Moon in Libra

From the outside, a Moon in Libra looks like the calmest person at the table. Inside, a committee has been arguing since breakfast.

Everyone else’s side

You tend to feel other people’s point of view almost as soon as your own, and sometimes before it. Someone wrongs you, and by the time you’ve finished being annoyed you’ve also worked out why they did it. It makes you fair, and a good friend to bring a fight to. It also means you can spend a long while unsure what you feel, as opposed to what would be reasonable to feel.

Picking a restaurant can take a while. Picking between two lives can take years. You aren’t being flaky: every option has real merit, and choosing one seems unfair to the others.

Company as comfort

This Moon settles in the presence of someone it likes. A shared evening, a person to tell about your day, a home that looks nice and feels pleasant: these do more for you than time alone usually does. Tension in the air can be physically unpleasant, so you may smooth it over before anyone’s had a chance to say what the trouble is.

That can leave you agreeing to things you’ll resent by the following week. Peace bought this way tends to come with a bill, and the other person has no idea it’s coming.

What helps

Practice having a preference when it doesn’t matter much. Choose the film. Say “I’d rather not”. Small rehearsals make the bigger sentences possible, and most people are relieved to know where you stand. Disagreement isn’t the end of a relationship, and a friendship that can survive a real one tends to feel safer afterwards.

Partners of this Moon do well to wait out the “I don’t mind” and ask once more what’s wanted. Offer two options instead of an open question. Keep your voice down when you disagree, as tone counts for a lot. And when you notice them being very pleasant about something big, gently ask how it sits with them a few days on.

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