December could be romantically hot with rapidly advancing Venus moving through your 7th House of Partnerships. The love planet stopped its retrograde (backward) period on November 18 and is continuing to pick up speed in sexy Scorpio. This is liable to attract passionate partners, whether new ones or in your current relationship. There's a simple and easygoing part of you that might be unnerved by someone else's intensity and the kind of complications that intimacy can arouse. Yet it's better to plunge into the strong feelings that are around you now than to deny them. Sure, you may feel like someone is trying to manipulate you, but don't push back unless you are certain that he or she is taking you in a direction that you don't want to go. Sometimes it's better to give up some control and to trust the one you're with than to turn your back on a profound encounter.

In fact, passionate Mars is in your 8th House of Deep Sharing until December 7, reinforcing the likelihood of having strong encounters. This active planet then switches into your 9th House of Higher Mind, Education and Faraway Places, making learning, travel and foreigners more fascinating than usual. Just be sure to double and triple check plans and agreements since communicative Mercury will be retrograde from December 10 - 29 in your 9th house. It's easy to overlook details and critical data during this period and to have confusing conversations. You'll need to be on your toes this month because the stakes in the game of love are going up but the rewards should be worth it.