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posted May 27, 2013 03:38 PM            

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Have you ever told anyone about your interest in astrology? Any friends or relationship partners? If so, what were your experiences?

Have you told them about their own charts?

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posted May 27, 2013 04:29 PM            

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They only knew their sun sign. So there either confused or not very interested in understanding.

I did meet in a girl in my class that knew about astrology, we were talking about all types of strange things thou..
She was really cool.

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posted May 27, 2013 05:15 PM            

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Yeah, I feel like most would only know their sun sign. That's unfortunate that there is no desire to understand or learn more. Thanks for your input!

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posted May 27, 2013 05:29 PM            

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I get a mixed bag. The ones who don't particularly care about astrology at least find my interest in it interesting. Two have even given me birthdays, locations, AND birthtime that they knew by heart (both Virgos, lol).

My new "friend" had to look his birthday up, but had a genuine interest in astrology. It was great but he got overwhelmed by the sheer amount of information (planets, houses, glyphs, aspects, etc.) and abandoned it.

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posted May 27, 2013 06:18 PM            

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That would be great if i had my friend's birth times. Usually i just do what i can with birthday and birthplace. It's great that you got someone interested, but i see how it could be overwhelming. Thank you!

My problem is based on insecurity because some people strongly think it's made up and nonsense. I don't want a friend to lose respect for me or just think i'm flat out crazy...

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posted May 27, 2013 06:28 PM            

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One guy loved it, thought it explained weird things about him that no one had a good explanation for, and he gained an interest in astrology from me.

Another teased me over it, she had some wild, unorthodox beliefs herself (like she believed that if there is a God/dess then such would be found in higher mathematics, and used to have quite the math fetish) but also disdain for standard occult & religious beliefs, yet encouraged me to do our charts as I could use the practice in math.

One started out skeptical but came to accept it...but never gain an interest in it.

Currently, the one I'm with thinks it's a waste of time, but I've explained my interest as a "puzzle game" and that seems to mollify her. We have other things to talk about and I see no reason to convince her, so it's all good.

My BFF is grudgingly impressed with it, but not particularly interested in learning more...though she has tossed the idea about in using synastry since she just can't seem to find a guy she can stand living with for more than a few months (which I think her chart explains and I've shared with her), and says if there were "astrological dating sites" she'd give it a try.

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posted May 27, 2013 07:12 PM            

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mostly negative reactions. most men i've dated/toldsay it's not scientific and has no basis in truth, and most females have a similar reaction, though they are more 'open' to hearing about it, at least in my experience. and almost 99.9% only know their sun sign and 'horoscopes' from the paper

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posted May 27, 2013 07:38 PM            

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PixieJane...wow you seem to have a lot of experience with this. It's good to know you didn't receive all negative responses!

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posted May 27, 2013 07:41 PM            

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Starmoon...that's interesting. I feel like the women being open is because they are being polite or want to know about their love relationships. The men would think more 'scientifically' i suppose. However, I did get into astrology because my older brother introduced it to me.

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posted May 27, 2013 08:24 PM            

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A few people are pretty into it but they only know about the sun signs. The rest aren't and I'm not bothering to waste my time trying to convince them. On the other hand, if someone genuinely wants to learn about it I will take a lot of time to explain everything I know.

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posted May 27, 2013 09:01 PM            

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My SO wasn't that into it but enough for him to know his Sun sign and ASC and that's it. When I read to him about aspects in his chart, he does like to hear it . This has been the case with my best friend as well. She knew her sun and asc but nothing past that (both my SO and friend have virgo ASC so that may have something to do with that xD). Even acquaintances that I've frequently hung out with love hearing more about at least their sun sign. I was also presently surprised when a good friend of mine was overhearing my astrology convo with my sister instantly gave his birth details and wanted to know what was in his chart.

My sister saw my browsing between this site and astro and instantly wanted me to give her information about her chart, her sons, and her SO. She was surprised with the info I gave her but I can tell when I start going into what houses and certain aspects are, it went over her head. Actually, her unaspected sun went over my head too so that probably didn't help. And my mom always liked astrology, so she's easy to talk to about it.

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posted May 27, 2013 09:37 PM            

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Thank you both! It's nice that some people get excited about it. I have been thinking about telling two people, a friend and a SO. They both have an aquarius moon so hopefully they will be receptive.

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posted May 27, 2013 10:48 PM            

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I've gone into detail about it with my boyfriend.

Many of my friends know about my interest as well. Some of them want me to tell them more about their charts. Many find it fascinating. Some seem judgmental. Those are the friends who don't last very long haha. Most who "share" my interest only do so because they identify with their sun sign, but know nothing else about their charts.

My boyfriend was interested at first (when I gave him readings about aspects of his chart that even he could not deny had some accuracy to them) but maybe the novelty wore off and he grew tired of hearing about it, or maybe it was us watching Religulous together, but lately he seems a lot more dismissive when I bring it up, so I don't.

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posted May 27, 2013 10:57 PM            

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Met some new interesting people.

An Aquarius girl took a liking to me, and had to know my sign. I told her Aries. Told me I don't seem like one, and how she usually doesn't get along with Aries, and that she gets along well with Gemini's.
Being that she's an eccentric girl I told her I'm a Gemini rising. But I don't think she really knew what I was talking about.

And a few days at the beach, a funny drunk guy asked me if I was a Gemini. I was buzzed so I told him that I'm a Gemini rising. And this guy knew what I was talking about. Told me how he looked at his whole chart. Told me how he thinks he is a Scorpio rising. When I told him my moon sign is Scorpio he tilted his head back. haha!

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posted May 28, 2013 12:07 AM            

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At least you had that initial luck aquacheeka!

Stawr..that's hilarious!

Thanks for sharing!

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posted May 28, 2013 02:19 AM            

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I do and they have learned to research their own charts. Some look at me like i am an astro god lmfao!

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posted May 28, 2013 02:58 AM            

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Almost everyone who knows me knows that i'm interested in astrology. My mobile wallpaper was my chart at one point.

Reactions: my parents are believers but also remain indifferent.
My partner never raises the topic. Except for the fact that he's a taurean of which he is very proud, he knows nothing.
Some friends are impressed and come for readings. One even suggested we start our own business.
Then there are some friends who think i'm being stupid.

There was this one silent capricorn who rarely spoke to anyone. And our first conversation was on astrology and she was impressed.

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posted May 28, 2013 03:08 AM            

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Depends how you go about it, I suppose! I'm particularly aloof, and don't really see astrology as a thing to share with people. I view it as something they'd have to seek out, themselves, like anything metaphysical. My little circle know about it and acknowledge it, and one friend is pretty good at picking out/observing signs, but otherwise, it's something we just mention briefly (like what sign do you think this character is?) but don't really get deeply into it. Time and place, people and situations.

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posted May 28, 2013 03:19 AM            

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I'm the same. I don't take astrology into real life because people in my area are skeptical of it so I just keep it online.

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posted May 28, 2013 04:04 AM            

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^ same here.

I've told like, 2 or 3 friends about it, very briefly. They didn't seem very interested.

I don't know anyone IRL who'd be as into astrology as I am so I usually keep it to myself, but sometimes I do tell people that it's an amazing tool for self-discovery and relationships.

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posted June 02, 2013 10:40 PM            

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I feel like I wouldn't have gotten into it unless someone had shown me the ropes. But of course, I was interested in learning, while a lot of people in my life would be skeptical.
*sigh*

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