Meet David
So, what kind of crazy person creates a site like this anyway?
My name's David and I'm the astrologer behind this website. Since 1993 I've specialized in relationship astrology. During that time I've produced over 60,000 astrology readings for couples.
To let you in on a secret, I didn't plan to be an astrologer. I was a freelance computer programmer until 1992 when I was contracted by one of the worlds largest dating services to analyze and test the effectiveness of various methods of matching their customers.
After thousands of test samples one method of matching people beat all the others... it was astrology! Those tests got my attention. Previously, I didn't think astrology even worked! I was hooked, and set out to learn everything I could about astrology.
While computer programming and astrology may not appear to have much in common, it turned out to be the perfect background for a science which requires so many precise calculations and cross references. Fate? Perhaps.
As a result, for the past 18 years I've been a full time relationship astrologer. My clients have now included several of the worlds largest dating services. That experience has provided a wealth of data related to exactly what makes a succesful relationship and how astrology can be best used to predict that success far in advance.
This website is the product of that experience. It has two main goals:
The first goal is to put some of the 'fun and sexy' back into astrology because sometimes I think it needs it. Too often an astrological description reads like a literary classic combined with a pap romance novel. Similarly, those cheesy gold zodiac symbols which seem to decorate 'everything' related to astrology just make me think of 70's porn movies (no, not in a good way) so you won't find any of them used as illustrations here.
The second goal is to hopefully encourage you to try a compatibility reading at some point and see for yourself the accuracy which this fascinating field can offer.
Are you a famous astrologer?
Other than in my own mind, no. The commercial side of astrology is focused almost exclusively around writing horoscope columns and astrology books. Those are both worthy endeavors, however personally I enjoy the hands on side of astrology - interacting with clients, solving problems, getting feedback etc. At heart I'm a practicing astrologer and not an astrology author. I enjoy helping people improve their relationships, and I would rather be doing that than any of the 1001 things required to become a "brand name" astrologer.
With that said, I've written over 3,000 articles on relationship astrology, many based on the huge data samples my career has been able to provide. Initially these were just to educate staff and clients, however in recent years the internet provided a logical place to share them with even more people.
One thing to keep in mind throughout this site is that every person and relationship is unique. For brevity we have to start somewhere, and generalizing by sun sign is a good place. Sun signs offer only a pencil sketch though. We need all the other planets and constellations to see the painting.
Sometimes that sketch is a good summary, sometimes it isn't. The articles on this site then aren't intended to replace a real compatibility reading. With billions of possible permutations no website or book can.
My goal is to show "there's something to this astrology thing" and hopefully encourage you to try a real reading at some point. If you're skeptical so much the better - I was too. Convincing skeptical people that astrology really has something behind it is one of the best parts of my job!
Why do you rank so many relationships so low?
One of the fundamental questions that any astrologer needs to answer is whether to present information accurately, or whether to deliver only good news. The later sells more newspapers.
Logically however, most relationships fail. How many relationships have you had which ended? and how many didn't? To my mind, any author who describes relationships without showing most as being bad can't be representing reality.
Again though, the descriptions and scores on this site apply only to sun signs. It's totally possible to find a soulmate who has a completely incompatible sun sign - if you have enough compatible factors in other areas of your charts.
Personal astrology readings
I offer astrology readings both by email and telephone. Email reports are more popular with most of my internet clients, hence the articles listed in the right hand menu of this site show some of my email astrology services.
Contacting me on Facebook and Twitter
Because the majority of relationship questions I get are personal in nature I find that social networking sites aren't very useful for answering them. Typically people receiving relationship advice don't want the world to see it. Email makes controling privacy much simpler hence it's the main tool I use for communication. I include my email address with every astrology report and package.
You're welcome to friend or follow me on social networking sites (I'm @strology on Twitter for example) however I rarely use such sites for answering relationship questions. For those, please feel free to contact me. Filling in the form on that page sends me a regular email. I never sell email addresses, and I never send email advertising.
Thanks for visiting, I hope you find the subject as fascinating as I have.
-David
Fanmail and hatemail
If you enjoyed this site, or if it made you foam at the mouth, or if you would like to accuse me of any especially noble or nefarious act then please feel free to send it to me.
Astrologers get a fair amount of abuse from those who don't believe in astrology. This provides an interesting and less discussed facet of the profession. Being a male astrologer I get a fair collection of "you're gay!" and similar dull one liners. Occasionally though an insult stands out and is worth a special mention:
2010
My favorite astrology insult for 2010 was from a particularly serious Russian lady who accused me of devouring souls. I thought that sounds pretty sexy, and I may get my business cards changed to 'Soul Devourer'. Anyhow, it turns out that to devour a soul you need to know someone's date of birth, and apparently that's why astrologers always ask for them (who knew?!)
2009
My 2009 award goes to a (alleged) priest who found me on Twitter and repeatedly accused me of being a devil worshipper. I'm really not in a position to determine whether it was God who invented astrology, but it seems safe to assume if he created humans he also created the planets, and also astrology. So don't blame me! I just work here.
