Star Sign Love Matches

From LoveToKnow Horoscopes

Star sign love matches can help you understand your relationship better.

Match your star signs to gauge compatibility.

Understanding Sign Compatibility

You may be very familiar with the basic characteristics of your star sign, but not as clear about your lover's sign or how your signs react to each other. Using basic star sign matching, you can gain greater insight to how your lover's sign and yours interact. You might find answers to perplexing conflicts or contradictions. You can also be prepared for certain pitfalls that may await your relationship and allow you to avoid or overcome any obstacles.

Element and Quality Groups

Elements and qualities help define the zodiac signs.

Elements of Signs

One of the easiest ways to remember which signs go together is to learn which element governs each sign. There are four major elements assigned to the western zodiac. These are air, water, fire and earth. The zodiac is divided into these four groups with three signs per group.

**ELEMENT GROUPINGS OF SIGNS**
Element	Signs
Water	Cancer, Pisces, Scorpio
Air	Aquarius, Gemini, Libra
Fire	Aries, Leo, Sagittarius
Earth	Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn

Air Signs

These three signs are the intellects of the zodiac. An air sign needs to analyze things and although it can have deep emotions, especially when the moon sign is in a fire sign, it will be more mental than emotional throughout life. An air sign is always a social butterfly and enjoys change which means this sign can easily grow bored. Money may be a sore topic if you are an earth sign trying to rein in an air sign's impulse buys.

Water Signs

Water signs are the intuitive ones of the zodiac. Emotions are close to the surface and this sign is very compassionate because of his or her empathic abilities. There is an altruistic inclination and a passion for just causes. This sign can become blind to the faults of a partner because of the idealism that governs her or his water world.

Fire Signs

One of the most confident of all signs, this element bestows a love for the extreme and even extravagant. Fire signs live big and spend big. Usually athletic, this sign enjoys testing himself to the fullest. He isn't above asserting his desire and will power to achieve whatever he decides to pursue, including you. Fire can flame without warning or smolder to an ember if neglected.

Earth Signs

This element bestows a reliability characteristic to the sign. This sign is very trustworthy and can provide you with great stability. There isn't much give and take, and the element can make the star sign set in his ways at times. There is a good work ethic that never wavers and you can be assured of always having a roof over your head and food on the table. Financial security and long-term stability are two of the gifts your earth sign will bring to your relationship.

Sign Qualities

Each sign has an additional side that is known as a quality that determines how each sign acts and reacts to life. Being within the same quality grouping doesn't assure compatibility. Signs within an element group tend to be more compatible, but certain signs with these groups also share compatible elements.

Cardinal
Fixed
Mutable

Cardinal

This quality bestows the sign with a "take charge" kind of action and reaction. This group doesn't like to sit around and wait for something to happen. Each sign has a different degree of action and reaction, which is also influenced by the sign's element.
Aries
Cancer
Libra
Capricorn

Fixed

This group needs stability in their life. This feeling is created by owning objects of art, homes, cars, jewelry and other material possessions. All of this ownership of material things conveys a sense of order and stability for the sign. A fixed sign is an independent thinker who'll do things mostly his or her way and not adhere to conventional methods.

Taurus
Leo
Scorpio
Aquarius

Mutable

This is the group of communicators within the zodiac, but each one communicates in a different way. Again, each sign's element influences how the communication is expressed. Usually, these four signs are good negotiators and know how to reach compromises for the good of a relationship.

Gemini
Virgo
Sagittarius
Pisces

Discovering Star Sign Love Matches

If you know your star sign and your lover's star sign, you can use the chart below to see if your signs fall within typical compatible ranges. You must remember that compatibility cannot be gauged by just your star signs. You need to compare natal charts to understand the degree of compatibility and the areas where you might run into obstacles or difficulties.

Starting with a study of your star signs, also known as your sun signs, can help you gain an immediate understanding if your sign elements are compatible. The next thing is to see how you measure up to the quality groupings. If these are all compatible, chances are good that whatever negative aspects that may show up in your natal charts can be mitigated through the elements and qualities each sign brings to the relationship.

**COMPATIBLE ZODIAC SIGNS**
Sign	Compatible Signs
Aries	Gemini, Leo, Sagittarius, Aquarius
Taurus	Cancer, Virgo, Capricorn, Pisces
Gemini	Aries, Leo, Libra, Aquarius
Cancer	Virgo, Scorpio, Pisces, Taurus
Leo	Libra, Sagittarius, Aries, Gemini
Virgo	Scorpio, Capricorn, Taurus, Cancer
Libra	Sagittarius, Aquarius, Gemini, Leo
Scorpio	Capricorn, Pisces, Cancer, Virgo
Sagittarius	Aquarius, Aries, Leo, Libra
Capricorn	Pisces, Taurus, Virgo, Scorpio
Aquarius	Aries, Gemini, Libra, Sagittarius
Pisces	Taurus, Cancer, Scorpio, Capricorn