TAURUS WOMAN AND ARIES MAN

intensity of the conflicts, not the quantity of them, that damages any resomebody enjoys it!) Even if

In an Aries-Taurus romance or marriage, when the woman is the Taurus and the

man is the Aries, the relationship has a slight edge for success over its chances

when the sexes are reversed. That's not a guarantee either way, of course, it's

just what I said - a slight edge. The qualities of passivity, steadfastness, and

quiescent receptivity (Taurus) are more natural when exercised through the female.

The qualities of aggression, independence and forceful action (Aries) are

more natural when exercised through the male - never mind Women's Liberation,

which is right and good and timely and necessary, and all that, but the

passage of ERA is never going to forcefully (or any other way) alter Mother Nature's

basic tenets. At the very least, the conflicts may be somewhat fewer in

number, when she's the Taurean and he's the Ram, in this 2-12 vibration. Still,

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lationship, so these two ought not to become heady with optimism. It depends.

Mostly on the Moon and Ascendent positions of each of them.

A Taurus woman, unless the fourth house of her horoscope is severely afflicted,

is a born homemaker. (Thank goodness

she has adverse aspects in her birth chart which tend to tempt her into spending

a few years as a playgirl type (a most rare occurrence), her basic desire, nevertheless,

is to create a comfortable home, filled with fine furnishings, good food,

babies and music - with the beds all nicely made, the corners clean, the laundry

folded and put away and all the bills paid. Throw in a flower garden in the back

yard, and an extra powder room, well stocked with bubble bath. She's not unreasonably

jealous, without good cause; she's patient and she seldom nags. She's

normally a warm, gracious hostess for her husband's business friends - and a

pretty good listener.

Now, since an Aries male requires a constant and dependable sounding

board while he discusses his favorite topic - himself - since he frequently

brings people home to sell them a new project or idea he's dreamed up - and

since he's a little careless with the budget, because he never learned to spell the

word "thrift" in grammar school - you can see how a Taurus woman can provide

him with a perfect base of operations. Normally, Aries men like sports, and

the typical Taurus female loves nature. So if the sport he happens to favor is

camping out, or hiking in the woods, add another plus on the potential success

side of their relationship. Otherwise, there might be some Saturday-afternoonfootball

tension.

The trouble starts in areas they may never anticipate during the mating

season. She may prefer living in the country or the suburbs, and most Aries

men can't exist for long, without the excitement and action of the city. There

may be some who can, but they're few and far between, and even they like to

flash around in the bright lights on weekends. Camping and hiking aside, he's

not a farm boy at heart. If he has a Taurus Moon Sign or Ascendent, he may

plant a few potatoes or milk a few cows, but essentially, for him, the pull of the

sod will never replace grabbing a taxi to catch a miracle.

Sparks may also fly in the area of mutual funds, because their attitude

toward money is not necessarily mutual. He wants a new car; she wants a new

freezer. Things like that. His favorite man at the bank is the one in the Loan

Department. Her favorite man at the bank is the one in the Savings Department.

You know how bankers like to push their own thing, so these two outsiders

don't help matters any by pulling the Bull and the Ram apart. However,

when he spends money on jewelry for her, or on furniture for the house, she may

be more loose about it. Taurus females usually appreciate fine jewels and luxurious

decor in the home, but they'll expect these things to be practical, made to

last for a few hundred years before they need to be replaced.

Despite her general tranquility, she may lose her cool if he burns holes in

her new couch or spills grape juice on her carpet (before marriage, you can substitute

her new skirt or her carefully clutched pocketbook for the couch and carpet).

It's hard for him to figure why she gets so upset over such small incidents.

To Aries, crying over spilled milk (or grape juice) is a huge waste of time. If

something is lost, broken or damaged, there's always more where it came from.

Taurus has a few doubts about that.

Fortunately, most of their disagreements can be smoothed over by reconciliations

at bedtime since the physical relationship between them can be snugly

satisfying. The Aries male is certainly not unhappy about the Taurus woman's

capacity for sensual, erotic feeling, but he may be somewhat frustrated by her

lack of mystical creativity when it comes to making love. She welcomes sex as a

practical and enjoyable activity that brings a total gratification of the senses and

the added bonus of producing some bouncing bambinos. She may, therefore,her - stubborn? Who, him - selfish and spoiled? It wouldn't be

fail to comprehend why sex should be like a wild dream that transports two

souls to the top of a mountain in Tibet, like a comet streaking across the night

sky - or a miracle connected with throwing three coins into the Fountain of

Trevi, in Rome. To her, sex is sex. Love is love. What does any of it have to do

with tossing a few Lincolns into some dirty, green water - or with comets, for

that matter? This woman has a funny bone about sex, since Taurus humor isn't

restricted to any one facet of Life. It's broad. If the Aries man should happen to

step on a tack as he's running passionately toward the bed on their honeymoon,

she'll crack up laughing. His reaction? It may postpone the honeymoon a few

days - or nights - until his Martian male ego has recovered.

Still, although she may remain mystified by his romantic idealism during

their entire association together, it needn't necessarily cause complete sexual incompatibility.

There are deep emotional wells in her, and it's possible that her

ultra-feminine response to the Ram's strong, direct love urges, plus her obvious

pleasure with his masculine charisma, may eventually make him wonder why he

thought he had to go climbing mountains in search of happiness anyway. It's

possible. Not certain, but possible. (Aries is reluctant to accept substitutes for

miracles.)

A word of warning: Just because the Taurus girl doesn't pick up every nuance

of the Aries sexuality, this should not be interpreted to mean that she's not

sentimental or romantic. She is. Oh, she most certainly is! If she's ignored on

February 14th, or if he forgets to remember the day they first met (first made

love together, first decided to get married, got married or whatever, in whichever

order), the inconsiderate, thoughtless Ram who neglected to honor these historic

occasions will never hear the end of it. This woman has a memory like an

elephant for personal injury and emotional hurt.

Some of the astrological descriptions of the Taurus female make her seem

like a contented cow in a pasture, and that's pretty insulting. So what if she

isn't overtly flashy, the center of attention at every gathering? Her quiet beauty

is like a still pool, filled with fragrant lilies, deep in a piney forest. Taurus

magnetism pulls powerfully on a man's heartstrings, because it promises such

peace and rich adventure, especially on a Ram's restless heartstrings. The Aries

male soon discovers that this feminine creature, who is so calm and composed

(the way he'd secretly like to be himself), can fill his spirit with fresh flowers, fill

his house with the music of love and companionship, besides being an uncommonly

good cook. In addition, she can fill his heart with lots of laughs, and a

loyal devotion that can outlast forever. She also knows how to accumulate and

save money. No cow could pull off all that. This girl can well afford to leave the

false lashes (which look like spiders' legs) to the less-female types than she.

She's all warm woman, and she doesn't need the masquerade of artificial glamour

to prove it.

What she may need to do, however, is to climb out of her earthy rut, now

and then. A lady Taurean can seem pretty cold and heartless to the friendly, direct

and open-hearted Aries man when she's made up her mind about something,

and slammed the door in the face of any further discussion. If he shouts

at her that she's stubborn at such times, it will do about as much good as when

she tells him, firmly, that he's selfish and spoiled. In a word - none.

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wise for either of them to hold his or her breath until the other admits such

character deficiencies.

Lots of affection, plenty of ambition, honesty and the guarantee of financial

security are the four ways to her heart. An Aries man can supply the first three

with no difficulty, but he may have to make some adjustments in his general

life-style to meet her expectations of the last item. Aries incomes do tend to often

fluctuate, and that can make this lady very nervous.

Normally, of course, she's not nervous - only when her emotional or financial

security is threatened. At most other times, she exudes a placid mystique

that can be deliciously relaxing, in particular, to a Ram. It can also be a substantial

aid in recharging the batteries of this man's dynamic Mars energies

when he's run down from his various mental, emotional or physical excesses.

(An Aries man will jog till he drops.) Admittedly, when she goes into one of her

very rare rages, her placid mystique can change into anger of volcanic proportions,

without much of a warning. But it happens so seldom, it's one of the least

likely causes for trouble in their relationship - unless the Ram is foolish enough

to insist on trying to win these infrequent, but dangerous, encounters. It will

never happen. Retreat is the expedient strategy. Go fight an earthquake.