Alright, so back in late 2018, I remember scrolling online, feeling kinda bleh about my love life. Like everyone else when the new year rolls around, I was hunting for some kinda sign, you know? Some hope. That’s when I stumbled across this article shouting “How’s Virgo Love 2019? Horoscope Review (Make Changes!)”. Being a die-hard Virgo myself, I figured, why not? Maybe the stars had a cheat code I missed.
The Initial Plan (Sounded Easy…)
First step was simple: I read the darn thing. Like, really read it. It basically told Virgos (that’s me): “Stop being so picky and practical, loosen up! Mercury retrograde gonna mess with communication, so double-check dates. And most importantly,” it screamed in bold letters somewhere, “embrace change! Don’t stick to the same old boring routines, especially in dating.”
Made sense, right? My usual approach was… well, Virgo Classic: checklist in mind, analyzing every tiny detail on a first date, probably radiating “job interview” vibes instead of “fun potential partner”. So, the plan born from reading this cosmic advice was:
- Ditch the mental checklist. (Yeah, easier said than done).
- Say yes more often – even to dates that weren’t 100% my usual “type”.
- Try different things on dates, not just coffee or dinner.
- For real, chill out about Mercury messing things up. Breathe.
Putting “Make Changes” Into Practice (AKA The Messy Part)
Okay, January hit. Full of New Year’s “new me” energy. I hopped back on the apps. Swiped right on profiles I normally wouldn’t have given a second glance. Guy who listed “long walks on the beach” unironically? Swipe right. Woman whose main pic was her posing with a giant fish? Swipe right. Operation “Embrace Change” was go.
First few dates? Oof. Met the beach walker. Nice enough, but wow, dude really only wanted to talk about surfing. Like, specifics of waves. For two hours. Tried to ditch my checklist, tried to find the interesting… my inner Virgo was screaming, “He doesn’t read! He thinks Dostoevsky is a type of vodka!” But I stuck it out. Horoscope said embrace change! This was change!
Tried new date spots too. Instead of coffee, I suggested mini-golf. With the fish photo lady. That… was an experience. Cold February night, whacking brightly colored balls around fake grass. We spent more time laughing at how terrible we were than actually talking. It was awkward, kinda fun in a weird way, but zero sparks.
Mercury retrograde periods? They rolled around. One guy confirmed a dinner date via text. I showed up. He didn’t. Texted him? “Oh, thought I told you it was tomorrow! Sorry!” Mercury strikes. Another time, met someone for drinks, totally vibing… then my phone mysteriously erased the whole conversation history. Couldn’t even remember his last name to message him back. Cosmic joke? Felt like it. Tried to chill, like the horoscope said. Mostly just sighed a lot.
Kept this up for months. Saying yes. Trying different things. Art gallery walks? Why not. That weird fusion restaurant? Let’s go. Rock climbing? Bruised my ego and my elbows. I felt like I was constantly pushing myself out of my meticulously organized comfort zone. It was exhausting sometimes, honestly. My Virgo brain craved predictability, and this was anything but.
The Realization & What Actually Happened
So, did the magical Virgo 2019 love horoscope predict Prince/ss Charming appearing? Nah. Didn’t meet “the one” that year, not at all. But here’s the thing: forcing myself to “make changes” actually did… well, change things.
I loosened up. Genuinely. Getting burnt on weird dates stopped feeling like failures and started feeling like hilarious stories. I learned I could survive outside the comfort zone. It didn’t crumble! Even had a few genuinely fun flings I wouldn’t have experienced if I’d stuck to the old Virgo script. More importantly, I stopped taking dating (and myself) quite so deadly seriously. That checklist? It’s still there, but way fainter, more like pencil than permanent marker now.
The horoscope pushed me to try. It forced action. And action, even messy, inconsistent, sometimes-uncomfortable action, was the change. It wasn’t about the stars delivering a perfect partner; it was about the stars nudging me to shake up my own patterns. And for that? Yeah, I guess the Virgo 2019 love forecast kinda worked, in a roundabout, make-your-own-luck way. Changed my approach more than my relationship status directly.
