Your Rising Sign Explained

Okay, ready for the next lesson in astrology? Then, listen up–and I’ll try to make this more exciting than discussing politics with Paris Hilton. I’m gonna talk about rising signs today and how they affect your love/dating/sex life. Once you’ve figured out your rising sign, (that you can discover by typing in something like, “astrology chart),” on Google, so you can find out what it is–realize this: It’s how the world sees you! When people first meet you, they’re NOT noticing your Sun sign at all. They’re ONLY seeing your rising sign during a first impression–because that’s how you present yourself to the outside world. Say you’re a Libra, who is easily wounded by words, with tough-as-nails Capricorn rising–the social-climbing sign that always gets to the top. On first impression, people are going to see you as ultra-ambitious and over-the-top, even though, deep down, that’s not who you really are at all. Others may react to this by being a bit more callous and catty than they’d normally be: They don’t have a clue about your real qualities–yet. Capricorns ROCK–two of my best friends of 10 years are gutsy goats–but a more sensitive sign, SEEN as a Capricorn, might get some unexpected reactions from others at first.

That’s why first dates really don’t mean shit in your love life unless you’re only aiming for a one night stand. Get to know your possible other half better with a second and third date: Only over time will that other sign get to see you for who you actually are. Think of your rising sign this way: It’s what protects you from the outside world–because if people know exactly who you are from the first second they lay eyes on you, they can hurt you badly–and with so many mean guys and girls out there, you want and need that protection. When it comes to dating however, all it means is that the old adage, “It takes awhile to get to know the real you,” is oh-so-true. You’ll begin to open up more as time passes once you’ve realized this person might actually be someone you want to get to know. Trust me on this: I initially didn’t like most of the people who ended up being my best friends, as well as my mate–AT ALL Give romance a real chance by seeing a potential other at least two or three more times. Then, if you still can’t stand ‘em, flush ‘em down the toilet like cat poop, scooped out of the litter box.

Ciao4now!

Stuart Hazleton