Aries Zodiac Sign Overview: Dates & Personality Traits

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Zodiac Symbol	Ram
Element	Fire
Ruling Planet	Mars
Emoji	♈
Modality	Cardinal
Dates	March 21 – April 19
Birthstone	Diamond
Color	Red
Flower	Thistle, Honeysuckle
Lucky Numbers	1, 8
Day	Tuesday
Career Matches	Military, Sports, Entrepreneur, Emergency Services
Physical Ruling	Head, Face
Symbolic Animal	Ram
Keyword	“I Am”
Life Pursuit	The thrill of the moment
Secret Desire	To lead the way for others
Challenges	To accept the realities of their own limitations, and not only the world’s

Aries Zodiac Sign Overview

The symbol of the Aries zodiac sign is the ram, a slow but determined creature that uses its horns to push through every obstacle.

Aries is the same, working hard and ploughing forward to get what they want, largely oblivious to who and what they need to push out of the way to get there.

A cardinal zodiac sign, Aries always likes to be at the front. They are leaders and like to control every group and every situation.

They also like to try new things and be the first to do something. They will also always put their wants and needs first.

Aries is one of the Fire signs. Like all the fire signs, Aries is fiercely passionate about life.

Ruled by the Roman god of war, this sign isn’t afraid to do battle when needed. However, they also tend to have a bit of a short temper and can find themselves arguing over the little things.

Aries loves fiery red, and their confidence means that they can pull it off on a way that others can’t. Red is the color of good luck and fortune in Chinese culture, and for Aries.

Aries Personality

Strengths – Energetic, Independent, Adventurous
Weaknesses – Self-Centred, Overly Competitive, Quick Tempered
Likes – Self-Improvement, Trying New Things, Anything Physical
Dislikes – Taking Orders, Inactivity, Delays

Aries Traits, Strengths & Likes

Aries can be described as independent, confident, energetic, dynamic and ambitious.

They always have a goal in mind and love having a challenge.

They can’t stand inactivity and sameness, and always want to be doing something new and exciting. They love to be the first person to try anything, and prefer to be trendsetters than followers.

Aries has the focus and the determination to do what it takes to get what they want in life, and they aren’t afraid of the hard work needed to succeed. But the success plan had better be theirs.

A prominent Aries trait is how they like to be in control. They know that their plan will be better than everybody else’s, and they expect that others will be happy to follow, which they often are.

Aries, however, can struggle to be a team player, and can’t stand taking orders from someone else.

Aries tend to be highly competitive and like to be the best at everything. They aren’t the type to let kids win at a game just because they are kids.

As a result of this, this zodiac sign tends to like physical challenges, where there is a clear winner. So, you will often find Aries at the gym, competing in individual sports, or leading a team sport.

Aries Challenges & Weaknesses

One of the Fire signs, Aries has an inner burning flame that makes them very confident, passionate, determined and brave.

However, they are also impatient and short-tempered.

Ruled by Mars, the Roman god of war, they have a tendency to argue and fight. This can be exacerbated by their tendency to see things in terms of black and white, and inability to engage in the grey areas of an issue.

Aries’ charisma means that they attract people to them easily, and their passion for life is infectious. They will try and make the most of every moment.

Nevertheless, maintaining healthy relationships is more difficult. Aries can tend to be overly confident to the point of arrogance, and also competitive to a fault.

As a result, this zodiac sign isn’t afraid to stand on other people in order to get to the top.

Also, when they fail, they expose themselves to a level of self-criticism which can be emotionally damaging.

Aries tends to be very focussed on themselves, what they want and what they need. This can leave them “out of tune” with what the people around them are thinking and feeling.

They can also be completely oblivious of how hurtful their words and actions are, and often miss important signals that the people close to them need help.

Aries Compatibility

Best Love Matches	Leo (97%), Sagittarius (93%), Libra (85%) and Gemini (83%)
Worst Love Matches	Taurus (38%), Cancer (42%), and Capricorn (47%)
Best Friendship Matches	Aquarius (100%), Sagittarius (98%), Leo (95%) and Gemini (95%)
Worst Friendship Matches	Cancer (45%) and Capricorn (45%)

In the game of love, Aries likes to take the initiative and be in control. You won’t find this sign nursing any secret crushes. Aries will speak up.

Their confidence means that they aren’t really afraid of rejection. If they suffer a knockback from someone at a bar, they will shrug it off as the other person’s loss.

However, a rejection from someone that they really like can trigger self-criticism and depression.

Aries’ biggest challenge when they are in a relationship is to understand what their partner is feeling.

They tend to be so occupied with their own feelings that they are oblivious to the signs that their partner is not feeling the same way (a tendency that can extend to the bedroom as well).

Aries needs to work on empathizing more and trying to understand their partner’s perspective.

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Aries Man

Aries men are direct when they see someone they like. They tend to be very affectionate with the objects of their desire. However, they are terrible at reading signals, so can come off as the annoying, overly persistent guy.

Aries men aren’t afraid of commitment. He is always making plans for the future. However, his plans will be very much focussed on what he wants, and he will expect their partner to fit in.

Forward
Affectionate
Bad at reading signals
Aren’t afraid of commitment
Want a partner that will fit into their plans

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Aries Woman

Aries women are also refreshingly upfront when it comes to relationships, their emotions, and letting other people know what they want. If they like someone, they will tell them.

When in a relationship, they don’t expect their partner to read their mind and guess what they want.

But Aries women aren’t so in tune with their partner’s needs. This can result in double standards in which their partner is expected to bend over backwards to make them happy, but Aries won’t necessarily do the same.

Forward and upfront
Clear on what they like and don’t like
Doesn’t play games
Clear on exactly what they want from a relationship
Want a partner who will worship and support them

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Aries Career

Aries are natural leaders, which makes them great for leadership and management.

Not only do they like to be in charge, but others tend to naturally fall into place behind them. Their enthusiasm for new projects will rub off on teams and ensure things start with a bang! Finishing can be another question.

Aries likes the big highs of success, but aren’t so diligent when it comes to dotting the Is and crossing the Ts at the end of a project. They also have a tendency to be overly blunt and critical, which can cause problems in the workplace.

Aries often work best in freelance roles, where they can come in and get a new, exciting project started, but don’t need to stay on for the bedding in process.

This also makes the most of their skills to pull together new and dynamic teams, but doesn’t require that they deal with long-term people management issues.

Their ability to sell themselves means that they will never have any shortage of work.

Money

Aries is not frivolous with their money, and has no problem making sacrifices in order to save pennies for things that are important, like a house or a car.

However, they also understands the importance of investing in themselves, and see some expenses as non-negotiable. They won’t be cancelling their gym membership or regular hair appointments in order to save a few dollars.

Aries Self-Care Tips

While Aries can be confident to the point of arrogance, their tendency to compare themselves with others can be damaging to their self-esteem. If they find themselves wanting, they can take self-criticism and self-reproach to a dark level.

For the best mental health, they should try not to compete with the people around them and evaluate themselves based on the success of others.

Rather, people of this zodiac sign need to focus on being better than they were yesterday.

As Aries loves achieving, they can benefit from setting small achievable goals and letting themselves celebrate the little wins.

“The only person you should try to be better than is who you were yesterday.” – Unknown