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Scorpio and Capricorn Compatibility in Love and Relationships

Scorpio and Capricorn are a firm, faithful pair in a relationship, though they start slowly. Both take their word seriously, so what they promise holds. The main risk is silence, because neither admits to missing something.

What draws them together

Capricorn holds back at first: the first date feels like a job interview, and feelings are of no interest until they know who can be relied on. Scorpio sees this and, unlike most, doesn't rush, because Scorpio gives nothing away quickly either. Both loathe small talk, both respect a job done well, and both can discuss a mortgage as passionately as a film. The first present is practical and exactly right, and each reads more into it than they would ever say. Out of that grows a trust that can't be bought with haste.

Love and intimacy

Capricorn opens slowly, but when they open it is for good. Scorpio, who elsewhere wants everything at once, finds that waiting has a point. Sensuality meets certainty here: no grand gestures, touches that are confident rather than hungry, and deeper for it. In time Capricorn lets go, and Scorpio discovers a long, steady heat under the sober surface. Words of love are rare, deeds daily: a mended shelf, a paid bill, the hall light switched off.

Everyday life and home

This is where they do best. They keep a shared record of spending, nobody forgets a payment, and nobody argues about the bins because there is a rota. Scorpio has a nose for people and knows which relative not to trust; Capricorn knows how to see a thing through. Even a weekend away has a budget line marked "contingency". They like working on something long, such as a cottage they have been doing up for ten years and will never finish. Years on, other couples ask for their advice and get a short, correct answer.

Where it rubs and how to ease it

The trouble is quiet: each fears showing vulnerability, so closeness slowly turns into a well-run firm. Scorpio is jealous in private, Capricorn excuses themselves with work, of which there really is a lot. Both also work harder than is healthy and meet at home worn out. A fixed evening for two that never gets moved helps, and so does one sentence of appreciation a week from each. Anyone waiting for praise from a Scorpio or a Capricorn unprompted may wait a long time.

Scorpio man and Capricorn woman

A Scorpio man values that a Capricorn woman makes no scenes and her promise holds without reminders. He tends to test whether she will stay, and she finds that pointless. He would do well to admit he tests her out of fear of losing her, not out of jealousy, and she in return can reassure him without being asked.

Scorpio woman and Capricorn man

A Scorpio woman finds with him a calm she looks for in vain elsewhere: he doesn't waste words and doesn't perform. He finds someone who sees him even when he says nothing. It snags when she waits for a declaration and he brings a savings forecast. Let her read it as a declaration, and let him write one extra line at the bottom.

Keeping it alive

• Scorpio asks how Capricorn feels, and Capricorn answers in more than one sentence.
• Praise each other once a week for one specific thing.
• Change the plan now and then, just to see what happens.

Scorpio and the other signs

Aries ★★☆☆☆Taurus ★★☆☆☆Gemini ★★★☆☆Cancer ★★★★★Leo ★☆☆☆☆Virgo ★★★★☆Libra ★★★★☆Scorpio ★★★☆☆Sagittarius ★★★★☆Capricorn ★★★★☆Aquarius ★★☆☆☆Pisces ★★★★★

Capricorn and the other signs

Aries ★★☆☆☆Taurus ★★★★☆Gemini ★★☆☆☆Cancer ★★☆☆☆Leo ★★☆☆☆Virgo ★★★★★Libra ★☆☆☆☆Scorpio ★★★★☆Sagittarius ★★★☆☆Capricorn ★★★★☆Aquarius ★★★☆☆Pisces ★★★★☆

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