How patient do I need to be with him?

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SternAmHimmel
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So I'm dealing with a Libra Sun, Cancer Moon/Mars, and Scorpio Venus/Mercury guy. Much to my chagrin, I am enamored with him in a way that my Pisces Sun/Moon self usually doesn't stick long with. The thing is, he just recently got out of a relationship where his ex of 2 years cheated on him and he said he's probably not gonna date again for a while. Which, I totally understand, so I told him I'd like to just genuinely get to know him as a friend, and that's what we've been doing.

But something that sticks in my head sometimes is that when he told me about him being cheated on, and I asked "Where does this leave us?" afterwards (because woohoo awkward Tinder dates), he said "Don't worry about it." My Cap Venus self didn't really like that lack of an answer, but I let it slide because he really hardly knew me at that point.

Where that leaves me now is with a weird crush that I can't seem to get past and trying to suss out his Scorpio behavior because sometimes, just /sometimes/, I get the feeling that he might be interested in me to some degree, but he's understandably terrified of that after what happened to him. But, man, that Hot and Cold thing does a number on my insecure Cap Venus and proud Leo Mars. He's always very sweet when I see him, and he's interested in hanging out, but sometimes the total lack of communication gets me.

I guess, what I'm basically asking, is what kind of time frame should I expect for just /really/ getting to know him and him opening up? The last time we got together, I opened up about some personal things, and he seemed to offer up some too, which I found interesting. They were sparse, but he seemed comfortable enough around me to do so. While I'd love something more than just friendship with him, I entirely understand where he's coming from.

My Pisces Sun/Moon gets a bit antsy when things take too long (Damn my mutable nature!), but... I guess I'd be willing to be patient with him, so long as I have some semblance of an idea of what to expect.
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He has similar placements as me, so I thought that was pretty cool, but like blacklagoon said it will definitely take some time. Especially with it being a fresh wound, he isn't over it, cause it takes a while for most of us Venus in Scorpios to do that. He's scared of being hurt again, so he may be taking his time to feel you out. Making sure that it's safe to open up and possibly be with you. While also trying to get over the hurt from the last relationship, and having his alone time to do just that. He's distancing himself from you just a bit so that things don't get too serious, too soon, and then bam he may get hurt again. If you really want to be with him I'd say just be there for him, and show him that you care. Just keep that positive energy with him, and do/say sweet things to him, because I think it would help him feel better that someone truly cares. Give him as much time as he needs, and don't pressure him. He will let you know if and when he wants to take things further.
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You sound like my Sag who has a Cap Venus! I drove him crazy for a while. He didn't know what to do about me at first.

I'm a female but a Libra Sun/Scorp Venus... It took me over a year to get over the last relationship I was in.

I'm glad he was upfront about it with you. The "hot and cold" thing you're feeling is when he may be wanting to get to know you and his friendly nature (Libra) is coming out (hot), but his cautious and skeptical heart (Scorpio) that is wounded decides it's not the right time/he's not ready and he doesn't want to make it seem like he's ready 🥶 so he stays silent some days.

I did this to my current Sag bf. He tried for 4 months to get close to me. We became friends before anything serious happened. He had a way of sensing when I needed space though and didn't push too much for a relationship. Which is good...because if he had I would have let him go (had to do that to a Gemini friend who had no patience/he was not honest with me though.)

What I did like about the Sag is that he told me he wanted a relationship with me, but understood where I was at and would give me that space. Eventually I fell.
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You sound like my Sag who has a Cap Venus! I drove him crazy for a while. He didn't know what to do about me at first.

I'm a female but a Libra Sun/Scorp Venus... It took me over a year to get over the last relationship I was in.

I'm glad he was upfront about it with you. The "hot and cold" thing you're feeling is when he may be wanting to get to know you and his friendly nature (Libra) is coming out (hot), but his cautious and skeptical heart (Scorpio) that is wounded decides it's not the right time/he's not ready and he doesn't want to make it seem like he's ready 🥶 so he stays silent some days.

I did this to my current Sag bf. He tried for 4 months to get close to me. We became friends before anything serious happened. He had a way of sensing when I needed space though and didn't push too much for a relationship. Which is good...because if he had I would have let him go (had to do that to a Gemini friend who had no patience/he was not honest with me though.)

What I did like about the Sag is that he told me he wanted a relationship with me, but understood where I was at and would give me that space. Eventually I fell.
Sooo true, definitely said some of the things I meant to say, but couldn't put into words at the time, because of distractions lol.
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Posted by jane84
You sound like my Sag who has a Cap Venus! I drove him crazy for a while. He didn't know what to do about me at first.

I'm a female but a Libra Sun/Scorp Venus... It took me over a year to get over the last relationship I was in.

I'm glad he was upfront about it with you. The "hot and cold" thing you're feeling is when he may be wanting to get to know you and his friendly nature (Libra) is coming out (hot), but his cautious and skeptical heart (Scorpio) that is wounded decides it's not the right time/he's not ready and he doesn't want to make it seem like he's ready 🥶 so he stays silent some days.

I did this to my current Sag bf. He tried for 4 months to get close to me. We became friends before anything serious happened. He had a way of sensing when I needed space though and didn't push too much for a relationship. Which is good...because if he had I would have let him go (had to do that to a Gemini friend who had no patience/he was not honest with me though.)

What I did like about the Sag is that he told me he wanted a relationship with me, but understood where I was at and would give me that space. Eventually I fell.
Sooo true, definitely said some of the things I meant to say, but couldn't put into words at the time, because of distractions lol.
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Lol Well that's why we are here right? To help each other out. You made very good points that I agree with as well!