Venus in the Signs

Loves boldly and directly. Drawn to the chase and to passion, and wants a partner who can match their energy.

Lesson: Patience, and enjoying the slow part of love.

At home in Venus's own sign. Loves slowly, loyally and sensually, with a taste for comfort, beauty and touch.

Lesson: Letting love change and grow.

Loves through conversation. Drawn to wit, variety and a curious mind, and bored by heaviness.

Lesson: Staying for the depth after the spark.

Loves by caring. Wants emotional safety, closeness and a sense of home, and shows affection through nurturing.

Lesson: Opening up without fearing rejection.

Loves generously and dramatically. Wants to adore and be adored, and shows affection with warmth and flair.

Lesson: Loving without needing constant proof.

Shows love through acts of service and attention to detail. Modest, selective and loyal.

Lesson: Accepting a partner, and themselves, as imperfect.

At home in Venus's own sign. Loves harmony, beauty and partnership, and is gracious and diplomatic.

Lesson: Honest love, not only agreeable love.

Loves with intensity and loyalty. Wants depth, trust and total honesty, and can be possessive.

Lesson: Trust without testing.

Loves freedom and adventure. Wants a partner who shares growth, honesty and fun, and dislikes being held back.

Lesson: Seeing commitment as a freedom of its own.

Loves with seriousness and commitment. Slow to open and loyal, and values stability and shared goals.

Lesson: Showing warmth, not only dependability.

Loves friendship first. Values independence, honesty and a meeting of minds, and is unconventional in love.

Lesson: Emotional closeness.

Loves romantically and without limits. Compassionate and idealistic, giving fully, and can idealise a partner.

Lesson: Loving the real person, with boundaries.