posted October 27, 2014 02:34 AM            

So I really shouldn't take it so seriously and think that its reflective of my preference.

Also,the fact that some people have an afflicted Sun/Mercury/Venus(like me) in their chart can make things a little tricky; Since the three are never too far from each other(by sign).

Generically Scorpio/Capricorn do not hit the spot romantically.But life is still long,so the tables may turn.

The attraction to another Sag however,can be unbelievably strong.I think that this sign(tied with Libra) is the one that I ma most likely to marry.

posted October 27, 2014 06:55 AM            

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Originally posted by Peri:

[b]Sagittarius women

2. Scorpio
3. Capricorn
4. Virgo
5. Libra
6. Aquarius
7. Pisces
8. Aries
9. Cancer
10. Leo
11. Gemini
12. Taurus
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I've never dated and would never date another Sag. I just can't deal. I've dated a Cancer man and will never do that again, ever, ever.

posted October 27, 2014 11:19 AM            

I think it's interesting that according to the actual study http://www.aureas.org/rams/castille02us.pdf
Virgo and Capricorn men have the most matches (grey).

posted October 27, 2014 11:20 AM            

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Originally posted by Aries23Degrees:
Okay,this is a "generic" study- which means that everyone's personal positions were not taken into account but purely the position of the Sun.

So I really shouldn't take it so seriously and think that its reflective of my preference.

Also,the fact that some people have an afflicted Sun/Mercury/Venus(like me) in their chart can make things a little tricky; Since the three are never too far from each other(by sign).

Generically Scorpio/Capricorn do not hit the spot romantically.But life is still long,so the tables may turn.

The attraction to another Sag however,can be unbelievably strong.I think that this sign(tied with Libra) is the one that I ma most likely to marry.

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posted October 27, 2014 11:21 AM            

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Originally posted by Fairy Sparkles:
Lol how accurate is that!

Taurus mens first preference is cancer and cancer womens first preference is Taurus.

That must be why I attract them all the time Peri

This time I really like the Taurus I'm with though, hes a million times better than Ferdi

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My sister is a cancer married to a Taurus; strangely I always felt those two signs were good together bc they both have a traditional outlook overall and both are possessive and overprotective.

I am a virgo married to a libra man so this fits for my sister and I both.

My parents are both capricorns....

My grandparents from my dad's side were both born January 21 on different years!

My grandparents from my mother's side are cancer-gemini but it does not fit results by gender. My grandma is the cancer and grandpa the gemini if it was reversed it would support these findings as well.

My cousin is a leo married to a leo.

posted October 27, 2014 11:24 AM            

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Originally posted by hypatia238:
My sister is a cancer married to a Taurus; strangely I always felt those two signs were good together bc they both have a traditional outlook overall and both are possessive and overprotective.

I am a virgo married to a libra man so this fits for my sister and I both.

My parents are both capricorns....

My grandparents from my dad's side were both born January 21 on different years!

My grandparents from my mother's side are cancer-gemini but it does not fit results by gender. My grandma is the cancer and grandpa the gemini if it was reversed it would support these findings as well.

My cousin is a leo married to a leo.

I can think of many examples that don't fit but I do agree that the findings are probably significant enough to be noted.

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posted October 27, 2014 12:40 PM            

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Originally posted by Aquacheeka:
It's not really an assumption, it's just stats, what people actually HAVE done, according to nearly 6.5 million marriages in France.

I think it's interesting that according to the actual study http://www.aureas.org/rams/castille02us.pdf
Virgo and Capricorn men have the most matches (grey).

It explains a lot, actually. Like why I see so many lasting famous pairings of Aquarius men and Taurus women... that's not really obvious match but it happens all the time.

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Thanks for the link to the study. But now I have even more doubts about this being able to be extrapolated to a wider audience. It's about French marriages. There are cultural factors at work here without a doubt.

posted October 27, 2014 01:01 PM            

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Originally posted by LucieLemonade:
Thanks for the link to the study. But now I have even more doubts about this being able to be extrapolated to a wider audience. It's about French marriages. There are cultural factors at work here without a doubt.

There was a study also posted about mostly Swiss marriages and what the most significant aspects in divorced couples and that too was revealing about Swiss marriages. There was one aspect in particular that I found particularly relevant to Swiss cultural values and wouldn't necessarily break up a marriage in other cultures. I can't remember exactly what it was. I'm sure I could dig it out if anyone is interested.

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posted October 27, 2014 01:46 PM            

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Originally posted by Aquacheeka:

The Swiss (Sachs) study was discredited for reasons outlined in the first post here. Certain things were not taken into account like the fact that the start dates for each sign vary from year-to-year, and they also didn't take into account the most and least numerous signs in the population and make sure that was weighted properly as well. The Castille study is more reliable although I understand your point about cultural factors.

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No. It wasn't the Sachs study I was talking about. It was the Hoffman study on this thread.
http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/Forum35/HTML/000520.html

posted October 27, 2014 03:07 PM            

The only Pisces guy that liked me was in high school. Pisces men gets along better with women in general, so I think it'd be hard for me, an Aries, to tell if they're interested and make that move.

I have to beat Cancers off with a stick, but I'm never attracted to them. They kind of annoy me.

posted October 27, 2014 03:09 PM            

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Originally posted by Aquacheeka:

Actually there were so many same-day matches that it called into question whether it was a marital registry error, so they did a "weighted" study removing some of them (page 5 of this PDF: http://www.aureas.org/rams/castille02us.pdf) and it pretty much reinforced the original findings... with the exception that Taurus man's #1 preference then became Cancer women.

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posted October 27, 2014 03:34 PM            

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Originally posted by LucieLemonade:
Thanks for the link to the study. But now I have even more doubts about this being able to be extrapolated to a wider audience. It's about [b]French marriages. There are cultural factors at work here without a doubt.

There was a study also posted about mostly Swiss marriages and what the most significant aspects in divorced couples and that too was revealing about Swiss marriages. There was one aspect in particular that I found particularly relevant to Swiss cultural values and wouldn't necessarily break up a marriage in other cultures. I can't remember exactly what it was. I'm sure I could dig it out if anyone is interested. [/B]

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Yeah culture plays a role ofcourse but odds are that a study done in Europe about marriages is more likely to generate data that can be replicated if the study is conducted in the USA. Odds are that there will be a significant correlation between the results since we are dealing with western cultures even if there are some variations..

However if done in India the results may vary more and the research design will likely need to be redesigned all together even. This does not mean that the study is not valid; it just means that it cannot be generalized to all cultures. I think is important to control for culture when culture is not a predictor or independent variable in the study to avoid culture impacting the dependent or criterion variable.

posted October 27, 2014 04:19 PM            

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Originally posted by LucieLemonade:
No. It wasn't the Sachs study I was talking about. It was the Hoffman study on this thread.
http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/Forum35/HTML/000520.html

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posted October 27, 2014 04:21 PM            

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Originally posted by hannaramaa:
All my friends have Aquarius / Pisces influence whether it be in sign or house! All of them. Crazy, right?

The only Pisces guy that liked me was in high school. Pisces men gets along better with women in general, so I think it'd be hard for me, an Aries, to tell if they're interested and make that move.

I have to beat Cancers off with a stick, but I'm never attracted to them. They kind of annoy me.

I love Capricorns though, so yay maybe a Capricorn / Aquarius / Pisces guy will find me and pick me!

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posted October 27, 2014 04:44 PM            

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Originally posted by hypatia238:
Yeah culture plays a role ofcourse but odds are that a study done in Europe about marriages is more likely to generate data that can be replicated if the study is conducted in the USA. Odds are that there will be a significant correlation between the results since we are dealing with western cultures even if there are some variations..

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I personally don't think so. The US is much more diverse than a study of French marriages or in the other case mostly Swiss marriages, particlarly France from the dates that are used. It's a still a very homogenious culture although changing rapidly like the rest of Europe. I can see were the French would be interested in marrying people more like themselves than less like themselves. Even within ethnic groups in Europe they tend(ed) to marry within their cultures. Again, it's changing. But it's much different in the US. At least from my experience.

If they had used "Western European marriages", I'd be more convinced. I think we know that from Sweden to Souther Italy is very different as is East Coast, West Coast US, etc.

The other study as I wrote on the other thread. I found it interesting they said men divorced women who has aspects that kept them "too much outside the house" or something like that. That certainly fits the traditional (but changing) Swiss male type. They don't (or didn't) want their women folk out too much. lol.

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Originally posted by Aquacheeka:
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Interesting! Thanks for posting that! Although if that study is to be believed, it would seem that marriage in general should be avoided, not any one aspect! That total number of divorces is abysmal! lol

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posted October 27, 2014 10:56 PM            

I only want Pisces.

posted October 27, 2014 11:19 PM            

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Originally posted by Aquacheeka:

What sign are you, hannarama?

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