Your zodiac sign isn’t the only thing shaping how you text. The ascendant also influences how a person behaves in everyday interactions: how quickly they reply, whether they speak openly about their feelings, how they react to their partner’s silence, and what overall tone they adopt in their messages. As the astrologers at the often point out, your Sun sign is just the beginning of the story. To get a more accurate picture of your personality, it’s worth knowing your Ascendant as well. 

Aries Rising

An Aries Rising makes a person’s messaging style direct and quick. Such individuals rarely weigh up every word or re-read their messages before sending them. If they feel like chatting, they write straight away without overthinking it. Their messages often come across as energetic, emotional, and spontaneous. They don’t like hours of back-and-forth messaging without a specific purpose and may quickly suggest a quick meet-up instead of endless messages.

Taurus Rising

A Taurus doesn’t feel the need to be online all the time, so they reply when they can give their conversation partner their full attention. Stability and a sense of calm in communication are important to them, so they don’t just vanish. In their messages, people with this Ascendant often show care through simple gestures: they ask if their partner has eaten, how their day went, or whether they got a good night’s sleep. They dislike drama and heated arguments in chat, so they prefer a calm conversation.

Gemini Rising

For Geminis, messaging is a special way of spending time together. They easily keep a conversation going throughout the day, sending memes, news, photos, and funny observations, and can juggle several topics at once. They enjoy quick exchanges, wordplay, and lighthearted flirting. If their partner rarely replies or doesn’t keep the conversation going, Geminis quickly start to get bored.

Cancer Rising

People with this Ascendant use messages to create a sense of closeness. They notice the little things, remember important dates, ask how their partner is feeling, and can easily sense changes in their partner’s emotions, even through text. If a reply takes a long time, a Cancer may start to worry or look for hidden meanings in short messages. For them, regular contact signifies emotional security in a relationship.

Leo Rising

A Leo wants their messaging to bring positive emotions, which is why they love giving compliments, sharing beautiful photos, using humour and keeping the mood romantic. They need to see interest in return. If their partner replies too tersely or consistently writes just a few words, a Leo might interpret such behaviour as a lack of attention, so it’s important to bear this trait in mind.

Virgo Rising

Virgos pay close attention to detail, even in messages. Their communication style is precise, clear, logical, and consistent, without any chaos or harshness. If their partner shares a problem, a Virgo automatically starts looking for a way to solve it. Because of these traits, they sometimes seem less emotional, although in reality, this is precisely how they show their care.

Libra Rising

For Libras, messaging should stay pleasant and calm. They take their time choosing their words, try to avoid harsh phrasing, and often smooth over conflicts. They love reciprocity in communication when the dialogue flows naturally, and both partners contribute equally. They enjoy romantic messages, beautiful words, and joyful flirting.

Scorpio Rising

Scorpios rarely write a lot, but almost every message carries emotional weight. They carefully analyse their conversation partner’s words, tone of voice, and even the timing of their replies. People with this Ascendant dislike superficial communication. Scorpios are usually quite sceptical of people and try to keep their distance, but once trust has been established, their messaging becomes very candid.

Sagittarius Rising

Sagittarius likes their correspondence to be light-hearted and relaxed. They switch easily from serious topics to jokes, sharing new ideas, plans, and impressions, but at the same time they don’t always remember to reply regularly. If a Sagittarius is busy or has got caught up in something new, they may disappear for a few hours, so their behaviour should be borne in mind when communicating with them.

Capricorn Rising

Capricorns view messaging as a tool for communication, rather than as proof of their feelings. They don’t send dozens of messages for no reason, but their words usually match their actions. Their messages are short, to the point, and consistent; they dislike unnecessary, meaningless words. If they write that they’ll ring in the evening or arrive at seven, that’s most likely exactly what will happen.

Aquarius Rising

Aquarius loves communication and often makes it unconventional. Their messages can be completely unpredictable: after a romantic conversation, they might suddenly send an interesting article, a strange meme, or a question about the universe. They want their partner to be a friend they can discuss any topic with. These interesting conversations often keep them engaged in messaging.

Pisces Rising

Pisces pour a lot of emotion and mood into their messages. They readily use romantic words and send songs, photos of beautiful places, or wishes for a lovely day. They are very attuned to the atmosphere of a conversation and may become upset if their partner’s messages suddenly become shorter or colder. For Pisces, messaging is a way of maintaining an emotional connection even from a distance. 

No matter what your Sun sign is, your Ascendant adds a whole extra layer to how you show up in a conversation. If you’re not sure of yours yet, you can in a couple of minutes and see how it colours the way you text.

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1. They are indecisive 

Libras are very good at avoiding making decisions. It’s a bit cute at the beginning of the relationship when they make you choose where you’d go on dates until it becomes annoying when they cancel date plans every week because they can’t choose. 

2. They prefer the idea of love to love itself

Libras are in love with the idea of love. They love grand gestures and thoughtful gifts and every love language is their love language. Ask them to commit to you and watch them panic. 

3. They can switch up on you anytime 

Libras can seem really sweet but when they lose it, the best thing to do is run. For people who claim to be very balanced, their emotions either burn hot or cold and there’s no in-between. 

4. It’s hard to be annoyed with them

Don’t bother trying to get annoyed with a Libra because it won’t last long. One minute you are pissed but then you see them and start wondering if what you were annoyed about was that important. Is that not witchcraft? 

5. They are always flirting 

Libras will with everyone they meet. The worst part is that to them, they are just being friendly. They are so smooth with it, everyone could gain to learn a thing or two about flirting from them. 

6. They will break your heart

They will destroy your heart into a million billion pieces. When they are over a relationship, there’s no amount of begging that can change their minds. It’s the one time they aren’t indecisive and it’s for wickedness. 

7. They are bad communicators

Especially Libra men. Communication, who that? These guys would rather chew jeans than talk about how they are feeling. They hate the possibility of conflict more than anything. Wahala for anyone that wants to date a libra 

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Queen, 22 

(August 23 – September 22)

I believe in astrology but I don’t exactly live by it. Even though  I know that the compatibility of signs does not determine the success of a relationship, I think of astrology as a guide. From my experience, Virgos can be very manipulative, selfish and dishonest. 

I have been with Virgos twice and the experience was the same, I thought the first one treated me with little respect because I was dating him, it was worse with the second one, he was way more selfish and manipulative. He was not even a boyfriend, he was just my FWB.

So far, Geminis are the best people I have been with. I am also in a much better place now after my experiences with Virgos.

Bukky, 24

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I do not like any Pisces, male or female, but the male Pisces are the worst. They always want to play the victim even when they have been the ones who hurt you. Pisces hurt you and come back to cry to you about how they are in pain because of their actions. I also find them to be very manipulative and emotionally draining.

They are dishonest to everyone, including themselves. Pisces also get attached very easily, I think that’s a little needy and immature. 

Frank, 24 

( May 21 – June 20)

±õ’m , I dated this Gemini dude when I was in 200L, we started off cool. I thought I had finally found HIM but he had been cheating all along. He brought another person who he told me was just a friend, but this same friend of his unknowingly to him was an old career acquaintance of mine. Long story short, they shagged while they thought I was asleep. 

We broke 8 months later because he was caught having sex with an older man and got arrested by the Nigerian Police. His arrest really messed me up because I had to involve my family after our texts were found on his phone.

Enny 

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There was no drama, they are just the worst.

Abby, 25

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I didn’t take astrology seriously till I met  a Pisces. I started reading about zodiac signs to understand her behaviour because a lot of it didn’t make sense. From my experience, pisces are quite dishonest and very manipulative, they don’t tell themselves the truth too. 

According to astrology, our signs are supposed to be the most compatible, but I have been at peace since we went our separate ways. 

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