Taurus and Pisces

A Taurus might not write poems, but they’ll happily sit there while a Pisces reads one aloud, and they’ll probably have brought something to eat.

Gentle on both sides

Few pairings are as easy to be quiet in. Pisces drifts in with a head full of images and a heart full of other people’s problems. Taurus is calm, solid and real, and just being near them can bring a Pisces back into their own body. In turn, Pisces reaches a part of a Taurus that rarely gets visited. They’ll get them to cry at a film, or to talk about something from childhood they’d never told anyone.

Both are affectionate, physical and unhurried. There’s music on. A good evening doesn’t really have an agenda.

The bill nobody opened

Over time, Taurus can become the one who deals with reality. They pay the bills and find the lost keys, and make the appointment Pisces forgot. Some Taurus are quite happy to do this for a long while. Then one day they aren’t, and a lot of quiet resentment comes up at once.

Pisces, meanwhile, can avoid conflict by being vague, or by telling a soothing version of what happened. “I’ll be home soon” can mean many things. A Taurus takes statements at face value, so they feel genuinely deceived when it turns out to be nine o’clock. Pisces may feel in turn that all this literal-mindedness leaves no room for how things really felt.

A few firm edges

Pisces can get into the habit of giving the plain version, even when it’s disappointing. Late is fine, and hearing about it isn’t the end of the world. Taurus can ask how Pisces actually feels, and listen without trying to turn it into a plan. Split the practical jobs fairly, and keep each to a size the other can manage, so that nobody turns into a parent.

Sextiles like this one are pleasant and they ask for some effort. For more on how the gentler angles work, read about harmonious, challenging and dynamic aspects, then see what your own Moons are doing.

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