It can't hurt to have people in your life who make you smile. They may never appreciate what's at stake, but maybe they don't have to. Getting you to lighten up and relax is what they're all about.
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It's best to take things at face value for now. You know that there's more going on with him than he says, but it would be wise to not press. We live in an impatient society when it comes to information. We expect people to tweet about every little detail of their lives, but where — and when — do we allow them their privacy to withdraw into themselves so that they can process things emotionally and reflect? Show him how much you care by giving him his space. This quiet reassurance and expression of trust will invite him to divulge all when he feels ready.
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Be ready for some weird stuff in the days running up to Aug. 13, when Saturn comes out of retrograde. This could be when your ex calls and begs you to take him back, when that guy you were in love with pulls a disappearing act or when you run into your high school sweetheart, who's in the process of getting divorced. It could even be all three! There's a strange out-of-sync quality to all of this, and you may feel like you're being set up as the butt of some cosmic joke, but you aren't. The sentiments are real, even if the circumstances are outlandish.
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Sometimes it's not the worst-case scenario but the dread of the worst-case scenario taking place that keeps you locked away in a mental prison of your own making. Anxiety has the power to immobilize the most loving of hearts, which is why you need to examine its underpinnings to see if things are truly as bad as all that. Aug. 10 is the perfect day to ask the hard questions about the relationship you pinned your hopes on, because you'll be in the right headspace to study facts and factors dispassionately. You may even discover that things aren't as hopeless as all that.
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Dramatic developments on Aug. 11 lead you to reassess what you want to do with your romantic relationship. For months, you've felt a drop in temperature, and lately you'd begun to wonder if there really was a future for you two. The moon/Mars conjunction will change all of that. Maybe it's an unforeseen crisis involving a loved one, a surprise upset at work or an unexpected setback that winds up pushing you into each other's arms. Obviously, you would have preferred a more appealing set of circumstances for getting together, but it's still nice to have someone to turn to in your hour of need.
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You may be surprised to discover on Aug. 14 that things aren't as simpatico as you thought with your partner or spouse. This will prove to be both upsetting and confusing: upsetting because your other half is clearly distressed and confusing because he's being impossibly vague about what's bothering him. Whatever you do, don't explain his feelings to him. If he has a problem, then he must be the one to articulate it. There's a very good chance that this funk of his has nothing to do with you and that he's groping around in the dark for something to pin the blame on.
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This week, you learn things about him that you suspected were true but hoped that they weren't. Libras are often portrayed as being so idealistic that the mere whiff of reality is enough to make their air castles dissipate into the ether. That might be true of male Libras, but female Libras come from the other side of the scale. You tend to be much more shrewd, savvy and resourceful. It's never pleasant having your illusions debunked, but that happens in every relationship. What will be nice to discover is that he's bigger than his mistakes and not afraid to cop to them.
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It looks like you're turning the corner in your relationship and can actually see a light at the end of the tunnel. So why are you disappointed? It's hard being born under a zodiac sign where life doesn't come easy. You're accustomed to trudging through the mire, and the idea of getting what you want seems foreign and almost even taboo. But your love life doesn't have to be a source of angst. It can even be an upper, given half a chance. Let yourself experience the heaven you don't know instead of the hell you do. At least it will make for a nice change of pace.
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Saturn comes out of retrograde on Aug. 13, and you'll feel the love almost immediately. It's hard living with Saturn, the planet of trials and tribulations, in your zodiac sign and harder still when Saturn is retrograde, as it has been since March 25. Now, this isn't to say that you'll suddenly discover the love of your life. You shouldn't expect amorous love to result from this change in direction. Look for something along the lines of a group hug. It will be nice to see people lower their guard and stop treating you like a suspicious outsider. This makes for a substantial improvement.
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Flirting is fun. That's what makes showing up at Starbucks every day at the same time, when you know he'll be there, or manufacturing excuses to bump into him at work so delicious. You both know what's going on, and that's what so thrilling! But being a Capricorn means that you're bound to feel guilty. This could lead you to stop cold, to confess everything to your boyfriend or to tell this guy whose name you still don't know that you're already spoken for and that these brief encounters can't possibly continue. Give yourself a break. Exchanging naughty glances and double entendres never hurt anyone.
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You can tell that you're being set up to play the heavy. Maybe it's in the way that a partner is acting out, that loved ones are testing boundaries or that friends are making provocative comments whenever you get together. People tend to see you as the designated adult in their lives, the unquestioned authority. Unfortunately, there's also an unspoken expectation that they can unload all of their pent-up frustration and disappointments on you. Gently point out to them that you are who you are, and whatever unresolved issues they have with exes, parents and unfeeling bosses should be taken up with them and not you.
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Be nice to men. You may see yourself as a victim, as someone who has been misled and deceived so many times that you feel like it’s your turn to show guys what it’s like, but what does that have to do with the fellow you’re seeing? Are you really going to make him pay for what was done to you in the past? And even if you did, then what makes you any different? The Venus/Saturn square on Aug. 13 says it’s time to tear up the scorecard and give romance a chance. Love will always be the best remedy for what ails.
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