Aries compatibility

Frequently asked questions

Who is Aries most compatible with?

There is no single best match, and the answer changes with the relationship. By element and angle, the easiest pairings are the air sextiles, Gemini and Aquarius, and the fire trines, Leo and Sagittarius, all of which share Aries' taste for action. In love those four flow most readily. In business Aries works with nearly everyone, because the steadier signs cover what it skips. Moon, Venus and Mars placements in both charts can shift the picture a good deal.

Who should Aries avoid?

Nobody needs to be avoided on the strength of a Sun sign. The pairings with most friction are the squares to Cancer and Capricorn, two cardinal signs that also want to lead but head somewhere else, and the quincunxes to Virgo and Scorpio, which ask for adjustments that do not come naturally. Cancer and Capricorn are demanding in love, friendship and family alike. Plenty of these pairings last, and nearly all of them work in business, where different instincts become a division of labour.

What is Aries like as a business partner?

Fast, brave and bored by maintenance. Aries is best at the opening: pitching, closing, taking the first risk and deciding when others hesitate. It is weakest at the long middle of a project and at paperwork. The strongest business pairings give Aries a partner who handles what it drops: Taurus on money, Virgo on quality, Capricorn on strategy, Cancer on people. Two Aries in one company is the demanding case, because both want the top job.

Aries and Aries: can it work?

Yes, and it is often a lot of fun. Two Aries understand each other without explanation, fight quickly and make up quickly, and friendship between them flows. In love and family the pairing is workable: someone has to take on the slow jobs and the follow-through. Business is the hard domain, because two founders with no operations manager leave the middle of every project to nobody. The pair does best with an outside target to compete against.

Why does Aries clash with Cancer and Capricorn?

Both are squares, signs three apart that share Aries' cardinal mode. All three want to set the direction, but they point different ways. Cancer wants to protect a home and retreats when hurt, which Aries reads as sulking. Capricorn wants a plan and a slow build, which Aries reads as obstruction. Both, in turn, see Aries as rash. The friction is real, so is the respect, and at work the roles divide neatly.

What is an Aries parent like?

Energetic, encouraging and impatient. An Aries parent teaches children to try things, stand up for themselves and get up after a fall. It can push too hard for a slow or sensitive child, such as a Taurus, Cancer or Pisces, and it loses its temper and its grudge quickly. It gets on most easily with children who also like to be busy and outspoken. Each pairing page reads the parent and child relationship in both directions.