Leo and Scorpio Compatibility in Love and Relationships
Leo and Scorpio in love start like a fire and go on like a war: both want to lead. Splendid for a fierce short fling, hard going for a shared life.
What draws them together
It starts as a duel of looks. Leo arrives and the room brightens, Scorpio stands by the window and sees everything. Leo has finally met someone who doesn't flatter and who can't be won easily, and that pulls harder than applause. Scorpio, meanwhile, recognises in Leo the warmth Scorpio hides so carefully. Each trusts few people, for different reasons: Leo so as not to be overlooked, Scorpio so as not to be betrayed. Both are fixed signs: once they decide, they don't let go. Both want loyalty, so the first year gives each the feeling of having found an equal.
Love and intimacy
The passion is fierce and lacks nothing, because both want all or nothing. Leo shows love loudly and in front of others, Scorpio quietly and underneath. Leo likes to smile at the whole room, and Scorpio writes down every smile. After a row Leo forgives by evening, Scorpio perhaps in a month, and silently. Their closeness is intense, like a storm at night, and just as hard on the nerves. They make up best of all; they just need to notice when the fight has really ended.
Everyday life and home
Two captains on one bridge. Leo invites ten guests and mentions it afterwards, Scorpio treats home as a fortress and welcomes only people Scorpio knows. Scorpio has a password for everything and tells nobody, Leo leaves the doors wide open. Whoever has the last word decides about money, and that is exactly what is disputed. Dividing the territory helps: Leo gets the social life and presents, Scorpio the finances and the locks. Years on, the lasting ones have a border treaty with clear zones; the others are still in the trenches.
Where it rubs and how to ease it
A contest for power, which Scorpio wins more often than Leo. In a row Leo thunders and gives away where it hurts, Scorpio stays silent and waits. Then comes one sentence, precise as a needle, and Leo loses face, above all in Leo's own eyes. Leo starts to perform, and Scorpio sees manipulation in it. Agreeing territories where each decides alone and the other doesn't comment helps, as does a ban on testing loyalty on purpose. Signs are not destiny, though, and a gentle Moon in either chart can take a lot of heat out of the battle.
Leo man and Scorpio woman
A Scorpio woman knows a Leo man's weak spots at a glance, and he either loves that or hates it. One look grounds him in the middle of an anecdote. He does better to admit he can't read her than to pretend to rule. She, in turn, learns that his theatre is joy, not attack, and lets him keep his toast without taking it apart afterwards.
Leo woman and Scorpio man
A Leo woman doesn't like being asked where she has been, and a Scorpio man likes to ask. Rows about the phone and about who she was laughing with are almost certain. She needs freedom and the admiration of friends, he needs certainty. It eases things for both if she tells him what she has planned for the day, and he doesn't file it away.
Keeping it alive
- Split the territory: what is Leo's, what is Scorpio's and what you decide together.
- In a row, don't go back to anything older than a week.
- Save the big declarations for moments outside a quarrel, such as a walk where nobody is defending anything.
elements: Leo=fire X Scorpio=water
Leo and the other signs
Aries ★★★★★Taurus ★★☆☆☆Gemini ★★★★☆Cancer ★★★☆☆Leo ★★★☆☆Virgo ★★☆☆☆Libra ★★★☆☆Scorpio ★☆☆☆☆Sagittarius ★★★★★Capricorn ★★☆☆☆Aquarius ★★☆☆☆Pisces ★★☆☆☆
Scorpio and the other signs
Aries ★★☆☆☆Taurus ★★☆☆☆Gemini ★★★☆☆Cancer ★★★★★Leo ★☆☆☆☆Virgo ★★★★☆Libra ★★★★☆Scorpio ★★★☆☆Sagittarius ★★★★☆Capricorn ★★★★☆Aquarius ★★☆☆☆Pisces ★★★★★
Leo Zodiac Sign
Leo is the fifth sign of the zodiac, a fixed fire sign ruled by the Sun. Leos need to create, lead and be seen, and when they are, they warm everyone around them.
Scorpio Zodiac Sign
The eighth sign of the zodiac, Scorpio, is fixed water, ruled by Pluto and Mars. Scorpios live all in or not at all: they want the truth, even the uncomfortable kind, and give themselves to their feelings completely.