Taurus is represented by the symbol of the bull. The bull's characteristics of being stubborn, slow moving, and silently watchful are true of the typical Taurean as well. Practical, dependable, steadfast, and careful, you have a certain nonchalance about you, and some may even think you are bored or disinterested in the world around you. You seem to take everything in stride while keeping a level head and staying calm and unperturbed in the worst of situations. Deep down inside however, you are intensely aware of what's going on around you. You are always assessing, processing, drawing conclusions, and stuffing them in the back of your mind. You don't like having your familiar surroundings change either as it disturbs your equilibrium. You are happiest in a routine, and although you can change, it takes you a bit longer to recalibrate once you do. You prefer to do things at your own pace, and you don't like being pushed around by unrealistic goals. Once you've made up your mind and have set things in motion, it's nearly impossible to stop you, and you will work tirelessly towards a goal. You are slow to anger and dislike quarrelling, preferring to walk away if possible. You can be quite creative, and usually enjoy some type of quiet hobby that will keep you busy for hours at a time. You take pride in your work and are industrious and consistent. Along with your love of order, you like the good things in life, simple pleasures, comfort, good food and good beverages, good company and friendship. Although you may not have a lot of friends, those who you consider friends always feel fortunate and well taken care of.

On a negative note, your vices arise from your virtues if and when you go to extremes. You can be very obstinate, slovenly, lazy, unoriginal, and stuck in a self-centered rut if you fall out of balance. When you do get angry, you can explode into a violent outburst seemingly losing all self-control. If you are out of balance, you can easily be swayed to overindulge, resulting in drunkenness, covetousness, and gluttony. It is essential that you stay balanced however, or you can end up the proverbial 'bull in the china shop' if you allow the negative elements of your nature to become prominent.

In a relationship, you enjoy taking your time to get to know someone, and prefer a one on one partnership. If it takes many years to find the right person, then so be it. Once you've found that person however, you are committed, intense, affectionate, and intimate. You can't tolerate unfaithfulness, deceit, or lying, and will quickly end the relationship if these issues come to the surface. You like to be safe and secure in a relationship, but if your partner can convince you to take a risk, then you just may go along and actually enjoy yourself! Love usually comes before sex with you, and it may take a while to kindle the passionate fires of your heart, but once they are kindled, you move full steam ahead.

Taureans tend to be sexually straight forward and not usually given to experiment. You may however, be willing to try new things if you have a partner that can make you feel secure and comfortable. You are not necessarily inclined to public displays of affection, but get you alone in the bedroom and you take over. You can spend hours exploring your limits and the limits of your partner, making slow and sensual love all night long. You love to create the perfect mood, and may talk about your fantasies, investigate different ways of seducing your partner, and even use food to get you in the mood. Anyone who befriends a Taurus will have a life partner that will never run out of ideas on how to make a lover happy.

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