Happily Ever After?
If your hand shows that the sexual side of life is not the strongest of your urges, you need not despair. Happiness in relationships is found not so much in the sexual side of things but in compatibility. Good relationships are based on having things in common, and these can be found in many areas: intellectual pursuits, sports, the arts, travel, and the outdoors.
The key is finding a partner with mutual interests and a nature similar to yours. Two people with lower sexual interest will be happier than if someone with a high sexual interest marries someone with a lower interest in the physical aspects of life. Then, too, opposites do attract in certain ways. Someone with a more dominant sexual need might do well to find someone who likes to take a submissive role.
The first place to look for compatibility — be it with a partner, family member, or friend — is in the shape of the hand. It goes without saying that two people with the same hand types will be compatible.
Two air-handed people can master their emotions and will be on the same mental plane, sharing ideas and activities.
Two earth-handed people will get along because they work hard to build a solid relationship.
Two water-handed people will live as soul mates, but their inattention to practical matters may get them into trouble.
Two fire-handed people may have more of a problem than the other three groups, unless their dips and peaks complement each other's. They must take turns being high and low, seeking and getting attention.
When the hand shapes are mixed, the partners must find ways to overcome their differences:
An air and earth couple will have to learn to balance their opposing desires for routine and excitement, for seriousness and fun.
An air and fire couple shares an interest in fun and friends, but air will seek more freedom and fire may be jealous and possessive.
An air and water couple shares creativity; the water partner can benefit from air's practicality, while air can learn to think on a more visionary level from the water partner.
An earth and fire couple are both energetic and constructive, but fire may have to become more patient while earth learns to be more fired up about things.
An earth and water couple is the least likely to get along. Earth is logical and practical, while water is dreamy and aesthetic. They will have to work hard to find a way to coexist.
A fire and water couple seems like a paradox, but this is a good combination, a passionate pairing if fire takes control and leads water to a more worldly level.
Completing Each Other's Lines
You should compare your life, heart, and head lines with those of your partner to see how compatible you are — and how to make the most of what you have and overcome differences.
When I look at my partner's hands, should I be looking for lines similar to mine?
For life's major areas (career aspirations, money abilities, and interest in children), you'll want some similarities in your lines. But for hobbies, philosophies, and general tendencies, variation is essential in order to keep the relationship alive.
First, look at your heart lines to see how similar they are. If they are the same length and move in the same direction, you understand each other well and have much in common. However, if one of you has a curved heart line, indicative of warmth and spirit, and the other a straight one, showing cooler emotions, this could mean trouble — or a chance to balance each other and work together to create a strong relationship that takes both the rational and emotional into account.
The same is true of the head line. If you have a curved head line and your partner has a straight one, you will differ on issues of practicality and romance. This is an indication that you should bring both of these things into your lives, strengthening your relationship by making it more multifaceted.
Differences in the life line show differing health and energy levels as well as differences between introverts and extroverts, which can be overcome. But if the life lines and mounts of Venus show differences in sexual appetite, these are hard areas in which to find compromises.
Overall, the differences in a relationship must be taken into account. Stresses and arguments that arise from them can cause trouble, or we can use them as ways to learn acceptance and tolerance of differences. At best, these challenges can force us to grow and to learn another person's point of view and expand our own, overcoming our own limitations of thought and behavior. If the devotion is there, it may be worth it.
