Sagittarius in Love

Like a speeding arrow from your Archer's quiver, you enter the game of love, your only thought to conquer the man you've fallen for and to beat the competition. All the fire signs, of which you are the third, tend to make a battle-ground of their love life - ardour first, everything else, including conscience and certainly wisdom, second. Where you differ from your fire sign sisters is that you are a sprinter in the love stakes, not a marathon runner, in fact you can be quite capricious and difficult to pin down. Yes, you fall madly in love but you can fall out again with surprising speed. Men are attracted to your vivaciousness, your humour, your get up and go, and your enterprise - if anyone has a solution, you do, if anyone needs help, you're there for them. You appear endlessly optimistic and confident on the surface, but you do get hurt, and rather often. Why?

Well, deep down you are terrified of commitment: you are a free spirit, and even though you need love and support just like anyone else, you are equally fearful of being trapped in the tedium of marriage, your horizons shrinking as the years go by. You are eternally young, always looking for the next 'big thing', the next adventure: you do not take easily to the responsibilities and ties of marriage, even though your biological clock ticks as loudly as every other child-bearing woman's. You are non-judgemental and very liberal in your views about fidelity and marriage: after the initial sting of betrayal, you will forgive and forget; likewise, if some other woman isn't looking after her man, you'll have no compunction in taking him away. A little more consideration about where your actions will take you and how they may affect someone else would go a considerable way to speeding your course to happy-ever-afterness. Nevertheless, you have one of the biggest hearts in the zodiac, and someone usually finds it and keeps it.

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The Sagittarian Man

They seek him here, they seek him there... Yes, I'm afraid the Sagittarian man is hard to catch - not hard to interest, not difficult to enchant, just near impossible to get to the altar. He is terrific fun, quite the lad, but absolutely not into long-term commitment, in fact he's the zodiac's leading commitment-phobe. If you want him, you're going to have to play the game of running as fast as you can in the opposite direction, refusing all invitations to move in with him, never leaving as much as a toothbrush in his bathroom. Mr Sagittarius loves women who ooze feeling and mystery yet he's also drawn to females who wield power and influence. What drives him away are weeping and wailing, despair and need.

Who's For You

The other Mutable signs top your list of the men most likely to floor and adore you - Pisces, Virgo, Gemini and another Sagittarian. Mr Pisces can barely be resisted: he is the most endearing chap - romantic and idiosyncratic, he keeps you fascinated, and sexually enthralled. In the long run, however, his chronic undependability and his victim mentality can bring the relationship to its knees. Mr Virgo is also a magnet for you. You love this man's mind, his reserve and his unflappable manner - he is not impressed by your dramas, which initially stabilizes the relationship but ultimately stalls it. The Gemini man is your best long-term bet: you both suffer from the commitment jitters but there is just enough sexual tension and enough mutual admiration to keep the relationship going. And much the same could be said for another Sagittarian - two peas in a pod, sometimes in perfect symbiosis on life's path, and sometimes headed in totally opposite directions. Aquarius and Libra are two other serious contenders in the love stakes - easy-going, fair and non-judgemental.

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Your Stone

What you should wear in your wedding or engagement ring

Garnet, amethyst and topaz.

Life Love Money The Spring Horoscope for Sagittarius

With Neptune happily ensconced at the base of your horoscope, you could be feeling more optimistic than ever about your future prospects or beginning to doubt your chances of still fulfilling your dearest hopes and ambitions. Either view is wrong. It’s not that plans you have in the pipeline are doomed to failure but that the way you see them working out is not what will happen in reality. Keep a close eye on projects and associations, adjusting the situation as you go - May and June are the months this advice may prove most necessary. In many ways, this is a productive and enjoyable spring, with success on both the work and personal fronts – and Easter and mid-May could be the setting for some very happy occasions – however, you cannot afford to dismiss a problem: by nipping it in the bud, you will save yourself a lot of hassle later.

Your love life is looking pretty sensational. The combination of Venus and Jupiter in the zone of relating is set to make a positive difference to relationships across the board. And we’re not just talking about the spring – this trend continues until mid-2013. Of course, some of you have work to do – facing up to the fact that a long-term relationship is beyond repair - and it will be the job of the eclipses in May and June to act as awakeners. It is the single Sagittarians who have the most to gain, and although you cannot leave it entirely to fate and Jupiter to turn your love life into a happy-ever-after story, when you meet that special person you will sense destiny has played a big part in the timing. Good things happen to good people, Sag, and if these beautiful influences can’t restore your faith in love, I’ll eat my hat. But please remember, they have until July next year to fulfil their promise.

It has either been a blessing or a curse to have Mars overseeing your career and role in life. You either get action and a winning streak or it’s an uphill struggle all the way. On 14 April Mars gets back in his stride, and from this point you should feel the wind in your sails. Yes, some of you might have lost a battle but it’s not the war, and you can and will be on top again. Ruler, Jupiter, has been in the work area for a while so you may have been working harder than ever, but receiving rewards whether in the form of promotion or financial improvements. This pattern remains the same for the spring, with just one caveat – be careful how you treat employers and colleagues: if someone is being awkward, bite your lip. Pluto’s change of direction (10 April) could affect a property deal or some other aspect of your finances: if so, don’t pour more money and commitment behind the situation – September could see your fortunes change.