It's hard to get to know you. Your continual focus on whatever engages your mind distracts you from interpersonal communications. It's not that you don't appreciate friends and companions — just the opposite! You love fun, upbeat, and quirky people. But when you grab hold of an idea, you don't let it go until you're completely finished. Add the comprehensive nature of a birth number 8, and it's not surprising that you can get labeled as a nutty professor type — rarely on time, but always interesting.

In both career and relationships, you're a free-spirited being who doesn't fit any mold. A love of mystery, intense curiosity, and strong intuition blend together to ensure that you never limit yourself, or anyone else for that matter. You dabble in many things and encourage similar experimentation in others, leading to some really wild moments in the bedroom!

While in other scenarios your adventurous soul might be dangerous, the birth number 8 provides balance. Beyond the whimsy and autonomy there's a strong sense of responsibility and a healthy portion of common sense. You never ask others to go where you will not. The decanate of Aquarius allows you to see fully into people's motivations. And even when stretching boundaries, your motto is always “safety first.”

Gift idea: mental games like Trivial Pursuit or mystery books.