Maintain Your Mystery

Loving Venus' presence in your sign until November 7 supports your open and friendly manner. But conditions change after that when an optimistic attitude and naive accessibility to others might not work to your advantage. That's because Venus is descending into emotionally deep and complex Scorpio where you're more likely to be rewarded for your subtlety than your frankness. It's not that you need to become sneaky or dishonest; it's just that playing your cards a little closer to the vest makes you more mysterious and therefore more attractive. Venus will be in your 2nd House of Self-worth, reminding you to make sure that you get a fair return for what you give. Instead of being nice without expressing your expectations and hoping that satisfies your current partner or appeals to a new one, the rest of November is a period when careful calculations may be necessary to get your romantic life into gear. Yes, it might feel a little selfish or manipulative to operate in this manner, but there's nothing wrong with putting your interests first.

A sexy square between Venus and Mars on November 19 could warm things up for a few days, perhaps encouraging you to be bolder in pursuit of what you want. The last week of November should be rich with social adventures as Venus hooks up with expansive Jupiter on November 23, inventive Uranus on November 25 and dreamy Neptune on November 26. These transits can take you on a wild ride of high expectations, surprises and fantasy that is more likely to be exciting than realistic.