Alright folks, today felt like trying to crack open a particularly stubborn walnut. I decided to dive deep into understanding September Virgo men after a friend’s disaster date. So yeah, I started from absolute scratch.
Step One: Panic Google
Opened my laptop, grabbed coffee #1, and just typed “September Virgo man traits” into every search bar known to humankind. Saw a million articles. Scrolled for like 20 minutes. Honestly felt overwhelmed. Lists everywhere, contradicting each other – one site says “super emotional,” another says “emotionally constipated.” Make up your minds!
Step Two: My Inner Data Nerd Kicked In
Got annoyed. Decided to get organized. Made a giant spreadsheet. No kidding. Labeled columns: Positive Traits? Negative Traits? Common Patterns? Sources? Started copy-pasting bullet points from different sites into this beast.
- Positives: Methodical, loyal, analytical, practical.
- Negatives: Critical (like, super critical), stubborn, anxious, tendency to bottle things up.
- Patterns: Perfectionism popping up EVERYWHERE. Huge drive to be useful/helpful. Communication often practical over fluffy feelings.
Seeing it all side-by-side helped. Sorta.
Step Three: The Grilling Session (AKA Calling Friends)
Spreadsheets only tell part of the story. Hit up two girlfriends dating September-born Virgos. Poured coffee #2. Became an interrogation machine:
- “When he gets stressed, what does he DO?”
- “How does he actually show affection, like for real?”
- “Biggest pet peeve?”
- “Best thing about him?”
The real tea: Both mentioned the guys HATE unexpected surprises, even “good” ones. They plan weekend groceries, for crying out loud. Acts of service are their love language – fixing stuff, remembering small details. And yeah, the criticism is REAL. “You’re using that spoon wrong” vibes.
Step Four: Trying to Apply This Mess (The Reality Check)
Had this brilliant idea to “casually” chat with a September Virgo guy I kinda know. Used my “research.” Asked a carefully planned, logical question about a shared hobby, aiming for an analytical deep dive. His response was… super brief and basically just facts. No deep dive. Zero fluff. Like talking to ChatGPT set on “concise.”
Felt totally dumb. Remembered my friends saying: don’t expect instant emotional vulnerability. It clicked. He answered the question. Clearly, efficiently. He did help. That was his way of engaging. My expectations of instant deep connection were way off. Virgo practicality in action.
Step Five: Putting the Puzzle Together (Kinda)
Sitting here now with cold coffee #3. Learned the traits aren’t a cheat code. It’s like understanding he’s running on Windows while maybe you’re on MacOS. The basics from the spreadsheet held up:
- Methodical? Check (the spreadsheets themselves prove it).
- Critical/Analytical? Double-check (my Google panic was inefficient).
- Acts of Service? Check (even the brief answer was him providing info).
- Perfectionism/Anxiety? Still verifying… but the stubbornness? Oh yeah.
Final Realization? It’s less about “understanding” him perfectly and more about understanding how he works. Less “how to make him love me,” more “how to communicate effectively with his operating system.” Appreciate the reliability and helpfulness, get ready for some blunt honesty and let go of the Disney romance expectation. It’s a marathon, not a sprint. And you gotta bring your A-game logic sometimes.
Anyway, my spreadsheet is now terrifyingly huge. But maybe, just maybe, approaching a September Virgo man won’t feel like trying to solve a Rubik’s cube blindfolded anymore. We’ll see.
