Okay, so here’s the deal. Geminis fucking love Capricorns. They can’t get enough of them. I don’t make the rules. Capricorn is like catnip for Geminis.

First of all, Geminis love to make Capricorns smile. Here’s this serious and kind of stuffy person walking around with a stick up their butt. Gemini sees and grins like they’re feral. They want to help Capricorn release. What they really want is to see Capricorn lose control and they’ll use humor, sex, or general freakiness to accomplish their goal.

Every Capricorn is a secret freak. That’s just who they are on the inside and Geminis have a sixth sense about smelling out the freaks.

So, Geminis think that Capricorns are funny. They think that Capricorns are freaky. They get excited when they see one. They want to provoke and tease. There’s a parental air to some Capricorns and a little boyish air to many Geminis and that combination just seems to work so well together.

And the thing is, Capricorn is a little bit afraid of Gemini. Just a little bit. That can add to the arousal. Capricorn loves a challenge so they are usually attracted to what they fear. This works to Gemini’s favor since, again, they’re really into Capricorns.

So, here are the rules of relationship compatibility in astrology. Fire and air like fire and air. Earth and water like earth and water. You’re not considered to be compatible with any sign that is adverse to your own which will be the four signs that are in incompatible elements and different modalities. Gemini and Capricorn are adverse. Why do they get along so well? Why is it that everyone knows some Gemini and Capricorn couple who have been together for decades?

Because neither Gemini nor Capricorn like to follow the rules. Neither of them like perfect harmony. These are the two signs in the zodiac that probably like challenges the most.

You don’t just get along with the people who are similar to you or those who feel harmonious to you. Not if you are Gemini who hates boredom or Capricorn who despises complacency. Synastry doesn’t just depend on aspects but on the characters of the signs and the people involved. A lot of the time, people with strong placements in Gemini and Capricorn are contrarian. So, they really enjoy disharmony.

You have to remember that both Gemini and Capricorn are sarcastic as hell. This is a type of humor and sensibility that resists expectations. You’re making a satire while not smiling a single bit. You’re saying some scary, dark thing but making it funny. You’re pushing someone away to bring them closer.

Most of the time, Gemini and Capricorn relationships are driven by the Gemini. That’s because Gemini is more dominant than Capricorn in a relationship. Geminis won’t chase anyone but they will chase a Capricorn. And Capricorns worry so much about control but they will let loose around a Gemini. Think about it this way. Capricorns will try to control the situation only because they are concerned about people. Geminis, on the other hand, will initiate a game and make people try random things just because. They enjoy pretending to be dictators as a persona. It’s just fun because they get to say things that they don’t really mean.

The significance of Gemini in a chart is the place where you get away with clowning authority figures without consequence. We tend to think of Capricorn as this accountability driven sign who tries to take care of too many people and worries about everything. But you know what a Capricorn really is? Capricorn is a secret baby. Inside, deep down inside, Capricorns just want to be chaotic and have some fun. They’re actually trying really hard to let go of control. Every few years, Capricorns will change up their whole lives. That’s them trying to let go of control.

And Gemini? Gemini doesn’t care about control. Gemini never tries to control anything that’s out of their hands. That’s why they can have fun pretending to be gamemaster and barking out orders. They don’t really feel the burden of responsibility over other people.

Geminis speak to a Capricorn’s inner child. It’s really magical even though it looks chaotic on the outside.

Geminis likes to tease and provoke. Capricorns are inner masochists. Geminis like to pretend to be tyrants and then forget about what they were doing. Capricorns like to submit but not for that long. Geminis like to change things up and Capricorns were made for predicting chaos.

Capricorns are driven and focused. They want to achieve big things. Geminis? Geminis are talented. They’re not that driven or focused but they absolutely are talented. That’s usually how they get away with so much.

But why do some Gemini Capricorn relationships go so wrong? It’s actually for the same reasons why Gemini Capricorn relationships can work well. These two signs challenge each other. They provoke each other. They make it so that the other person is not bored.

The biggest thing that Capricorns will get frustrated with Gemini about is accountability style. For Gemini, accountability is about openness and transparency. Geminis say what they are thinking moment to moment even if that means their words contradict previously said words. For Capricorn, accountability is about delivering on what you promised. That’s two completely different ways of thinking about accountability.

To Capricorn, Gemini is confused. Capricorn is waiting for you to deliver on the promise that you made last week. Gemini already forgot. They’re being honest about who they are today and that’s a whole other person by now.

The biggest issue that Geminis seems to have with Capricorns is the issue of emotional availability. Geminis and Capricorn, again, define emotional availability very differently. Capricorns think that emotional presence and availability is about being considerate. They’re always planning for others, around others, and taking other people’s needs and habits into account. That’s literally how Capricorns show care.

For Geminis, emotional presence and availability is about listening. You have to remember that Gemini is the sign of perception. Every Gemini has impeccable hearing not just in their ears but in every sense of the word. They know what you said not just in the next room over but to your other friend behind closed doors. Don’t ask me how. They just know. Geminis read between the lines and they are actually listening and hearing what you say.

To Gemini, Capricorn is not listening. They’re just trying to do things for you that they think you’ll like. That’s why Geminis will think that Capricorns are emotionally absent even when Capricorns are working really hard to be present.

So, that’s the good, the bad, the beautiful, and the ugly. Don’t be afraid of incompatibility in astrology. If you’re someone who likes a challenge, then you might be more drawn to the signs that are considered to be incompatible with your own. I know that a good amount of Geminis and Capricorns are.