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epitome of the Mars-ruled Aries female. Like Scarlett, the Aries woman will gather every available male for a hundred miles around to her feet, while her willful heart yearns for the one man she can’t have for one reason or another. Like Scarlett, the Mars woman can quickly adapt for survival if necessary, without whimpering. Both the O’Hara and the Aries characters are tough enough to defy convention, face an advancing army, or even shoot a man through the head with icy calmness, if he threatens her loved ones.
    Never was Scarlett more Mars-like than when she was starving, alone and friendless, and without waiting for a man to come to the rescue, she clenched her fist toward heaven and shouted, “I’ll survive this … and when I do, I’ll never be hungry again … If I have to lie, cheat, steal or kill—as God is my witness, I’ll never be hungry again!” Much later, her emotions shattered, her beloved child dead and the one man she loved about to walk out of her life, this typical Aries woman was still able to say, “I’ll think of some way to get him back. There’s never been a man I couldn’t get, once I set my mind on him… After all, tomorrow is another day.”
    Yes, Scarlett O’Hara creates a vivid image of the first Sun sign of the zodiac, with all the Mars strength and ability to bounce back after tragedy; able to play the female role to the hilt, with fluttering lashes and a well-timed tear, but just as able to take over a man’s job when the men aren’t around. A careful study of Scarlett’s character can give you an excellent understanding of what you’re in for with an Aries woman—and naturally, also the rewards you can look forward to after you’ve been brave enough to claim her. Her aggressive drive may be hard to take, but her shining optimism and faith in tomorrow can be mighty uplifting.
    The Aries female is rather a pushover for flattery, if it has an honest base. Let her know you admire her, but don’t be too flowery or sugary about it. Her loyalty in love is gigantic, as long as you keep the sentiment alive, for she is deeply sentimental. There’s the typical Arien contradiction in her: she doesn’t want to be obviously chased, yet she quickly loses interest if you’re too detached. She doesn’t want a completely domineering male, but neither will she warm up to a man who sits adoringly at her feet. Before love can bring her happiness, the Aries woman must meet the eternal Mars challenge—her strong desire to control the lover, conflicting with her secret wish to be controlled
by him.
Unbelievably idealistic, sometimes she searches in vain for that brave knight in shining armor, who will sweep her off her feet, conquer the world, hand it to her gently and yet never sacrifice his manhood. Since he exists only in fairy tales and the myths of King Arthur’s court, the Aries woman often walks alone, without a star to guide her. Her days are bright and full of excitement, her nights are sometimes dark and full of longing. Yet, when her defeated dreams become smoldering ashes—just as you think the flame is dying, Aries leaps up to build another fire.
    She must be proud of you to love you. But don’t be so important that you neglect to notice
her
talents and abilities. Though she’ll demand a lot from you, she’ll give double measure in return. A Mars female can be generous to a fault with her time and sympathy, cheerfully sharing her possessions and money, but when it comes to love, she’s downright stingy. “What’s hers is hers” in the romance department, and it will take very little to set off a jealous explosion. Don’t admire your favorite movie actress in her hearing, or pay too many compliments to her girlfriends. The man with an Aries wife is safer with a male secretary. If she’s not first with you in every way, you’ll soon wonder where