Aries wants to test your boundaries and see where your weaknesses are. They want to learn how to fight you, and more importantly, how to win. It is a defense mechanism to protect them before they need protection. The best thing to do in response is to put your hands in the air. Showing them your vulnerability will shock their system.
Taurus wants to see if you are on their level. It may seem careless and pretentious at first, the hoops you have to jump through to prove that you’re well-educated, well-dressed, and know where to make dinner reservations. They want someone who can continue. They want someone who is familiar with the past, but above all, someone who has developed their own ideas and refined their tastes.
Geminis will play mind games with you just to bring out your childish side. They know all about juggling the stresses and responsibilities of adult life, so they’ll keep things light and playful to create a space you can escape to together. The best thing you can do is meet them there, build those bonds and that trust, so you can get to their sensitive, sensitive side as well.
Cancers have a level of self-doubt that they cannot overcome. They want a clear sign that it will work for you, but life doesn’t give direct guarantees. They have experienced promising situations with no red flags that suddenly changed. They are too stuck in the past trying to figure out why things didn’t happen, or what it was that they didn’t see coming, which makes them not trust their gut with you.
Leos are determined to make sure you are attracted to them as much as possible, and they know that people always want what they don’t have. So they’ll give you just enough to get caught, and then they’ll cut you off. They like to see you suffer a little, especially when it’s over with them. It gives them a sense of how patient you can be. How devoted. And the more you focus on them, the more they will love you.
Virgos are always a mysterious creature. They themselves do not know exactly why they are pushing you. Leaving them is the last thing they really want, and they don’t deliberately try to get you to chase them, even though they secretly hope you’ll see through the defensive measures and plant your feet firmly on them. At the end of the day, they give it to you before you have a chance to drop them unexpectedly.
Libra’s love is a little conflicted. I mean, you can’t have make-up sex without a fight first, right? And it’s their way of making sure you’re not too good to be true, that they’re not just waiting for the other shoe to drop. So maybe they will want to disagree one day. Water testing. To make sure you’re really in it for the long haul. And when you are there, they will not hesitate to thank you for it by showering you with love.
If you’re lucky enough to have a Scorpio see you as worthy of engaging in their mind games, beware. You have to hold your own in the big league, it won’t be easy. They can text in their sleep, and it’s all foreplay for them. Meanwhile, you’ll be waiting for dear life, Ron Weasley Wizard’s Chess style. They just want to see that you are willing to commit to altering their ego. Trust me, it’s worth it.
Nothing describes the mind games of a Sagittarius better than Ms. Norbury from whom Good Girls a worthy meme line: “I am a pusher, I push people.” Sarcasm is their love language. Teasing you is how they love you. How do they pay attention enough to yell at the weird way you walk or say certain words. They just want to pretend their intelligence is their best quality, until someone takes the time to look hard enough and find at their core a big ole teddy bear.
Capricorn will play mind games to test your patience. How long can you wait for them to cut the crap and be real with you? They want a staring contest in the sauna area. You have to sit there and sweat. It shows you can stick it out. That you can handle a hot seat and a little pressure. That you are willing to endure hardships for the things that are important to you, and that you are one of them.
Aquarius will set a trap for you by bringing up a controversial topic without letting you know how they feel about it just to see what you have to say. It may feel a little unfair at times, but they want to know your opinion without any pressure from them. The best way to be honest. You don’t have to pretend you know more about something than you naturally do. They just want to see you free from your beliefs.
Pisces wants that mental connection. For someone to meet his needs, he will drop breadcrumbs without spelling out exactly what he wants from you. It’ll feel a bit like a game show, because they’ll let you guess more than once, and let you know when you’re getting too hot or cold, but you’ll still have to show your powers of understanding. You have to be able to read the room and show that you are paying attention.
