posted March 28, 2009 05:39 AM         

Most people on the planet are less keen on this kind of sparring, and over the years I have learnt that it is often best to keep quiet.

In my case, the Square is part of a T-Square with the Ascendant, the NN and Venus. So it really has been a big learning lesson for me ~ when to speak up, when to stay silent. I don't always get it right.

posted March 28, 2009 12:15 PM         

one of my favorite passtimes is arguing with strangers on the internet over anything. mostly on tumblr.com, a blogging platform with a social networking twist. i actually got myself a bit popular on there and into quite the drama. i eventually had to delete my blog. . but life moves on...

also, have you seen "thank you for smoking"? i swear nick naylor is a gemini. i'm also in love with him (the character & the actor, aaron eckhart. he's a pisces. YUUMM!). *sigh*.

@augentier
hmmmmm, we both have pisces mars but opposing mercuries... i'd love to get into a tiff with you lol! what house is your mercury in?

@dazzled
i usually end up in arguments because i started out pointing out people's flaws! and it's hard to win against someone who is only pointing out the obvious or truthful. *shrug*smirk*

@dulce luna
oh dear... cancer mercury and i can argue for hours. most of the time it's good, but sometimes it can get reaaaalllly bad. i'm really impersonal and cold during my arguments and take no offense to anything said. every cancer merc i have debated with has brought something personal up from the past. when i call them out on it for the sake of keeping the argument impersonal, the trouble begins and the verbal claws COME OUT. luckily, this has only happened maybe a handful of times... that mars in aries must be fun though. aren't you a july 1988?

@blue moon
this is my life lesson, methinks:

merc square NN

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This square creates a situation in which the prevailing attitudes of the society conflict with the natives' mental expression and communication. They cannot project their ideas as they would like, and therefore tend to be misunderstood. Often they meet with social disapproval because they speak out at the wrong time or place. They may be in disagreement with surrounding social patterns.

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posted March 28, 2009 02:18 PM         

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that mars in aries must be fun though. aren't you a july 1988?

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posted March 28, 2009 10:14 PM         

sometimes when i let someone look at my chart for the first time, they're surprised. usually people think i'm aquarius for some reason... not sure why... but when they see cancer sun, scorpio moon (in the 1st!) AND pisces mars they get all "OMG, you have such a watery chart! But you're so... not watery..." and it's the truth.

actually, i get into a lot of arguments with water mercury. i.e. i was supposed to meet up with a friend of mine but had to attend my friend's birthday party the same night. in the middle of planning how i would take the train down the city to meet up with my other friend, i got caught up at the birthday party and couldn't text them my plans. as soon as i found time, i had received a dozens texts all within a 20 minute time period. the first few were just texts saying "where are you?" but then the last few texts were "you're DITCHING ME AREN'T YOU!" after that, i could have texted back and said, "CALM THE EFF DOWN I AM BUSY AND HAVE BEEN TRAVELING CONSTANTLY FOR THE PAST TWO DAYS STRAIGHT AND AM CURRENTLY AT MY BEST FRIENDS BIRTHDAY PARTY WITH THEIR FAMILY THAT I AM TRYING TO DITCH FOR YOU!" But instead I chose to just not even speak to them. Actually, afterwards, we never spoke again...

posted March 28, 2009 11:03 PM         

Actually, I don't really argue flawlessly, I feel the tension of the Square against my Mercury.

Gemini Merc loves the fun of debates, Pisces Mars can get emotionally charged.
Yet on the other hand, I usually make intuitive points, so that I try to appeal to the emotionality of people and get them to empathise with my points.