My Virgo Love Horoscope Experiment
So this Monday morning I’m sipping coffee scrolling through Twitter when some astrology page pops up with “Virgo Love Forecast: Major Changes This Week!” Normally I ignore that stuff but hey, my dating life’s been dryer than old toast lately. Figured what’s the harm?
First thing I did was click that link – big mistake. Site looked like it was designed in 2003 with pop-up ads screaming “YOUR SOULMATE IS WAITING!” Almost closed it right there but the Virgo section said: “Mercury retrograde forces you to communicate openly about hidden feelings before Thursday.”
Got me thinking about Sarah from book club. We’ve been doing this awkward dance for months both too scared to say anything. So Tuesday night I’m staring at my phone like an idiot remembering that stupid horoscope. Finally just said screw it and texted her: “Random question – you ever think we’d make good salsa partners? Like… date salsa?”
- 00:03 – Sent text
- 00:05 – Instant regret
- 00:07 – Tried to recall message (failed)
- 00:15 – Phone dies while panicking
Next morning woke up to FOUR missed calls and a novel-length text saying she’s liked me since last autumn! We met for coffee Thursday and guess what? Totally vibing now. Went salsa dancing Friday – stepped on her feet twice but she laughed.
Would this have happened without that dodgy horoscope? Who knows. But it did give me that little push I needed. Still think most astrology’s total nonsense though. Except maybe this week’s part about “Unexpected romantic opportunities appear after weekend storms.” Got caught in rain Sunday with Sarah sharing an umbrella… cheeky kiss happened. Okay fine, Mercury retrograde – you win this round.
