Aries

What Aries tends to be like

Aries loves to begin. A new plan, a door nobody has opened, a thing nobody has tried yet: that is where Aries comes alive. Aries says what it thinks right away and is honestly surprised that anyone is still thinking about it an hour later. Aries likes a clear task, a quick answer and a reason to get moving. Waiting feels like standing in the rain, and being managed feels worse. On a good day Aries is the friend who gets you off the sofa and the colleague who takes the first step so everyone else can follow. On a harder day Aries starts three things and finishes none, or wins an argument that was not worth having. A good day for Aries is one where it has thrown its whole heart into something new.

In love

Aries falls in love fast and makes no secret of it. Aries needs honesty more than tact, and a partner who keeps up rather than one who waits. A quarrel is forgiven in minutes. A slight, strangely, is remembered for a long time.

At work

Give Aries the start of a project and a deadline that is close. Aries comes alive when there is something to win, a decision to make or a problem that gives way to sheer effort. A long meeting about a process is where Aries quietly fades.

Creativity

Aries makes things fast and in one go. The best work has the energy of the first attempt. The second draft is the hard part, and a deadline is the best collaborator Aries will ever have.

With family

At home Aries protects first and asks questions later. Aries is loyal, direct and sometimes loud, needs room to move and a little admiration, and shows love by turning up when it matters.