mercury in pisces?

hello all! i would like to know more about what it is like to have your mercury in pisces.

i recently started dating an aries man, and i find he is quite quiet for someone of a fire sign.
he has his mercury in pisces.

sometimes i feel like i am the only one initiating conversation and that i am often talking my head off.
i know he thinks i'm funny and is more or less interested in the majority of things i have to say, though as a leo i know i do talk for no reason alot of the time so i can understand that he won't have something to say to ALL my jabber.
when he replies to questions or a topic, he often do so in a very simple way and doesn't further extend most conversations.
we have a lot of quiet moments, which is fine, but i am not really used to that and definitely look for talkative people.

so if anyone has any insight about this, that would be really helpful!
(i also posted something similar on the aries board)
i'm trying to understand him, and sometimes i really have no idea what he is thinking!

thanks!

I would say - from my own feelings... I won't fight for the spotlight conversationally. I won't speak for no reason. I won't speak if I feel the person isn't listening anyway/waiting for their turn to talk again (I'm not saying you are doing that to him - to be clear 😉 ).

I will however speak on topics that are deeper, and topics that I feel passionate about. If it's just fluffy stuff, I start to feel contrived, and can't stomach it.

I have pisces merc. But, while I may have a little trouble initiating conversation, I'm pretty good at keeping it going if it's something I'm even slightly interested in talking about. I also make sure to include questions, etc, so that the other person has something to reply to. And, I'm usually never shy on verbalizing my (many) opinions as long as I'm comfortable.
If I'm uncomfortable or uninterested, I may not say much. That's just me, personally, so I can't really relate. Some of the other pisces mercs I know usually talk their heads off, too, but have trouble getting to the point...which just makes their convos longer.

interesting.
thank you both for your answers.

perhaps it is a matter of getting comfortable to some degree, we have only been dating for a couple weeks so he may not be totally comfortable opening up to me just yet.
although i think he knows that i am a very accepting person, and he has told me some personal things, but i guess i just wish the conversations would go on longer than they do.

this is a random example but it's the only one i can think of.
basically i asked him if he was a good swimmer, and he answered me (the answer isn't important) and then that was it. the conversation ended there. and then it was quiet. i know it doesn't seem like much, but he didn't ask me about myself.
it's silly, but i know if it was me i would have continued on that topic and asked questions etc etc.

but also, he simply could have just not been interested in that topic, as you've both mentioned is likely.

comfort is a big part of it. Especially with only been dating a few weeks. Summon your patience 🙂
It takes me a LONNNNG time to open up (although I'm not sure where that stems from, I think venus in taurus has something to do with it).

Iam a aqua sun leo moon aqua rising and pisces mercury. i dont have issues with conversation or communiction in general. If any it makes the way i communicate deeper and seem more sensitive than i really am. Of course iam open to learn all i can about picses merc

I think another thing I struggle with is that my thoughts in my head rarely come out the way I want them to. It makes me more hesitant to speak. It's incredibly frustrating.

But as far as general chit chat goes - I'll admit, sometimes I'm just dumb. And sometimes I won't return questions, because it wasn't something I wondered in the first place. You might want to know if I'm a good swimmer, and I'll answer you, but then my brain is back to where it was before that. Idle chitchat isn't my thing.

SEE - the more I type here, the less I feel I make sense. The more all over the map I feel.

Scenic you said something before in your status, about half the time you feel like you come across as though english isn't your first language or something to that effect. THAT is what I mean... sometimes that feeling will force my mouth shut, until I'm comfortable with someone (or dxp lol) to let my crazy show.

Yes! Actually, if someone I talk to online wants to talk through a faster means, such as text or webcam, etc...I refuse. I takes me too long to form the words I want to say...so if it comes out disastrous here, in real time chat I am prone to making no sense at all. I feel really slow because of that. In person, I can easily lose track of what I was saying or my mind will just go blank. This can lead to me not saying everything I want to, or for it to come out in a way that makes no sense. Generally, though, if the person makes me feel comfortable, I have minimal problems with that. Also, you have to state things directly to me or else I'll wonder...'did he/she mean it in this way, or that way...?' and I might just opt to not respond.

deezie that's very interesting.
he also has his venus in taurus! coincidentally.
you're right though, i do have to be patient. i definitely have a tough time with that. i am the type of person who gets comfortable really quickly and i guess i have a hard time understanding when others don't respond the same way. but i am learning!

and that's funny, scenic & deezie.
i have my moon in pisces and i do sometimes encounter that problem.
i have to think through something i want to say about a million times to make sure that i get it out properly, or else it will most likely not come out the way i intended at all.
other times though things just flow out of me and i have no idea how i could have possibly come up with that.
i suppose it depends the situation, the topic and of course my comfort level.

when i was younger i would write a lot of notes. like if i had a problem with a boyfriend, rather than try and explain everything in person where i would likely mess up, i would just write them a concise note expressing whatever the issue was in a way that would leave no space for misunderstandings.
though this kind of thorough way for dealing with communication may also be my merc in virgo talking.

Well, I have Mercury in Pisces, and in response to your query, I think other placements in the birth chart in conjunction with Mercury have an influence on speaking ability and willingness to speak. For example - and I think this has something to do with our Moon signs - but I (Sag Moon) relate to deezie (Aries Moon) who posted previously about not being interested in idle chit-chat and superficial fluff. That being said, I'll do my best as the not-so-gifted speaker that I am to try to keep the conversation going. If the subject is something I don't know much about or don't have any interest, I might give a simple response, but I'd try to ask questions about that specific subject myself in an attempt to possibly learn something I didn't know before, or if nothing else, keep the conversational fire alive.

Overall, I struggle with my conversational skills, and I'm completely aware of it but trying to get better. Mercury in Pisces + Cap Rising = difficult situations around new people and big groups.

I agree with TheTruth.

Also - note that Aries placements are direct and to the point. Succinct if you will. I think I resonate quite well with how this guy is based on your description of him.

Obviously it will be different based on male/female perspective. Plus he's an Aries sun, and I'm an Aries moon.
My mercury is in the 8th house, and I find a lot of topics related to that house interesting and easy to speak my mind on.
I don't suppose with a few weeks of dating you were able to get his birth time? lol - if you have... hats off to you!

I'm also getting to know a Pisces.
I don't know his Ascendant, but his SUN, MOON and MERC. are ALL in: Pisces. (Yeap.)

When -HE- speaks: he seems SHY, Careful, reserved, filtered. Almost diluted. I get a sense that he's holding Back "the REAL scoop" from me, its like whatever he says, it wasn't what he really meant or wanted to say, but to prevent confusion and embarrasment, he'll just go along with it, like it was. He tends to lose focus and trails off, so I reel him back in. But mostly He's concise and doesn't delve deeper or "OVER explain". He does prefers to keep phone convos short. (or as he says, "we'll save the rest for later")..when really I think he just runs out of things to talk about.

Since his Venus is in Aries: So he can be a bit forward (at times.) He'll say things like "If possible,I'd really like to see you soon." -or- If he was going out with his friends, I'd tell him "Have fun Tonight!"..he'd say: "I'll try to, but I know if you were with me it'd be much more fun."

IF he had his way, he'd ONLY text. But -I'm- not into having text-a-thons, so I SQUASHED that from the start and I got him ON the phone.

My Ascendant & Mercury are in: GEMINI.
When -I- speak: I'm the bubbly life of the party & I can talk for hours about ANY and EVERYTHING -NO filter, NO Chaser...sometimes I get nervous when there *IS* a silence. But I've learned not to talk to simply "fill space" but instead speak with substance.

To best decribe our conversations in a few words is: Choppy. All over the place. quirky & awkward.. Sprinkled with various -pauses- and moments of silences. Being that he's a FISH, I thought that he could swim fluidly through conversations, but sadly that's not the case. If it wasn't for his Million dollar smile and Juicy muscles..I'd probably just put him in the backburner already... I haven't gone out with him yet to observe him in person face-to-face..Hopefully all goes well..and that he doesn't clam up.

Haha, belle, is that guy me, too, just like Capgirl's ex was? Man, all these people sharing my placements. I think he has a different mars, then me, though...if I remember from your status update the one time...idk.
Also, if I seem to just go along with what you said, even if it isn't what I really meant...then that probably means the topic wasn't something I'm strongly opinionated about, anyway, so I doubt it bothers him a lot, anyway. And yeah, I would probably end a phone convo like that if I had nothing else to say, too, before the awkward silence could start.

Posted by Scenic
Haha, belle, is that guy me, too, just like Capgirl's ex was? Man, all these people sharing my placements. I think he has a different mars, then me, though...if I remember from your status update the one time...idk.
Also, if I seem to just go along with what you said, even if it isn't what I really meant...then that probably means the topic wasn't something I'm strongly opinionated about, anyway, so I doubt it bothers him a lot, anyway. And yeah, I would probably end a phone convo like that if I had nothing else to say, too, before the awkward silence could start.

LOL!! YESSS Scenic.. its like he wants to rush off the phone, to get back to doing something else (even if its to watch TV) because he knows there is nothing left to talk about. (from HIS end, anyway.)..lol
All it takes is a question and an actual INTEREST to THOROUGHLY DISCUSS the topic to get me going.
But all I get is "half-hearted" interest.. thus robbing me of investing my own interest & input. So hanging up actually winds up being a relief for me too. smh.


Yes recently in my stats I've been talking about "Mr. Pisces", who lives alot closer to me, and who has been approaching. I've been SLOOWLY getting to know him. ..Both His Mars & Venus are in Aries.

Normally, I talk about my Long distant Scorp.(mainly in the Scorp Board). I know it can get a bit confusing. I'll try to keep it "organized"...but when IS life ever organized?? lol.

Okay, I would have guess mars in Aries, because my memory is pretty awesome, sometimes. ; ) Haha, he is not me, then.

I find a good way to judge my interest level in someone to be through texting. I get easily overwhelmed and lazy with fast texts and unless the person is really special to me, I'll stop replying, or reply very late, all the time. My texts are always long, too. I hardly ever reply with one word unless I have nothing else to add to the convo. Though, I think I'm just odd...and this probably isn't a pisces merc trait. Thought I'd share, anyway, just in case.

LOL @ "he's not me then.."

Yeaaa..I'm not entertaining his need for text-a-thons. Its alot faster to speak than type on a device. If we text I need immediate responses, if not, I'll stop replying. I'm not waiting around for a response.

I do notice his texts can be a little lengthy..a little. (about 3 lines). While I always answer with one-word, a few words, or 1 line(Max).

My phone hasn't rang these past few days, The last time we SPOKE was Saturday..I got one text from him on Tuesday night(around 10:30pm)...and I'm thinking WTH was he doing all day that he couldn't text or call earlier?? So I didn't respond.

I have a feeling its going to take him an eternity to set up an actual date...lol

I'm not holding my breath.

I have mercury in Pisces, at 1 degree. I've been told by some that my communication and writing skills are awesome. Others say I'm delusional and out of touch with reality. Depends who you ask, and whether they personally like me or not.
Objectively? Who knows. Considering the vast amount of information I absorb and digest, I do pretty damn well at expressing myself.