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Leo and Sagittarius Compatibility in Love and Relationships

Leo and Sagittarius in love keep each other young: laughter, travel and life lived to the full. The one catch is blunt honesty, which stings Leo's pride.

What draws them together

They walk into a room and ten minutes later everybody knows they have arrived. Leo hands out attention, Sagittarius hands out stories, and at the table they take turns without competing. Leo admires that Sagittarius needs no applause to enjoy an evening, and Sagittarius admires that Leo never says "we can't afford that". Both treat life as a big feast and are irritated by small things that won't fit into it, such as forms. They share generosity too: Sagittarius brings two strangers from the train to Sunday lunch, and Leo lays extra places without a word.

Love and intimacy

It is a warm, noisy, playful love without complicated games. Both can say "I love you" and mean it, and then laugh together at how they said it. Leo likes to lead and Sagittarius is happy to be swept along, knowing the reins will change hands again in a minute. Neither polices the other's freedom: Leo doesn't need to watch, Sagittarius doesn't need to run, so they stay by choice. Intimacy is more joy and play than drama, and both can talk about what they like.

Everyday life and home

The house is full of guests, music and things from trips, with champagne in the fridge and nothing for breakfast. Both like spending and neither watches the bank statement, so money gets discussed only when it has to be. Roles divide naturally: Leo is host and director of the evening, Sagittarius dreams up the programme and the next destination. Tax returns and the car service sit on the table until somebody puts them in the diary. Years on, they are the couple whose laughter carries from the far end of the restaurant.

Where it rubs and how to ease it

There is a single trap, but a sly one: Sagittarius's candour. Sagittarius says the plain truth, perhaps that Leo's new haircut adds ten years, in front of colleagues. Leo isn't offended aloud but withdraws, and Sagittarius has no idea what went wrong, having said it with love. The second weak point is freedom: Sagittarius vanishes for a week in the mountains and doesn't write, and Leo waits for a message Leo would never ask for. Saying the plain truth over a quiet supper rather than in front of colleagues, and sending one message a day from the road, even just a photo, keeps it level.

Leo man and Sagittarius woman

A Sagittarius woman neither fears a Leo man nor bows to him, and that is exactly what he loves in her. She can tell him he is talking too long, and he laughs. She keeps her own plans and trips, which she won't submit for approval. They are at their best when he joins her expedition rather than leading it.

Leo woman and Sagittarius man

A Sagittarius man is slightly elusive while travelling, but a Leo woman doesn't mind as long as his face lights up when he sees her again. She values his wit and the fact that he can never stay cross for long, and he values her gift for turning a Friday into a celebration. He should at least text on an anniversary, even from a mountain hut.

Keeping it alive

• Before you say the blunt thing, ask "honest version or kind version?", then give both.
• Pick one thing to sort every Monday: bills, deadlines, the car.
• Once a year go somewhere neither of you has been.

Leo and the other signs

Aries ★★★★★Taurus ★★☆☆☆Gemini ★★★★☆Cancer ★★★☆☆Leo ★★★☆☆Virgo ★★☆☆☆Libra ★★★☆☆Scorpio ★☆☆☆☆Sagittarius ★★★★★Capricorn ★★☆☆☆Aquarius ★★☆☆☆Pisces ★★☆☆☆

Sagittarius and the other signs

Aries ★★★★★Taurus ★★☆☆☆Gemini ★★☆☆☆Cancer ★★★☆☆Leo ★★★★★Virgo ★★★☆☆Libra ★★★★☆Scorpio ★★★★☆Sagittarius ★★★☆☆Capricorn ★★★☆☆Aquarius ★★★★☆Pisces ★★☆☆☆

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