And now that we’ve gotten rid of any intruders I can get on with it with true Libra candor. You may be suspicious of me since I’ve said elsewhere that I’m a native Capricorn with a Virgo ascendant. Well, at this point in life, thanks to the magic of Progressed Charts, I have a Libra Ascendant so I understand better than you’d think, so listen up.

You two have a good thing going. You both like to talk and you’re both so fair that you argue over who’s turn it is to clean the bathroom this week. This is largely because you are both ruled by Venus. You’re both Cardinal signs, but your bossiness usually manifests as being an arbitrator and/or mediator to the masses, who are so incredibly unfair to each other and seem totally incapable of agreeing, so the two of you really don’t have much if anything to argue about. But just like any inbred species, both strengths and weaknesses are amplified. In this case the weakness is Libra's aversion to confronting deeply personal emotional issues. You may very rarely disagree with each other about anything, but if you ever do, it can be a total train wreck. This is because neither of you is comfortable defending yourself or your own feelings, meaning whatever it is will get swept under the rug and stay there for possibly decades or until it comes up again. Eventually that heap under the rug will get to the point that it can no longer be ignored and you’ll start tripping over it.

I think this Libra weakness comes about in a couple of ways.  One is that you want so much to be fair that you will compromise what you really want to make peace, then continue to ruminate on your dissatisfaction, either consciously or subconsciously, until something forces it out in the open again.  Libra tends to remember a hurt for a long time, yet make every effort to avoid dealing with it by whatever means necessary. If you happen to be the offender, you may refuse to face the facts, since you can't deal with the idea that you may have been unfair in some way. Rather, you'll do everything in your power to shift the blame to the other person to rationalize and justify your actions.  Multiply this by two (or, heaven forbid, square it) in an emotional confrontation and the result will undoubtedly evolve to a couple best described as Dysfunctional R Us. In my experience, which at this point has been extensive since I'm no spring chicken, I've discovered that Libra can be one of the most vindictive of signs when hurt, offended, or, heaven forbid, rejected. You may not want to admit it, but your ego is quite fragile and when pushed far enough, the result isn't pretty as your sense of fairness drives you to make sure the other person gets what s/he deserves.

Feelings aren't logical and therefore difficult to deal with for Air signs. This inability to express your feelings may be a problem when Libras pair with other signs, but when you pair with each other you can actually use this trait to your advantage. What you need to do is what you both do so very well, and that is get inside the other person’s head and defend them instead of yourself. You couldn’t trust anyone else to do that without taking advantage of you, but you CAN trust another Libra! And with that one problem solved, you should have a match made in Heaven. After all, Libra rules the 7th house of relationships. Just don’t tell the other signs.