Your 2003 horoscope: Leo

Your love life in 2003

As January begins, the Capricorn Sun favours stable relationships and risk-free dating. This feels restrictive if you're in the mood for excitement. You're tempted to test boundaries around the 16th, but mutual consent is more likely if you can restrain yourself until the 22nd. No matter how excellent or terrible romance becomes, remember that you made this choice. March finds you longing for the good old days, whether that means a previous lover or an earlier phase with the current one. If you spend all your time finding fault and assigning blame, love will never be complete.

From early Spring to mid-Autumn, your upfront nature will feel the effect of subtle cosmic undercurrents, luring complex partners that might otherwise consider you emotionally light-hearted. When the Sun enters Taurus, you learn that greater responsibility comes with deeper involvement. Changing roles challenge your values over the next month. It takes an event that occurs around May 30th to remind you that, no matter what you and your beloved expect, romance is ultimately about two people enjoying their time together.

Summer brings out your natural intensity. You'd rather prove your love than sit around talking about it. Spend less time complaining to your friends and more time on romantic getaways. You hit your peak between July 24th and August 23rd. As your passion feeds someone starving for your touch, you take on just enough of his or her hunger to make your days more exciting. Journeys begin and end in the last week of August as you pause for breath or go your separate ways. The rest of the world is getting back on a schedule, and you'll have to alter the course of your honeymoon if you want to join it together.

Singles are upbeat and available as September ends. Desire bubbles just below the surface, an implied promise for anyone thinking about getting closer. Any fantasies that aren't fulfilled will dominate your life after October 22nd. However you justify your actions, others may be nervous around your exposed feelings. You finally rein in this wild behavior during the week of Thanksgiving. Romance is free of confusion and complaint until December 17th. Address small problems before they get bigger. You're wise enough to keep someone happy.