Snake and Monkey: zodiac compatibility
Based only on the animals of your birth years. Including full dates of birth changes the score.
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1.The branch relationship
Six harmonies (shigō)
A natural pull, like two magnets. You feel safe together and understand each other without words, so this bond tends to last.
Punishment (kei)
You tend to be hard on each other and friction comes easily. Agree on distance and ground rules early, and the tension can turn into a productive one.
Break (ha)
Small slips tend to pile up. Keeping promises and saying thank you go a long way.
2.The element relationship
The Snake is Fire and the Monkey is Metal. Seen from the Snake: you restrain them (controlling cycle).
3.Love and marriage
You warm to each other quickly and friendship easily turns into romance. After marriage you build a stable partnership in which you help each other.
4.How you each love
The Snake: Devoted and deeply affectionate, you treasure the person you see as your destined partner. Keep possessiveness in check and love lasts. The Monkey: You love having fun and are drawn to people you can talk with for hours. Putting your sincerity into words deepens trust. The pull between you is strong and you easily become a couple.
5.Work and friendship
Share a goal and your teamwork is outstanding; clear roles make you even more effective.
Working together
The Snake: Research, finance, medicine, divination, scholarship and investing, where deep knowledge and insight matter. The Monkey: Planning, PR, IT, engineering, entertainment and teaching, where ideas and dexterity count. Divide the work by strengths and you make a strong team.
6.By age difference
The Snake and the Monkey are 3, 9, 15, 21, 27 years apart (people in the same school year can still have different animals if one was born early in the year). The branch relationship stays the same whatever the age gap.
7.As parent and child, or boss and colleague
In terms of the elements, this pair tends toward the Snake leading and setting the direction for the Monkey. A Snake parent or boss is dependable, but too much interference makes the Monkey feel cramped. Make a point of handing over responsibility.
8.When arguments start
The Snake: you can hold on to things for a long time and feel jealousy strongly. The Monkey: you get bored quickly and risk becoming a jack of all trades. These sides tend to come out after a small misunderstanding. If you start arguing, don't rush to a conclusion; sleep on it and talk again. When you face each other calmly, the Snake's insight and the Monkey's adaptability help you both.
9.Tips for getting along
- Confirm important things in writing as well as out loud.
- Respect each other's time alone and personal space.
- A shared goal strengthens your bond even more: travel or work on something together.
- Your elements (Fire and Metal) are in a controlling relationship. Bringing in Earth, the element that mediates between them (its color is yellow), smooths things over; this is called tsūkan, “bridging”.
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10.Their personalities
Snake: Shedding its skin again and again, the Snake stands for rebirth and for money luck. Snake people are thoughtful, wise and intuitive.
Monkey: Clever and nimble like a monkey, you think quickly, have many talents and an inexhaustible supply of ideas.