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Compatibility
Aries Ox and Gemini Dog

firstwest and secondwest naturally share an easygoing, pleasurable connection, adding humor and cheerfulness to the respectful, if at times reticent, combination of the firsteast and secondeast.

Western Zodiac sign, Aries
Western Zodiac sign, Gemini

Western Zodiac

Aries and Gemini

Compatibility overview

Fortune smiles on this happy, relaxed combination. Western signs that are two steps apart, as firstwest and secondwest are, bring together truly harmonious energy. There may be limits to how far this combination goes—think teammates more often than soulmates—but this match should not be underestimated. With little rivalry, and a meaningful and dependable trust, this can be a special connection indeed.

Aries and Gemini - Relationship Horoscope

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Aries and Gemini natives will likely find themselves laughing along together in no time. This match rarely involves extremes, positive or negative. Instead, it represents a secure haven for warmth, humour, and gentle affection. Geminis usually find the energy and idealism of Aries to be genuinely fascinating, while Aries are encouraged and excited by Gemini's infectious enthusiasm.

The respective elements at play here—the Air of Gemini and Fire of Aries—blend harmoniously together. Moreover, the raw energy of Aries' Cardinal modality is beautifully counterbalanced by the contemplative Mutable quality of Gemini. The result is a pairing as efficient as it is enjoyable. Indeed, these two are often amazed by their own productivity together, given how pleasurably time races by.

If there is a qualification, this relationship is perhaps a little too easily taken for granted. With little tension to resolve or heart-pounding urgency, either or both parties may find they shy away from exclusive closeness or commitment. Fortunately, disagreements here are usually resolved quickly. Above all, sympathetic trust is what typifies this energy match, and all manner of family, professional or intimate relationships are likely to prove nourishing and rewarding.

Celebrity Aries/Gemini Pairings*

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Jackie Chan and Maggie Q
Jackie Chan and Maggie Q (click for attribution/s)

Jackie Chan (4/7/1954, Aries Horse), Maggie Q (5/22/1979, Gemini Sheep) : Actress Maggie Q, star of the action film The Protégé, has been described as a real-life protégé of martial arts and movie legend Jackie Chan. Said Q in 2021, "Observing him and the way he earned not only his career, but his place at the table in Hollywood, was very inspiring. Obviously, he has unique skills. But in addition to that, he’s the hardest-working man I know. For him, it’s never really enough. He’s always striving for excellence."

Nancy McKeon (4/4/1966, Aries Horse), Michael J. Fox (6/9/1961, Gemini Ox) : The actors dated for three years after they met in 1983. "He and I were very private people," McKeon has said. "We didn't tell a lot of people and we kind of kept to ourselves."

Annette Bening and Warren Beatty
Annette Bening and Warren Beatty (click for attribution/s)

Warren Beatty (3/30/1937, Aries Ox), Annette Bening (5/29/1958, Gemini Dog) : For much of his life, Beatty was one of the world's most famous bachelors, but he and Bening have now been married since 1992. Beatty has described: "It didn’t really surprise me. I always felt I wasn’t trying to avoid marriage, I was trying to avoid divorce. I had no doubt when I met Annette that it was time to get married."

Claire Danes (4/12/1979, Aries Sheep), Hugh Dancy (6/19/1975, Gemini Rabbit) : The actors have been married for 12 years and have two children together. Danes described in 2012: "I like marriage. I feel very secure. It helps when you are in love with the person you are married to. I do sometimes look at [Dancy] and think: 'You are really handsome.' He keeps me sane and happy."

Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick
Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick (click for attribution/s)

Kourtney Kardashian (4/18/1979, Aries Sheep), Scott Disick (5/26/1983, Gemini Pig) : The two media personalities and stars of Keeping Up With the Kardashians were involved in an on-off romantic relationship from 2006 to 2015 and have three children together. Disick said in 2019: "Just because [our children's] mother and I couldn’t make it as a perfect, romantic couple shouldn’t have anything to do with the kids. They don’t deserve our mistakes, so we figured out a way. We still need to be as honest and as good to each other as if we were together. Let’s raise these children together and that’s it."

Eddie Murphy (4/3/1961, Aries Ox), Paige Butcher (6/10/1979, Gemini Sheep) : The comedian/actor and actor have been together since 2012. They have two children together. About maintaining her privacy, Butcher has said: "I’m in a relationship with a celebrity, so I felt like there’s already enough of me out there. I felt like I was giving out too much information [before quitting social media]. I was giving people too much access. I like to keep as much private as possible now."

Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock
Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock (click for attribution/s)

Herbie Hancock (4/12/1940, Aries Dragon), Miles Davis (5/26/1926, Gemini Tiger) : The two musicians famously collaborated in the late 1960s, when Hancock formed part of what has been called Davis' "Second Great Quintet". Hancock has described: "[Davis] said [hoarse, Miles-ish whisper]: 'I don’t pay you to just play to get applause.' He told us he paid us to experiment on stage. He said: 'I want you to try new things, brand new stuff.' And I told him, some of it’s maybe not going to work, so what about the audience then? He said: 'Don’t worry about it. I got the audience.' He loved being challenged, being stimulated, being thrown a curveball. It’s like playing baseball: he was the homerun king, ready to strike any ball and send it over the stands."

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Chinese Zodiac sign, the Ox
Chinese Zodiac sign, the Dog

Chinese Zodiac

Ox and Dog

Compatibility overview

Chinese astrology often focuses on extremes of good or bad energy. The match between the firsteast and secondeast falls more into the middle ground. Some underlying tensions mean these two may find it a challenge to get really close to each other day to day. But key synergies mean these two can admire each other greatly, and inspire each other to terrific achievements.

Ox and Dog - Relationship Horoscope

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The Chinese zodiac revolves around the four Trine Families. The families of the Dog (with the Tiger and Horse) and the Ox (with the Rooster and Snake) have a somewhat fractious relationship, and between them there some quite unstable matches (such as the Dog and Rooster, or the Ox and Horse). The Dog and the Ox, however, escape the worst of this energy. This means there is a solid foundation for these two to influence each other in positive ways.

The Dog and Ox have some fundamental values in common. Both define themselves based on their capacity for and veneration of hard work. For these two signs, true success is earned by labor, determination, and commitment. They also share a direct, at times inflexible, manner. Both pride themselves on telling things as they see them, not beating around the bush! A strong desire to build a safe and comfortable home life is also noteworthy for these two signs. This affinity may be the most promising for romantic or intimate connections between them.

Problems here are perhaps most likely to stem from the overlaps between their personalities, rather than any shocking difference. The Dog is at heart a more natural collaborator, more team-oriented than the Ox, who is most comfortable striving for and attaining leadership roles. Their mutual love of hard work can thus translate into the Dog feeling somewhat overawed and threatened, while the Ox sees the Dog at times with quite mercenary pragmatism. Both parties risk feeling cut off from or nervous about the other. Ox/Dog combinations should be wary of driving each other to persevere and achieve while neglecting the emotional connection between them. Successful relationships between these signs may find that they are able to compartmentalize their respective ambitions and endeavours, so that their similarities become a source of strength rather than tension.

The Dog and Ox are both capable of great reliability and faithfulness. If they can leverage their shared attributes in a way that does not cause undue distance or anxiety, they may forge a lasting, enriching, and extraordinarily impactful connection.

Celebrity Ox/Dog Pairings*

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Donald and Ivana Trump
Donald and Ivana Trump (click for attribution/s)

Ivana Trump (2/20/1949, Pisces Ox), Donald Trump (6/14/1946, Gemini Dog) : The real estate developer and future US President were married from 1977 to 1992 and had three children. In a 2017 interview, Ivana described: "Donald gave me all the opportunity to go and prove myself. I built the Commander Hotel. I built the Trump Tower. Then Donald [sent] me to Atlantic City, and I was flying at 8 in the morning after breakfast with the kids to Atlantic City on the helicopter. I think that Donald supports the woman. He loves the woman. Always did. He definitely respected women."

Meryl Streep (6/22/1949, Cancer Ox), Don Gummer (12/12/1946, Sagittarius Dog) : The celebrated actor and visual artist were together for around 45 years after they married in 1978. They have four children. Streep described in 2019: "Teamwork is everything. My husband Don was … very involved. He was a little more relaxed when it comes to raising kids. I was more of a tiger mom. When my son Henry was little, he wanted to learn to play the piano but the teacher we hired was not very good, and Henry lost interest. I thought he should continue to take lessons, but my husband thought it was my dream that I was trying to impose on him. Today, my son is 37 and he's a musician. Tigermom Meryl was right."

Bea Arthur and Angela Lansbury
Bea Arthur and Angela Lansbury (click for attribution/s)

Angela Lansbury (10/16/1925, Libra Ox), Bea Arthur (5/13/1922, Taurus Dog) : The two actors formed a close and lasting friendship when they acted together in 1965. In a speech inducting Arthur into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 2008, Lansbury said: "[S]peaking of Bea and me, I think I can say in all honesty that we have enjoyed each other’s company in  so many ways above and beyond the make believe of theater and television. I know what a shy and retiring person she is at heart. Home and hearth and family and friends are the mainstays of her life. Oh and did I mention that she was a gourmand of the first order and superb cook. She taught me how to appreciate good sushi and I taught her how to prune her roses...[I]t is my great honor to present the academy of television arts and sciences hall of fame award to my beloved bosom buddy, Bea Arthur. Thank you for being my friend."

Warren Beatty (3/30/1937, Aries Ox), Madonna (8/16/1958, Leo Dog) : The superstar actor and musician dated around the time they co-starred in Dick Tracy, and have remained complimentary about one another. Beattie said in 2016: "[Madonna] is a huge personality, diligent and disciplined and a spectacular dancer and performer. She’s a phenomenon."

Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss
Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss (click for attribution/s)

Kate Moss (1/16/1974, Capricorn Ox), Naomi Campbell (5/22/1970, Gemini Dog) : The two supermodels have maintained a close friendship since they were teenagers. Campbell has written: "Kate and I have seen each other through the good and the bad. Kate has stood by me through it all...[W]e’ve learned to resolve issues one-on-one, we don’t let anyone else get involved. We don’t have to speak every day but we have a connection...She’s very intuitive, very instinctive. She might not tell you she’s noticed something straight away but she doesn’t miss a beat. Nothing gets past her."

Martin Amis (8/25/1949, Virgo Ox), Kingsley Amis (4/16/1922, Aries Dog) : The two writers provide one of the few if any cases where both father and child have become celebrated novelists, though their styles are starkly different. Martin Amis has described their relationship: "[Kingsley] was brilliantly indolent: he never gave me any encouragement at all...I think [The Rachel Papers, Martin's first book] was the last novel of mine he read all the way through...[For] subsequent books, he read about twenty pages and then gave up. It took a bit of getting used to, this, because you felt it as a son and as a fellow writer...I would much rather revise upward my opinion of a friend’s book than endanger a friendship. But he was not like that; in that way he was much tougher than me."


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Final Words

The Sextile connection between firstwest and secondwest is perhaps the most uniquely joyful and low-maintenance in the Western zodiac, offering both any-kind-of-weather reliability and belly-laughs in spades. This injects welcome lightness to the dynamic between the firsteast and secondeast in this relationship, two signs who often admire and care about each other greatly, but can also experience a sense of not being fully appreciated or understood. Overall, this is an energy matrix that bodes well for trustworthiness and humor, accentuating the highs, and smoothing quickly over the lows.

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