‘The zodiac animals according to Chinese astrology give a clear picture of compatibility between married or about-to-be-married couples’

It is a common problem with young couples to have a long-lasting relationship. Unless the bonding with each other is very strong, the marriages seldom work out well.

The zodiac animals according to Chinese astrology give us a clear picture of the compatibility between married or about-to-be-married couples.

The best compatibility is found in those having the following animal signs. For example, rats, dragons and monkeys gel well with each other. Oxen, snakes and roosters merge well together. Tigers, horses and dogs have good compatibility characteristics. Rabbits, goats and pigs also tend to remain happy together. The above are known as the strings of pearls, indicating that these animals stay happily together in each other’s company for long periods.

The following animal signs are also compatible and make good life partners. Rat and ox, pig and tiger, dog and rabbit, rooster and dragon, monkey and snake, goat and horse.

People born in the years of animals that directly confront each other go through difficult times in their lives. They either drift apart or somehow condition themselves to live together. These are rat and horse, ox and goat, tiger and monkey, rabbit and rooster, dragon and dog, snake and pig.

One should avoid getting into a relationship where the animals oppose each other.

If, however, you are already in such a relationship, it is best to seek the help of an animal that makes the opposing animal compatible. For instance, if you are born in the year of the rat, then the year of the horse will be very stressful and the relationship can go through a difficult phase.

But things can be greatly improved if someone born in the year of the goat comes to the aid of the partner born in the year of the rat. This help can come in the form of a family member who will be successful in bringing back harmony between the couple. The best remedy is to wear a small symbol of the lucky mascot or keep it in a bag or under the pillow.

Similarly, ox people need protection from the horse in the year of the goat, tiger people from the snake in the year of the monkey, rabbit people from the dragon in the year of the rooster, dragon people from the rabbit in the year of the dog, snake people from the tiger in the year of the pig, horse people from the ox in the year of the rat, goat people from the rat in the year of the ox, monkey people from the pig in the year of the tiger, Rooster people from the dog in the year of the rabbit, dog people from the rooster in the year of the dragon and pig people from the monkey in the year of the snake.

There are yet another two sets of animal zodiac signs that form a triple clash. So people with these signs should also avoid getting into any kind of partnership. The first set of animals is tiger, snake and monkey and the second set is ox, ram and dog. The couples who have rat and rabbit as their signs do not enjoy a happy relationship because they are emotionally ungrateful to each other.

Tip of the week: This is the year of the rabbit, which clashes with all those born in the year of the rooster. Hence, roosters should avoid getting married till February 2012.