This year we are focusing on the astrological forces that may or may not be ruling your love life.

Is your romantic destiny written in the stars?

They were glittery and pink, a novelty trinket from a birthday or bachelorette party.

At the time, it felt like foreshadowingbut of love or future heartbreak, I wasnt sure.

I took a photo and posted it to Instagram without context.

(It was 2014, and thats what we did back then.)

We were on and off and on and off for years.

Mike was a Sagittarius: adventurous, open-minded, playful, spontaneous, and reluctant to commit to anything.

Turns out Im not so good with Sagittariuses, but I always fall for them.

Somehow, I always end up dating exactly the wrong sign.

(And although things might feel blissful at first, eventually the fall always comes.)

For many years, my dating life followed a similar astrological pattern.

One week he wanted to see me four days in a row, then not at all the next.

He was an Aquarius too.

We didnt want the day together to end.

Youre a Scorpio, says Celine.

Apparently some astrologer told Celine the wrong info.

Sags (Celine), on the other hand, are more free-spirited and hard to nail down.

Jesse is the one who wrote a whole novel about the memory of spending one perfect day with Celine.

Maybe its Scorpio nature to always wantmore, more, more.

And for some signs, that can feel stifling or scary and make them want to run away.

Last summer that changed when I met a Pisces.

Thats an understatement: It was a full fireworks show, brighter than Id felt in years.

For a while, things were good.

After a few months, I even asked an astrologer about him.

All names have been changed.