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Compatibility
Scorpio Rat and Aquarius Pig

The famously combative firstwest and secondwest combination is capable of yielding profound benefits, even if the often caring and respectful match between the firsteast and secondeast is at times hesitant to provide complete support.

Western Zodiac sign, Scorpio
Western Zodiac sign, Aquarius

Western Zodiac

Scorpio and Aquarius

Compatibility overview

There will rarely be a dull moment when firstwest and secondwest get together. Few combinations in the Western zodiac can match the intensity and drama of this one. Typically, there will be challenges and confrontations aplenty between these two. But there can also be fantastic personal growth on both sides, offering excitement and fulfilment.

Scorpio and Aquarius - Relationship Horoscope

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Square matches like that between Aquarius and Scorpio bring explosive, confrontational energy. Even small and unimportant issues can produce heated debate. Serious matters could see these two duelling at dawn!

This potential for tension is due in part to the respective elements. The Air of Aquarius is associated with thinking and ideas, where the Water sign Scorpio operates more in the realm of feeling and sensation. Aquarians are generally accepting of everyone, but the intense emotional life of Scorpio may at times be overbearing and leave them needing a break. Scorpio, by contrast, will likely struggle with Aquarius' customary optimism and sometimes unorthodox behaviour, which to Scorpio may seem jarringly flippant or superficial. What's more, these are both Fixed modality signs, meaning they can each—albeit in markedly different ways—be resolute about getting their own way. Butting heads is an apt analogy, for when these two disagree, neither will want to back down, ever.

The friction attached to this pairing does have plenty of upside, however. For one thing, these two will almost certainly get each other's attention. Sexual chemistry and flirtatiousness are common, especially early in a relationship. In any context, the blend of confusion and curiosity between these signs tends to attract rather than repel. More importantly in the long term, this combination strongly favours maturing and growth. The tension here, sometimes playful, sometimes more serious, will help both parties recognize which core aspects of themselves are working and which must be abandoned for their own good. The result can be a powerful bond indeed.

It is true that, at times, the wisdom bestowed by this energy match may be most gratefully experienced in other relationships. However, many Aquarius/Scorpio matches are able to harness the benefits between themselves to form a sustained and powerfully nourishing alliance.

Celebrity Scorpio/Aquarius Pairings*

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Sally Field and Burt Reynolds
Sally Field and Burt Reynolds (click for attribution/s)

Sally Field (11/6/1946, Scorpio Dog), Burt Reynolds (2/11/1936, Aquarius Rat) : The two actors starred together in Smokey and the Bandit in 1977. Later, Reynolds described Field as "the love of my life" and said, "I don’t know why I was so stupid...You find the perfect person, and then you do everything you can to screw it up." In an emotional statement after Reynolds died in 2018, Field stated, "My years with Burt never leave my mind. He will be in my history and my heart, for as long as I live. Rest, Buddy."

Julia Roberts (10/28/1967, Scorpio Sheep), Daniel Moroder (1/31/1969, Aquarius Monkey) : The actor and cinematographer have been married since 2002. At the time they met, around 2000, both were involved with other people. Roberts has explained, "He sorted his whole thing out, separate and apart from me. And I sorted my life out, separate and apart from him. I think that’s the only reason we were able to ultimately fall in love with each other and be together."

Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore
Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore (click for attribution/s)

Demi Moore (11/11/1962, Scorpio Tiger), Ashton Kutcher (2/7/1978, Aquarius Horse) : The two actors were married from 2005 to 2013 and for a time were one of the most famous celebrity couples in the world. Moore, who is 15 years older than Kutcher, has described, "When I met Ashton, it almost felt like a do-over, like I could just go back in time and experience what it was like to be young with him- much more so than I’d ever been able to experience it when I was actually in my 20s."

John Cleese (10/27/1939, Scorpio Rabbit), Camilla Cleese (1/24/1984, Aquarius Pig) : The father and daughter comedians announced in 2022 that they would be developing together a reboot of John Cleese's celebrated Fawlty Towers TV Show. Camilla Cleese had previously described how problems in her personal life led to a period of estrangement between them: "I think it was more just his approach of, 'You don’t have the privilege of being in our family until you straighten up your act.' But there was always a lot of love there, I don’t think it was out of spite or anything. It was what he felt would be most helpful for me – and it worked. It’s always hard because I was in a pretty bad place, but we made amends after. We’re closer than ever."

RuPaul (11/17/1960, Scorpio Rat), Georges LeBar (1/24/1973, Aquarius Rat) : The performer and author/artist have been together for over 20 years and married in 2017. RuPaul has said about LeBar, "He and I know that on this planet where there are millions and millions of people, the person I have found on this planet that I like the very most is him. And I know that for him the person he loves the most on this planet is me. I know that, there's no doubt in my mind."

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Chinese Zodiac sign, the Rat
Chinese Zodiac sign, the Pig

Chinese Zodiac

Rat and Pig

Compatibility overview

The best and worst matches in the Chinese zodiac tend to hog the limelight, but the often rewarding combination of the firsteast and the secondeast fits more into the gray area in between. These two may sometimes make each other nervous, but they also have the potential to share significant mutual admiration, and can form lengthy and deeply enjoyable attachments.

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The four Trine Families that shape compatibility in Chinese zodiac divide naturally into two streams. The Pig and the Rat are from different streams. Their respective families—which for the Pig includes the Rabbit and Sheep, and for the Rat, the Dragon and Monkey—tend to approach each other somewhat warily. But while there are some notoriously challenging matches in this larger group (such as the Pig and Monkey, or the Rat and Sheep), the Pig and Rat themselves escape the really challenging aspects of this surrounding atmosphere. In fact, they often feel profound respect and fondness for each other.

They are too of the most gregarious signs, the Pig generous to a fault and the Rat endlessly charming and fascinated by people, so in social settings they can be expected to establish rapport and friendliness quickly. They also each have a tendency to be underestimated, at least in terms of their commitment and resourcefulness. The Pig may seem lazy on occasion, but they are dynamite when the chips are down or there is an occasion they need to rise to. The Rat might seem superficial or flighty to those who do not know them well, but their insightfulness and determination can be as powerfully effective as anyone's. Hence these two can often find each other very relatable and impressive, in the way they each achieve high visibility, yet the true abundance of their talents hides in plain sight.

The underlying tensions of their dynamic are likely to surface around information or resources. The Pig is probably the most trustworthy and naive of all the Chinese zodiac signs, while the Rat may well be the cagiest. Hence the Pig could find the Rat to be frustratingly withholding or hard to read, while the Rat may be horrified by the Pig's lack of strategic guile or worldliness. The Pig also tends to be magnanimous at every turn, where the Rat is instinctively far more calculating—managing shared endeavors could prove frequently stressful for both.

Over time, it can perhaps be expected that these two will operate quite independently in the relationship, uniting now and then to share friendly banter and admiration. The prospects of success should not be discounted, though—these are two of the luckiest signs there are, and together they may attract incredible fortune and joy.

Celebrity Rat/Pig Pairings*

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Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley
Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley (click for attribution/s)

Brad Paisley (10/28/1972, Scorpio Rat), Kimberly Williams-Paisley (9/14/1971, Virgo Pig) : The musician and actor have been married since 2003 and have two children. Williams-Paisley has described how the couple commemorate each wedding anniversary by recording their "greatest hits" of the past year: "We record the meaningful moments, the best laughs. That's a big part of our relationship—focusing on the laughter and keeping a sense of play." Paisley has said: "A lot of married couples would rather do anything but spend the evening together. That's not the case in our house."

Paul Dano (6/19/1984, Gemini Rat), Zoe Kazan (9/9/1983, Virgo Pig) : The two actors have been in a relationship since 2007, and have two children. They have collaborated on the films, Meek's Cutoff (2010), Ruby Sparks (2012, written by Kazan), and Wildlife (2018, written by Dano and Kazan, and directed by Dano). In a 2012 interview, Kazan described: "You can’t pick and choose a person. It’s not ‘choose your own adventure.’ You kind of have to take the whole package. And that’s something that I’ve really felt in my relationship with Paul, and in other relationships. Loving someone wholly, loving someone for themselves, loving someone for all the parts of them is how you grow and become an adult person...[Love] becomes all about choice — choosing to love someone, choosing not to cheat on them. It becomes this long series of choices, and that’s actually where your mettle as a person is tested."

Kate Jackson and Farrah Fawcett
Kate Jackson and Farrah Fawcett (click for attribution/s)

Kate Jackson (10/29/1948, Scorpio Rat), Farrah Fawcett (2/2/1947, Aquarius Pig) : The two actors co-starred memorably in the original series of Charlie's Angels (1976-1981). After Fawcett died in 2009, Jackson recalled: "[At the first Hollywood party I went to] I was almost blinded by the most gorgeous, magnificent, glorious girl about my age...I thought, ‘Oh God, I better go home and, you know, be a teacher or something.' She was so funny, and we had the best time that [first] year that she did Charlie’s Angels because we got into the habit of just sort of ad-libbing on camera and trying to make the other one laugh, or doing something unexpected...When the first year of Charlie’s Angels ended, our friendship didn’t. It just grew stronger and closer through the years...I think that is the reason the show worked. I think it’s even better than the movies because we truly cared about each other and still do. It was a pleasure and a privilege."

Emily Baldoni (10/18/1984, Libra Rat), Justin Baldoni (1/24/1984, Aquarius Pig) : The two actors have been married since 2013 and have two children. Emily Baldoni described during quarantine in 2020: "You cannot run away anymore. You can't go off to work and get distracted. You can’t go and have a coffee with a friend and get distracted. You're in it. So we're forced to look at the things that maybe before we were not willing to look at...Really what's helping us survive this without major meltdowns is that we can speak to each other, we know how to listen to each other and we've created a safe space to have these conversations."

Jeremiah Brent and Nate Berkus
Jeremiah Brent and Nate Berkus (click for attribution/s)

Jeremiah Brent (11/24/1984, Sagittarius Rat), Nate Berkus (9/17/1971, Virgo Pig) : The two interior designers/television personalities married in 2014 and have two children. Brent described about their first outing, going furniture shopping: "I was sitting in a brown leather chair and we were just talking. And I remember thinking to myself, oh God, what is this? This is not what I thought it was. There was something about him that, in his presence, I just felt so safe."

Kenneth Branagh (12/10/1960, Sagittarius Rat), Emma Thompson (4/15/1959, Aries Pig) : The two actors were married from 1989 to 1995. Thompson described their early relationship by saying, "[Branagh] was incandescent with ambition and performance energy. Like two mating lobsters, we clashed claws." They collaborated on films including Henry V (1989), Dead Again (1991), and Much Ado About Nothing (1993). Their marriage ended in scandal, when Branagh began a relationship with actor Helena Bonham Carter during the making of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994). Thompson said later, "I was utterly, utterly blind to the fact that he had relationships with other women on set. What I learned was how easy it is to be blinded by your own desire to deceive yourself."

Eminem and Snoop Dogg
Eminem and Snoop Dogg (click for attribution/s)

Eminem (10/17/1972, Libra Rat), Snoop Dogg (10/20/1971, Libra Pig) : The two legendary rappers have shared a longstanding close and at times competitive friendship. In 2021, Snoop apologized for comments that led Eminem to respond in his song, 'Zeus', "I’m used to people knocking me/But just not in my camp… Last thing I need is Snoop dogging me." Snoop described: "You got to understand we really love each other. So we don’t want the public to put a spin on something that’s not even that serious…. And we truly respect each other. So we wanted to get an understanding behind closed doors… We’re brothers, man...And that’s what it is when you make records with people that you love and family. It’s competitive, but it’s competitive for the right reasons to bring the best out of each other." The pair have since performed together at the Super Bowl and VMAs.


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Final Words

firstwest and secondwest share a Square aspect that represents some of the most challenging energy in the Western zodiac—yet even as they struggle to reach agreement together, they can reap far-reaching benefits in terms of individual priorities, growth and direction. Complicating matters here is the combination of the firsteast and secondeast, who may admire and care deeply for one another, but who can also feel instinctively somewhat nervous or distant when together for extended periods. Ultimately, the best aspects of this relationship have terrific potential, and with requisite independence and clear communication, these two may achieve lasting personal growth and solidarity.

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