Oh, boy, another one of those cosmic next-door neighbors that would do well with a good fence between them. An unscaleable one that goes up at least as far as the North Star. I kid you not. You would think that Libra, resident of the 7^th House of relationship and ruled by the loving planet, Venus, could get along with everyone. In principle I suppose they can, but sometimes their sense of fairness grates others the wrong way. Particularly those who are opinionated or obsessive about something. And thus we have the problem when Libra pairs with Scorpio.

Being a Cardinal sign, Libra tends to be a bit bossy. Sometimes they might even be accused of sounding like a broken record. Thus, if someone is grating on their sense of fairness, i.e. obsessing on something or someone that has more than one argument, Libra is going to try and force balance by whatever means necessary. In other words, as an Air sign, it’s just possible that Libra doesn’t know when to shut-up. Especially when dealing with a Scorpio.

Scorpios are Fixed Water signs, meaning they don’t change their mind much, if at all, and are emotionally involved with life generally. Now this is not the same emotional involvement as fellow Water signs such as the Crab or the Fish, who are huggy and kissy and want everyone to be friends and happy, happy, happy. While Scorpios are often affectionate, their emotional involvement can also relate to power. Recall that Scorpios are ruled by Pluto, God of the Underworld. They have obsession down to an art-form. Once they get on to something, they won't let it go. They also hail from the 8^th House of sex, death and other people’s money. There simply ain’t much there, honey, that’s compatible with the 7^th House that is all about relationships and fairness, except that both tend to require a nice, comfortable, and aesthetic environment. And guess what else, Libra? The barb on the end of that Scorpion’s tail is not about fairness, it’s about revenge. (Oddly enough, however, that may be something Libra can understand, since when wronged, Libra will even the score however they see fit.)

This is not to say that Scorpios are not nice people. Most of them are, or at least can be civilized for the most part. But they have a lethal element that you do not, I repeat DO NOT want to piss off. And a nagging, fairness-preaching Libra is enough to piss off just about anyone. Another Libra trait that can annoy a Scorpio is when Lib is so busy weighing all sides of an issue that they become downright indecisive. They can also be sneaky in their quest to balance everything out and being sneaky with a Scorpio is like playing golf with Tiger Woods, i.e. guess who's going to win?  Libs can also be perceived as two-faced, because they try to see everyone's side, another trait Scorpio will not exactly find enchanting. If they don't like someone they're going to expect you to dislike them, too.

Okay, in all fairness, (guess who has a Libra Ascendant in her Progressed chart?) I need to confess that the previous diatribe has a history. I knew a Scorpio-Libra couple once that was the worst train wreck you ever saw and there was figurative blood all over when they split. And believe it or not, two years later, the Libra, after doing all sorts of insidious things at the time of the breakup and afterward, was still trying to "be friends" with the Scorpio and believe me, the Scorpio would not have pissed on that particular Libra if they were in flames.

So let this be, if nothing else, a cautionary tale. I’m sure that somewhere there is a Libra-Scorpio couple, maybe even dozens of them, who are very, very happy. But don’t take that for granted and never underestimate what a Scorpio might do when they’ve had enough or want revenge. A wronged Libra can be pretty vicious and Venus when retrograde may be the goddess of war instead of love, but Scorpio is ruled by Pluto, god of the Underworld. Enough said.

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