Be Honest, With Discretion

The Sun is warming up your house of partnership for most of the month, Sagittarius, which should increase your opportunities for connecting. However, your enthusiasm could easily be misunderstood, so make your intentions clear instead of assuming that the other person knows what you're thinking. Your playful attitude is a delight, so don't stuff your emotions just to avoid bothering a shy individual.

However, there's a big difference between honesty about yourself and expressing opinions about others. Sharing your personal truth is a great way to know if someone is going to fit into your life. Those unable to hear your innermost secrets are not worthy partners. Still, when it comes to commenting on others, a bit of discretion is recommended. Communicative Mercury is in super-sensitive Cancer all month, which tends to make people a little more touchy. This is especially true when Mercury turns retrograde in your house of intimacy on June 15, initiating three weeks of review and revision when it comes to love. Unfinished emotional issues resurface, even if you'd rather not face them at all. If you're tired of going over the same thing again and again, the point is to make some changes, rather than repeating the same old stories. The atmosphere gets even more intense when the Sun enters Cancer on June 21, yet another reminder to temper verbal openness with sensitivity to the feelings of others. A gentler approach now can bring you closer than you've been with someone in quite some time.

About the Author
Jeff Jawer is the co-author of Barnes & Noble's 'Your Astrology Guide 2007.' A professional astrologer since 1973, his articles have appeared in astrology journals and magazines and Web sites around the world. He holds a B.A. in The History and Science of Astrology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and teaches and lectures both in the United States and abroad.