yes, but only intermittently. my word deftness is unreliable. just check out that t square

My daughter is strange. She is a true astrological anomaly. She has FIVE planets in their own signs and two others in mutual reception.

Never seen anything like it in my life.

Wow. period.

Gemini Sun with Aquarius Moon here. I always feared boredom and feeling smothered/caged in when it came to long term commitment.
I’m pretty sure I’d said something along the lines of “I really don’t want to get married” when I was around 13 or 14. The sentiment that there wouldn’t be “enough air” in a marriage seemed much more acute when I was younger.

These days, it’s different. The same needs (freedom, stimulation) remain, so in that regard I haven’t changed. Time and life experience has changed my perception of “marriage” and given it an element of depth. Although I’ve never been married yet, the key for me was realizing how two people can co-exist as a couple and still maintain their individuality (now it’s not quite as scary, see…:)). Another huge thing is how I’m learning to appreciate, rather than scorn, my unique sensitivity. In the past, I would have trouble determining exactly how much I craved a feeling of emotional security, but now I maintain that this is non-negotiable for a marriage partner – perhaps even more valuable to me than any traits other markers in my chart would suggest I needed from such a person. My first house moon, Cancer descendant and progressed Cancer sun MUST be playing a role in all of this
I guess I liken my expanded viewpoint to building upon a foundation, or adding skills to my repertoire.

That daughter of yours is amazingly bright, of course
And it amuses me that the word “enervate” (I had to look it up too) came in that poetry set. I wonder what other odd words were included…

P.S. According to an older post on your blog, I share your daughter’s birthday

How in the world did she know the word “enervate”? lol – I had to look it up too! Very progressive thoughts about marriage – I love working with girls this age – when we have book discussions at the library, they are very much dreaming big , not limiting themselves, or blocking themselves into corners.

Oh yes, yes…I’m a Gemini with Libra rising and sometimes I feel like I have to justify my need for air/space/freedom. But your daughter, and that poem! Wow.. wisdom.

She sounds a bit like her mom!

My first marriage was like fighting for air. And space. And identity. But I was dumb and married a pathological liar when I was 22. It was a double shot of dumb… One for marrying when I was so young and NOT ready for it, and two for my choice.

But I’m now in the first year of my second marriage and it’s all good. I’ve got the right man, so I have air, space, identity, etc.

Oh, and this time I was smart enough to marry another Aries, and he ‘gets me’ better than anyone else. It helps a lot.

Only exactly.

I relate a lot. LOL

By the time I was 6 years old, I knew I never wanted kids or to be married. If I did ever get a boyfriend, I didn’t want him to live closer than half an hour away. If I did end up living with a man, I wanted my own bedroom. Ideally, I preferred if he had his own house away from mine. lol

I’m 44. Never married, though came close. Thank God I stopped myself. I’m so not into sharing the air. It definitely is stifling.