Relationships are wonderful but there is always the risk someone will break your heart. If you’re fearful of putting yourself out there, astrology can help you better understand a star sign’s character traits and approach to love and relationships. This can help you identify the ones who will commit and love you right and ensure you steer clear of the heartbreakers.
1. Most likely to break your heart: Gemini
Sorry to anyone dating a Gemini but with their two faces and erratic personalities, they are the sign most likely to break your heart. You can absolutely find Geminis who are exceptions to the rule, but, generally speaking, Gemini is an impulsive and unreliable sign. While they’re not malicious, they do forget about other people’s feelings, meaning they can easily break a heart without meaning to. They can also be hot one minute and cold the next, thanks to their twinning personalities. To top it off, Geminis are intelligent (enough to lie) and outgoing (enough to flirt). They’re also famous for being “jugglers” if you know what we mean.
2. Least likely to break your heart: Leo
Leo may be a flirt and a charmer before they settle down as they like to play the field. This sign also tends to be selfish, desiring the spotlight for themselves. But they make wonderful partners because they are natural lovers. Once in love with someone, a Leo will devote themselves to that person and do anything and everything to make them happy. Their generous, protective, and passionate nature comes out when they’ve fallen for someone and they would sooner walk through fire than hurt that person.
3. Libra
And now for the rest of the heartbreakers in order from most likely to least. Libra is one of the most romantic signs in the zodiac, so they are also very likely to break your heart. The reason is mostly because of their people-pleasing nature and inability to make a decision. So it’s common for a Libra to string you along for as long as possible while keeping their options open.
4. Sagittarius
Passionate and expressive, Sagittarians are among the best lovers in the zodiac. Unfortunately, they can’t always contain that passion, which tends to make them unfaithful. Again, this doesn’t apply to everyone born under this sign. Sagittarius is also known for their reluctance to settle down—they like to be free. This can be heartbreaking for anyone in love with them and given they are a fire sign with a sharp tongue, Sagittarians can lose their temper and say hurtful, heartbreaking things.
5. Virgo
Virgo is likely to break your heart for the opposite reason to Libra. While Libra will probably string you along, Virgo will rip off the band-aid mercilessly. This sign loves honesty and is the harshest critic in the zodiac. Especially for those who are sensitive, this can be hard to take. Also, Virgo tends to seek perfection in themselves and others and reject most people who pursue them, which can lead to heartbreak even before you’ve had a chance to feel anything real.
6. Aquarius
Known for being an aloof sign, Aquarius isn’t usually dishonest or vindictive. But they can break hearts with their careless words and disinterested persona. This sign, for all their love of charity, does have a tendency to make others feel small with their superior intellect. They also tend to be pretty self-reliant, and they just expect that other people are too. So they might leave you out in the cold without thinking twice because if the same happened to them, they’d be fine.
7. Scorpio
Scorpio has one of the most controversial reputations in the zodiac. Despite their possessiveness, jealousy, and inability to control their urges, these signs aren’t the most likely to break your heart. They also happen to be fiercely loyal and protective of the people they love. However, if they don’t develop those feelings for you, then those negative traits can take over.
8. Capricorn
Capricorn isn’t the type of sign who’s prone to cheating. They’re far too rational and careful for that. But this earth sign can be quite cold and emotionless. They’re also known for being workaholics and neglecting their significant others. Being another self-sufficient sign, they can get quite defensive when they perceive a partner as being needy. Their high level of intelligence and ambitious nature can also make them act in ways that feel condescending, leaving their partners feeling hurt.
9. Taurus
Like the other earth signs, Taurus does have the capacity to break hearts. They can be cold, overly independent, and too honest. Plus, this sign happens to be the most stubborn in the zodiac. They resist saying sorry and admitting fault, which can be hurtful. But on the flip side, Taureans are friendly and agreeable. They don’t go out of their way to be nasty and like for there to be harmony in all their relationships. They’re more likely to break up with someone in a kind and mature way rather than brutally ripping their heart out.
10. Aries
Although Aries is a fire sign capable of temper tantrums they’re also one of the most loyal and loving signs in the zodiac. They feel love strongly, so they’re hyperaware of how other people feel about them. That means they’re more careful when dealing with their intimate relationships, even if they do say things they don’t mean sometimes. The trouble is they are so impulsive they fill fall in love hard and fast and out of it just as quickly.
11. Pisces
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A passionate and emotional water sign, Pisces is the type of zodiac who gives away their whole heart when they fall in love. Thus, they’re more likely to have their hearts broken rather than to do the breaking. The exception is when you’ve done something wrong to a Pisces, as heartbreak can turn these gentle fish into bloodthirsty sharks. But most of the time, they wouldn’t dream of hurting anyone else—let alone someone they’re in a close relationship with.
12. Cancer
As zodiac experts have so frequently pointed out, Cancer is unlikely to break anyone else’s heart for one good reason: they’re terrified of having their own broken. They’re too concerned with protecting themselves to go out and hurt anyone else. Plus, Cancer takes a long time to open up and let people in, and by that time, they know they want to be with you for the long term. This sign is also a naturally caring and nurturing sign, thinking of others before themselves. If anything they can be suffocating.