Taurus/Aries and Libra/Sag

Hey all,

I am a new member of this forum but have frequently floated around topics and what not for a couple of months now. I wanted to pull you all for a second to ask a basic question. Does this combo work? I have filtered through most of the threads here and I have not seen much discussion about this pairing; which makes me assume that this pairing is rare?

Let me digress for a moment and just state my basic chart: I'm a Taurus/Aries/Libra with Mars/Venus on Cap/Gem. I don't exactly know what all that means but I suppose I have a contradictory personality which makes sense for all the spontaneous choices I tend to have randomly at random times. Ahahha.

Anywho, this Libra has been my sporadic friend for about 7 years. It's one of those friendships where you can totally M.I.A. it for months and then call randomly and talk for 5 hours or more just catching up with life/love/work/and randomly joke with for several days. But more recently, we sort've had this mutual confession that we had both developed feelings for each other around the same time. It was great that we were on the same page. I suppose its very common for most Libras to take the relationship really quickly and surprisingly my usually guarded self let down my steep wall of steel and allow myself to be exposed emotionally to him. I kid you not, there was no game, he was reciprocating the openness. For example, he's openly expressed that he "likes me a lot and cares for me deeper than he thought he ever would."

Then about a month ago, we had put a label on or relationship (bf/gf). I told my bff about the label and she was shocked at how fast (2 months of dating after the mutual confession) the relationship was going. I wanted to see if he also thought the pace was too quick and he thought it was at a fine pace. However, his sister also thought the same which then he realized that we should slow things down. Take a step back from the label. NOW---this decision to take a step back has left me insecure. He had assured me that taking a step back doesnt necessarily mean he had less feelings but he wanted to go on a healthy pace. I agreed with him because it was logical. I understood his logic but this insecure feeling i have leaves me wanting to run before he finds a way to hurt me. My walls have been down but I am now debating whether or not to raise them again.

I don't know, this whole post seems like I'm just venting but let me focus a little and ask the questions in a bulleted m

* Does this pairing work? (if we were only to look at signs alone and not our background as long time good friends and his overall maturity)

* Am I tripping— Am I letting my selfish need of security get in the way of being patient and possibly have a great relationship with someone I can call my friend and partner?

Oh to make it clear it seems to me that his request to take a step back meant closing the emotional reciprocation. It's as though he is no longer interested. When we see each other it seems as though we're always tango-ing around each other seeing who will intiate body contact. Ahahaha our dynamic is comedy. I know he's watching me and my placement in the room and I also do the same. But to our friends who are watching this dance of ours; it's awkward. I usually let down my pride, and initiate physical contact (I'm not talking about sexual physical contact; just general physical contact). I suppose, I am facing the infamous Libra cold stage. I don't know if he's still trying to decide my role in his life or if this coldness is just his way of pacing the relationship in the speed he wants to keep it. >___> but honestly, I'm afraid of getting burned here.