Leo and Scorpio compatibility
Two fixed signs: one who lives in the light, and one who lives under it.
Leo: July 23 – August 22. Scorpio: October 23 – November 21.
Are Leo and Scorpio a good match?
Tradition calls it a hard match. Plenty of long loves are built on it, because neither of you gets to fall asleep.
I will not hand you a percentage. A number like that is invented, and a Sun sign is one line of a long letter. Two people of any signs can love each other well.
What draws you together
There is a real magnetism here, and real respect. You are both loyal, both proud and both all-in. Leo offers warmth to Scorpio's depths, and Scorpio offers Leo the rare experience of being truly seen through.
The hard part
Neither of you ever backs down. Leo wants loyalty shown in public, and Scorpio guards everything in private. Jealousy and pride can make a long and silent war.
How your signs sit on the wheel
You sit three signs apart, a ninety-degree angle astrologers call a square. You move through the world the same way, but in elements that do not agree. Tradition names this friction, and friction is also how a fire gets lit.
Fire and water make steam. One of you acts on a feeling while the other is still inside it, and each can feel the other is either too much or not enough.
You are both keepers. Neither of you moves easily, which makes for great loyalty, and for silences that can last a season.
What each of you is really asking
Leo is asking: Do you see me, truly, when the room is empty? Leo brings warmth and fears being ordinary in the eyes of the one who matters.
Scorpio is asking: Can you bear all of it, and stay? Scorpio brings depth and fears being betrayed after handing over the keys.
The desire under the question
Leo wants to be adored. Scorpio wants to be trusted. Each of you is watching to see whether the other will betray you first.
Finish this line, privately
I want ___ ; I accept ___ ; I will not surrender ___ .
Fill it in about this person. Whatever you write first is usually the truth.
Two signs are only the first line.
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