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Ar i e s :
Be i n gs e l f l e s st h i swe e k e n dma ys e e ml i k eas a c r i f i c eb u ti st h eb e s twa y t oe a r na f f e c t i o n . He l p i n go u taf r i e n da n dg i v i n gwi t h o u two r r y i n ga b o u twh a ty o ug e t i nr e t u r na r en o tj u s ta c t so fg e n e r o s i t y ;y o ua r ea l s oo p e n i n gy o u r s e l ft or e c e i v i n gmo r e i ny o u rr e l a t i o n s h i p s . Pu r s u i n gy o u rg o a l ss oi n t e n s e l yc a nb ead i s t r a c t i o nt h a tma k e s y o ut o ob u s yt os l o wd o wna n dt a k ei nt h el o v ea v a i l a b l et oy o un o w.
Le o :
Te n d e r n e s sa s k e df o ra n dg i v e nwi l lma k et h ed i f f e r e n c eb e t we e nd e l i g h t a n dd i s a p p o i n t me n tt h i swe e k e n d . Yo uwi l ln e e dad e l i c a t et o u c hwi t ht h eo n ey o ul o v e . I fy o u ' r es i n g l e , s h a r i n gy o u rn e e d swi t h o u ta p p e a r i n gn e e d yma k e sy o umo r ed e s i r a b l e t h a ne v e r .
Ta u r u s :
Yo uma yf i n dy o u r s e l fl o a d e dd o wnwi t hl o t so fo b l i g a t i o n s . Ta k i n g g o o dc a r eo fo t h e r s , t h o u g h , c a nma k ei td i f f i c u l tt of i n dt i mef o ry o u r s e l f . Fo r t u n a t e l y , c o mp a s s i o n a t ef r i e n d sc o met ot h er e s c u ea n dwa s hy o u rt r o u b l e sa wa y . Yo u ' r ea ty o u r b e s twh e ny o uf e e lc o mf o r t a b l es or e l a x i n gi nal o wp r e s s u r es i t u a t i o ni st h es u r e s tr o u t e t or o ma n c en o w.
Vi r g o :
Pu t t i n gu pwi t hc o n f u s i o nt h i swe e k e n di swo r t ht h ep r i c ei fy o uc a n ma k es o mema g i ch a p p e no nSu n d a y . Th e r ewi l lb emo r ef a i t h , i ma g i n a t i o na n dj o y i n t oy o u rl i f e . Le tg oo fc r i t i c i s ma n do v e r l o o kf l a wst oc o n n e c twi t hf e e l i n g st h a t b o r d e ro nb l i s s .
Ca n c e r :
I t ' swo r t hwa i t i n ga l lwe e kf o rSu n d a yb e c a u s ei tc o u l db ea n u n f o r g e t t a b l eVa l e n t i n e ' sDa yt h i sy e a r . Yo u ' l lf e e lt h eu r g et ot r a v e lt oaf o r e i g nl a n d , c o n n e c twi t ha ne x o t i cs t r a n g e ro re x p l o r en e wt e r r i t o r y . St a r tp l a n n i n gi na d v a n c es i n c e i tt a k e si ma g i n a t i o nr a t h e rt h a nmo n e yo rt h ep e r f e c tp a r t n e rt oma k et h i sa n u n f o r g e t t a b l ee v e n t .
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Pi s c e s :
I fy o u ' r el u c k y , Su n d a yc o u l db et h eb e s tVa l e n t i n e ' sDa yo fy o u rl i f e . Do n ' tb ea f r a i dt ol e a v er e a l i t yb e h i n dt oc r e a t ea ni n s p i r i n ga t mo s p h e r e . Th et i mei s i d e a lf o rar o ma n t i ci n t e r l u d e , b u ty o us h o u l dma k et h i sas p e c i a ld a ye v e ni fy o u ' r e f l y i n gs o l on o w. Th ed r e a msy o uc r e a t et o d a ys h a p et o mo r r o w' sr e a l i t y .
Aq u a r i u s :
Do n ' tb ea f r a i dt or e a c ho u tt os o me o n ey o u ' v ej u s tme t . I fy o u ' r e a l r e a d yi n v o l v e d , b r i n g i n gaf r e s ha n di n n o c e n ta t t i t u d et oa no n g o i n gr e l a t i o n s h i pi sa wo n d e r f u lwa yt or e v i v ei tr o ma n t i c a l l y . Re a s o nma yb en e e d e dl a t e rb u tl e ty o u r i ma g i n a t i o nl e a dy o un o w.
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Ge mi n i :
Yo u ri t c hf o ru n c o n v e n t i o n a le x p e r i e n c e sn e e d st ob es c r a t c h e dt h i s a n ds o o n . St i l l , i t ' sb e s tn o tt ol o s es i g h to ft h o s ewh on e e dy o umo s ts i n c eVa l e n t i n e ' s Da yi sap e r f e c tt i met od e mo n s t r a t ey o u rs o f t e rs i d e . Pu t t i n ga n o t h e r ' sd e s i r e sb e f o r e y o u ro wni sap o we r f u lwa yt op r o v ey o u rl o v e .
Li b r a :
Yo umi g h tb ef e e l i n gs we e ta n d , p e r h a p s , al i t t l es p a c e y . Ex p e c ts o me r o ma n c e , a sy o u ' l lb ep l a n t i n gs e e d so fa t t r a c t i o nt h a tc a ng r o wi n t ol a s t i n gl o v e . Ho we v e r , d o n ' tl e ty o u r s e l fb ec a r r i e da wa yb yy o u rf a n t a s i e s . Ad a s ho fr e a s o ni st h e r e me d yt ot e mp e ra n yu n r e a l i s t i ce x p e c t a t i o n s .
Sa g i t t a r i u s :
Ro ma n c eb l o s s o mst h i swe e k e n dwh e ny o ut u r nmo r er e f l e c t i v ea n ds e e kq u i e tp r i v a t emo me n t sr a t h e rt h a nn o i s yp u b l i co n e s . Th i si sab e t t e rt i met o s t a yh o mewi t hy o u rs we e t i eo ri n v i t es o me o n es p e c i a lo v e rt oy o u rp l a c e . Th er e a l ma g i cc o me swi t hs i l e n c en o w, s os e t t l ed o wn , l i g h ts o mec a n d l e sa n dl i s t e nwi t hy o u r h e a r t .
Sc o r p i o :
Su n d a yi sp o t e n t i a l l yo n eo ft h emo s tr o ma n t i cVa l e n t i n e ' sDa y s e v e r . Ber e a d yf o rs o mer o ma n c ea sy o ua r er e mi n d e dt ol e tg oo fy o u ro b l i g a t i o n sa n d ma k et i mef o rl o v e . Ol dwo u n d sc a nb eh e a l e da sf a i t hi nt h ep r o mi s eo fa mo u ri s r e s t o r e d .
Ca p r i c o r n:
Ani n s p i r i n gVa l e n t i n e ' sDa yi sp o s s i b l eo nSu n d a yi fy o ut a k e t h et i met ol i s t e nwi t ha no p e nmi n da n dh e a r t . Do n ' tl e ts e r i o u sc o n c e r n so rp r a c t i c a l c o n s i d e r a t i o n sd e r a i lad e l i c a t ec o n v e r s a t i o n . Al l o wy o u r s e l ft omo v eg e n t l yr a t h e rt h a n t a k i n go ni s s u e si na no r g a n i z e dma t t e r . Le a r n i n gt or e l a xa n dg owi t ht h ef l o wwi l l c a r r yy o uf u r t h e rn o wt h a nt r y i n gt o oh a r dt oc o n t r o lt h es i t u a t i o n .
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