WEEK OF September 2 – 8, 2024

Your romantic criteria may be due for an upgrade, Pisces, or at least a seasonal tweak. All things “couple-y” could be on your mind this Monday, September 2, as the only Virgo new moon of 2024 sends frissons through your seventh house of committed relationships. Regardless of your current status, this lunar lift sounds the starting bell to a six-month cycle where you can’t avoid dynamic duos. Whether you’re looking for a writing partner, a bandmate or someone to greet you at the end of the aisle, sincere search efforts will be rewarded in the weeks to come. In an LTR? Give yourselves something to look forward to this fall, whether you tackle a home-improvement mission or plan an overseas trip. If you’re newly dating, this is your chance to practice all those high-minded ideals you read about (and discuss incessantly over group texts with your BFFs). How can you keep things hot and exciting while building a stronger sense of trust and commitment? And just how much should you reveal, and how soon? While you want to be honest and transparent, you also want to keep an air of sexy mystery. Spoiler: There are no hard-and-fast rules, Pisces; the dating game is, ultimately, all about on-the-job training.

Keep your boundaries all the way up this Tuesday, September 3! Otherwise, you may get sucked into a family issue or friend squabble—despite your best intentions to stay out of it. Since July 20, aggro Mars has been spinning through your fourth house of home and kin, which has stirred things up all by itself. Making matters even twitchier is an exasperating square from misleading Neptune hovering in your sign and causing everyone to misinterpret your well-intentioned efforts. As they clash in a tense square on Tuesday, you won’t be able to get to the bottom of the situation and that’s beyond frustrating. But you’re also becoming a pro at staying OUT of brewing drama instead of jumping in only to get burned by everyone’s emotional reactivity. Even if you must deal with a legit crisis, remember: The best support is the kind that empowers a person, not enables them.

On Wednesday, Mars pulls a sign switch, jetting into Cancer and your passionate fifth house until November 3. Mars only comes around to this ultra-romantic sector every other year, and this intensifying energy can get your blood pumping. Glamorous dress-up dates and weekend getaways may soon dot your calendar. But no waiting around for that galloping steed or someone to swipe right on your profile. Take the lead, even if that means laying a seductive breadcrumb trail for the object of your affections. Whether “all in” or casually dating, this Mars cycle accelerates the chemistry. You could soon be talking about bigger milestones like getting engaged, building a dream home or picking out baby names. If you’ve settled into a comfortable groove with your S.O., you might have to fire up your mojo in creative ways‚ including dressing up and enjoying some admiration from “outsiders.” Flirting (within respectable boundaries) isn’t cheating if you bring that spicy energy home to bae. If that feels too blurry a line to cross, you can connect to your sensuality by dancing (a Pisces favorite), singing, or just reveling in the attention you draw when you’re out with fun-loving, fashion-forward friends.