Virgo & Scorpio - Fight Night!

Since I get accused of cheer-leading for these two Signs, here's the low down on when it gets down & dirty...

Makin' Sausage

My Scorp and I fight fair - no name calling, or personal attacks - but Debra has this habit of linking odd little tidbits from previous conversations, and then using this to make an accusatory sausage...

For example: I was picking at her about how dangerous she is, and that like a black widow spider, she might eat her mate. I was joking, of course, but she didn't find any humor in it! In fact, that comment became the A-ha! for her that I thought she was only with me for my money. WTF?? Then she starts spewing out all the random bits of evidence she'd collected over the past many months to reach this conclusion. And of course, Mr. Virgo goes into analytical mode, trying to recall the specific instance and context behind these innocent comments, and thereby he loses track of the line of argument, and has to concede that he is indeed an insensitive clod who doesn't deserve her...

Gettin' Stung

Oh yeah! My personal favorite! Debra's normally very calm, but every now & then she's extremely touchy, and I push the wrong button -- and ZAP! I get this stabbing string of words that stuns me to silence. It's usually not what she says, it's the emotional intensity behind the words that shuts me up...

Silence Ain't Golden - Piss Is

Although I'm not a carbon-copy of my VirDad, I am like him when I get really angry. I don't shout, I clam up. My jaws lock, my lips thin out, and I won't look at her; and if I'm furious, I won't stay around her, either. This used to drive LibraEx crazy - she couldn't take the quiet treatment, and she'd try to draw me out, which only served to make me madder. Debra doesn't like it, but she'll leave me be until I calm down. In fact, she'll try to make the house as quiet as a tomb - not an easy task with The Twins ripping all over the place!

Most of the time, I don't get this way unless she's at fault, and when she sees that I'm cooler, she'll make the first gesture at reconciliation - will sit in my lap, or hug me from behind, or do anything that is physical, because we both know that's far better than words for us "never wrong" types...

*sigh* I have not really been in a fight with my man yet. I'm not looking forward to that. We did have a "discussion" once, but he knew he was in the wrong so there was just an immediate apology not a fight.