Okay so yesterday was rough. My Aries butt got into another fight with my partner – same old stuff about me being too impatient, them feeling rushed. Ugh. Stared at my coffee this morning thinking “What if the stars actually have a clue?”. That blog title Horoscope for Aries Love Problems? Fix Your Stars Romance in Minutes popped into my head again. Sounded kinda silly, but hey, desperate times.
First thing, I grabbed my phone instead of doomscrolling socials. Opened up my usual weather app – yep, they got a horoscope section buried in there. Found today’s Aries bit. It wasn’t long, something like:
“Aries: Mars is nudging your temper, so pause before reacting today. Venus in your communication zone says soften your words. A small gesture bridges gaps.”
Right. Okay. “Pause before reacting.” That hit hard because yesterday I totally snapped first. So my plan became stupid simple: Do NOT fire back instantly.
Then I saw “Venus in communication zone” and “soften words.” Usually, my texts when annoyed are… abrupt. All caps maybe. Point made, but harsh. So I decided: No caps. Add an emoji? Felt awkward but whatever.
Finally, “small gesture.” We’ve been stuck in this cycle. Needed something different. Scrolled through old photos on my phone – found one from that picnic last summer where we laughed so hard. Decided to text that instead of diving into the argument again. Took maybe two minutes to pick it.
Here’s exactly what I did next:
- Took a BIG breath when I felt the annoyed text coming.
- Waited 5 whole minutes (felt like forever!).
- Texted the photo: “Remember this? That cloud looked exactly like your grumpy face that morning lol. Miss laughing with you.”
- Used a 😊 emoji. Very unlike me.
- Put my phone DOWN and walked away before I could take it back.
Seriously? Their reply came back WAY faster than usual. Not an apology, but a laugh: “Haha that cloud WAS my spirit animal! Still mad, but that was funny.” Followed by a suggestion for coffee later to talk calmly. Small gap bridged? Yep. Fight defused? Way faster than yesterday’s 3-hour silence.
Look, is it cosmic magic? Probably not. But forcing myself to pause, choose softer words, and make a tiny nice gesture? That absolutely worked today. Stars gave me a kick in the butt to try something different, and it took literally minutes to do. Worth the shot for this Aries.
