Sun Sign Secrets (7 page)

Geminis love to gossip. While most don't engage in this activity more than other people, they are better at it and delight in it more. You can bet that when a Gemini tells you something, it is the most up-to-date information available. Geminis love to be up on the latest things, and they try their best to know something about everything. Their curiosity is legendary. Geminis think that if they only had the time and access to enough information, they could actually come to know
everything.

Recognizing a Gemini

Geminis can be tall and usually have long arms and legs. While highly agile and light on their feet, they can be somewhat clumsy when hurrying. Possessing a great deal of nervous energy, they find it difficult to sit still, and they tend to use their hands to express themselves. They generally smile and laugh a lot, and have a knack for looking younger than they really are.

Gemini's Typical Behavior and Personality Traits

• friendly and outgoing
  
• intelligent and witty
  
• graced with superior social skills
  
• expert at telling jokes and stories
  
• gives useful advice
  
• optimistic and upbeat
  
• takes an interest in friends' interests
  
• loves to read
  
• curious about many subjects
  
• adept at multitasking
  
• may change his mind often
  

What Makes a Gemini Tick?

Geminis want to experience life fully and in as many different ways as they can. They may even go so far as to live something of a double life. At the very least, they have two opinions about everything—more, if they have actually studied a particular subject in depth. Geminis hunger for information from all sources: books, television, word of mouth. They will do practically anything to avoid being bored—which, to a Gemini, is a fate almost worse than death.

The Gemini Personality Expressed Positively

Geminis who are interested in everything are expressing the best qualities of their sign: versatility, dexterity, and intelligence. When Geminis are happy they are a joy to be around, displaying their intelligence in a witty way that isn't snobbish or vain. And they delight in being able to help anyone who is not as quick-witted, knowledgeable, or versatile as they are.

On a Positive Note

Geminis displaying the positive characteristics associated with their sign also tend to be:

• articulate and entertaining
  
• adaptable and versatile
  
• open to alternative ways of thinking
  
• good with their hands
  
• youthful in attitude and appearance
  
• witty and charming
  
• inquisitive and smart
  
• graced with a quick mind and body
  

The Gemini Personality Expressed Negatively

Few people who see the lighthearted and upbeat side of Gemini ever suspect that the very same person can often feel desperately alone and lost. This is usually caused by the Gemini's tendency to distance herself from her feelings and examine them as if they belong to someone else. If a Gemini doesn't have a way to channel her love and need for communication, there is a tendency to turn sarcastic and critical.

Negative Traits

Geminis displaying the negative characteristics associated with their sign also tend to be:

• prone to boredom
  
• often nervous and restless
  
• fickle and unreliable
  
• impatient and irritable
  
• impractical with money
  
• gossipy and likely to tell fibs
  
• quick to size people up
  
• untrue to their word
  

Ask a Gemini If...

Ask a Gemini if you want to know how to get to a specific location. Those born under the sign of the Twins have a flawless sense of direction and will probably also treat you to a history of the place, as well as other background information. You can also depend on them for the details of what is going on in the world, because no matter how demanding their schedules may be, Geminis always manage to read the paper or catch the news on television or online.

Geminis As Friends

Geminis make for spirited, fun friends who are eager to try new adventures. Drawn to lively, intelligent conversations, they like people who share their curiosity about the world. They generally enjoy spending time with individuals who respond well to or enjoy spontaneous activities and spur-of-the-moment plans. Geminis never want to miss anything, and hence may end up being early or late for a get-together. They love to network and are not at all possessive when it comes to sharing their contacts.

Geminis will keep friends amused with endless observations, stories, bits of information, or the latest gossip. Often the friendships won't last long because the restless and fickle Gemini nature gets bored quickly and thus is always ready to move on, meet new people, and make new friends.

Looking for Love

Geminis may sometimes find that they are interested in more than one person, even if they are in a committed relationship. It is also possible that more than one person may be interested in
them.
There can be quite a difference in age, station in life, or educational background between a Gemini and her partner(s), because those born under the sign of the Twins see variety as the spice of life, something to be savored and enjoyed. Rather than look for carbon copies of themselves, Geminis are challenged and excited by intellectual, emotional, and spiritual differences. Because of their adaptable nature, they find it easy to embrace the interests and hobbies of others.

Reading, writing, learning, and growing must be an important part of any new relationship a Gemini enters. Taking courses or developing skills together can improve the chances of love blossoming. For a Gemini, the promise of an intellectual partnership may be what is most attractive in another individual. It is practically impossible for Geminis to be romantic with someone with whom they can't communicate.

Jealousy may enter the picture because the Gemini is not home or is paying a lot of attention to others around him. This may appear to be flightiness, but it is a way of being honest to the sign's nature. Geminis like to relate to many people at the same time—otherwise, they might get bored. It can be difficult for Geminis to make peace with the idea that one person can satisfy all of their needs. But even if they can come to grips with the concept of sexual fidelity, the typical Gemini may still have to go to one or more other partners for intellectual or emotional stimulation.

Finding That Special Someone

Geminis love to flirt, and it can be difficult to spot someone special amongst their many crushes. Finding a special someone frightens Geminis out of superficiality, and they must avoid becoming overly serious and obsessive in their effort to keep this special person around. Geminis need stimulating communication. They are likely to meet romantic partners in places where they can feel secure, such as in Internet chat rooms, bookstores, libraries, and museums. Anything related to learning and scholarship, including debates, will put them in the mood.

First Dates

The perfect first date should take place in a conversation-friendly zone. Given Gemini's love of being up on the latest and greatest, a unique or trendy restaurant makes for an appropriate setting. Food isn't really a Gemini “thing,” but when it comes to eateries, ambience matters a great deal. Going to the movies, especially to see a comedy, is always a great first date for Gemini, so long as there is the opportunity to go somewhere afterward and talk about it. The same holds true for a motivational lecture, seminar, play, or other cultural activity.

Gemini in Love

Geminis seek variety in love and enjoy surprises and lighthearted romance. Geminis want friendship, warmth, and shared ideas. They enjoy humor in a relationship, but they prize communication. They have great instincts about people and rarely jump into a relationship without first understanding what the results are likely to be. Their mental gyrations can be exhausting, and they sometimes fear the fact that there are at least two distinct people inside of them. Their partner must be comfortable with this and, ideally, loves them for it.

Undying Love

Geminis can be cynics, so when they find a soul mate, they are both elated and amazed. Geminis are smart and worldly, but thinking about the latest facts and the perfect comeback line can keep them from hearing their heart speak to them. Geminis need to understand that love is one area of life where analytical intelligence isn't a help. In fact, it can be something of a hindrance.

Geminis don't expect to be disappointed in love, but rather they find it hard to believe that such a perfect understanding can exist between two people.

Expectations in Love

Communication excites Geminis, while silence and detachment turn them off. They interpret silence as a form of opposition and feel that they are being ignored. Geminis do not have just two or three opinions to express; it is as though they are two or three different people, and this characteristic must be accepted by those who want to be close to them. Their changeability can be annoying or interesting. The degree to which a Gemini is overwhelmed by confusing emotions will determine how warm or cool, or close or distant, he appears to be.

While Geminis feel emotions deeply, they find it difficult to express love. They need to see that their personal freedom and personal space are being respected. Knowing that they can become too emotionally dependent on another person worries them. They are very sensitive to their own hurt feelings. Choosing words carefully and making sure to be understood are very important in a relationship with a Gemini. Two people can hear the same words but interpret them in radically different ways.

What Geminis Look For

Geminis need to connect with other people, though they need not be nearby physically. Connecting to others through books, films, instructional videos, as well as through lectures and live performances, is what interests Geminis. They need the freedom to explore, investigate, and learn. Frequent opportunities to change direction, and follow several lines of interest at once, are essential. Geminis are not intellectual snobs and do not require a love interest who is highly educated—only someone who is curious about and excited by ideas.

If Geminis Only Knew

If Geminis only knew that it is just as easy to become the story as it is to repeat it, they would avoid gossip, even though it intrigues them. Stretching or elaborating the truth is not uncommon for Geminis, as they can hardly resist embellishing a story. Most people want to be known for their unwavering commitment to a bunch of opinions about what is true about life—most people other than Geminis, that is. With their remarkably adaptable nature, Geminis thrive on new ideas and opinions and are generally open to a change in perspective.

Marriage

Geminis will be drawn to a special someone who will stimulate them with brilliant concepts and ideas and who will enjoy people and friends as much as they do. They need a stimulating social life, so it is never wise for them to marry a wallflower.

The person who contemplates marrying a typical Gemini must realize that his mate has probably already had more than one partner and will not stay long with a person who is a stick-in-the-mud. Geminis are so mercurial that they need a partner who is willing to move, travel, and change plans often—or else the relationship won't work.

Geminis can be more high-strung than almost any other sign, but we like to say that you have to be high-strung to make great music together.

Gemini's Opposite Sign

Sagittarius is Gemini's opposite sign. Sagittarius can show Gemini how to look past her own Mercury-ruled fascination with details in order to see the broader view. Sagittarius has a great sense of humor, but unlike that of Gemini, it does not revolve around witty comments or wry observations. Sagittarius knows how to make fun of himself. Both signs are keen on education, conversation, and most of all, ideas. Like Gemini, Sagittarius needs a relationship that is based on far more than simply superficial attraction or sexual desire.

Pairing Up

In general, if people display the characteristics typical of their sign, intimate relationships between a Gemini and another individual can be described as follows: