Libra Under Stress: Dark Side of Libra
Libra is ruled by the planet Venus. Beautiful, materialistic Venus. This sign is in the element Air. Early in life Libra, you are very shy. However, you later turn out to be very social. Libras have this ability to reflect Venus’s beauty not only physically, but also through manners and kindness. People usually love Libra, since it is known to be such a pleasant sign. Libras are a very honest and fair-minded sign.
Libra, you’re always that person that your friend goes to whenever they want to do something right and need advice from someone who knows how to analyze things in a neutral way. I like to describe it as if you’re the therapist, coach, or judge of the zodiac for the same reason.
Libra’s Darkside:
1. “Will you make up your mind already?”
Libras are very indecisive. They like to balance everything before making a final decision, and they tend to do this with everything in their life. Libras hesitation when deciding can play with people’s feelings because it takes so long. Even if that means something like deciding if they want a person in their life, they will take forever, not letting the other person go on with their own life.
2. “What a Prick!”
When someone argues with you, and raises their voice, you will not do the same. You know how to keep your “cool” and you remain very calm. However, you will seek revenge in other ways. One common outlet is talking trash to others and joining a group to be against that person. You also master the art of victimizing yourself in this process, as if you weren’t part of the reason why the person was initially “triggered”.
3. Hating Confrontation
Libras, you like to be at peace, even when you’ve done something wrong. You don’t want to admit it and ignore it instead of getting it over with as soon as possible. They will avoid confrontation. So, don’t feel surprised if Libra won’t respond to your texts, take your calls, or even answer the door. You just don’t want to talk about it, and if that time ever comes, you’ll just make some excuse or lie to run away from the issue.
4. Selective Memory
Libra, you’re mostly known for being very fair and neutral but you can also be very selective, especially if you need to decide on something that you will benefit from. You are great at arranging reasons to justify your decisions by selecting memories and reasons that will work in your favor. This drives people crazy because you’ve forgotten (or at least pretend) as if you’ve forgotten certain things, while they haven’t. Times like these are when you’re acting in a way that is unfair to others.
5. “It’s only my charm, don’t let it trick you.”
Libras, you are incredibly charming, and that can play with people’s thoughts. You are also very persuasive and transmit this idea that you’re a friendly, kind person, and you’ll agree with what people’s thoughts are even if it goes against what you think. People will enjoy being in your company and think that you are very genuine, and they may even identify themselves in you. It’s just that superpower of charming people that does the trick. You can transmit the wrong idea of what you believe in, just to fit in.
6. “Flirting? Who? Me? Never!”
Libra, you are very social butterflies, and you don’t like being stuck talking to just one person the whole night, even when you’re in a relationship. You’ll want to meet other people at the bar, communicate, and introduce your partner, of course. Your partner might not enjoy it when you do that since you still are technically flirting with other people. You disguise it as your way of being very social, which you are, but let’s be honest here, you did fancy someone near the bar.
7. Narcissism
Libra, you may not confess to this, but you’re dying to have the whole room talk to you and compliment you on how gorgeous you are looking tonight. Your goal is to make a great impression and have everyone thinking about how classy and friendly you are. You never get out of the house without making sure that your hair looks great, you have the right combination of clothes on, and that your earrings look good with the outfit. You always dress to impress, so if you’re going to an interview you’ll dress business casual. If you’re going out with your “hippy” friends, you’ll dress according to their style and so on. Your goal is to be part of the group and to have everyone like and notice you, right?
8. “You dumped me? Who cares! I’m out…”
After a breakup, you will act as if you don’t care at all. Libra, you will put on your fancy shoes and head to the club. You’ll bring the subject up several times at the table with your friends, partying and talking about it as if it isn’t a big deal for you. You may find yourself talking trash about your ex non-stop, but the reality is that you do care a lot. The funny thing is that while you’re talking trash about your ex, you’re still keeping in touch and hoping that it will work out between you two.
9. “I am drunk, let me use this as a peace-making potion.”
After Happy Hour is over, a Libra will want to make amends more than ever. Libra is that character that you’ll find at your door to make up when they’re tipsy. I like to call Libra the hippy drunk. When you have fun, you have a great time, but you can be a pain by the end of the night, because deep down something is bothering you and you want to be at peace. It’s as if you’re living the night as if you’ll die tomorrow, which isn’t the case.
10. Always in Conflict
Libra, you may have many flaws, but you are very fair when making decisions. You will try to be as neutral as possible, resulting in a fair solution that will make at least someone unhappy. That is exactly why you find yourself in consistent conflict, or with people that hate you for that same reason. Truth be told, if you want to be fair to everyone, that’s not always possible. Unfortunately, it may cause people to exclude you from their life.
