As Mercury skitters into Taurus, oppose your composite Libra Ascendant, buckle up - because communication in your union could get as stubborn as a bull who got too cozy in a china shop.

The often-eloquent tag team you've been might hit a speed bump. This celestial shuffle demands you put your staying power to the test. You may find yourselves in a philosophical tug-of-war, with one of you pinning for practical, no-nonsense talks and the other tip-toeing around topics with the grace of a ballerina, embodying classic Libran diplomacy.

Taurus, symbolized by the bull, isn't known for its hasty decision making; rather, it prefers to chew on every word, idea, and sentence until it's extracted every ounce of meaning. If you find your partner taking a wee bit longer to respond, fear not, they aren't confused or buffering, just thoroughly processing. A small note, though - patience is a lovely virtue until you've brewed your third pot of tea waiting for a response.

With communication at the forefront, remember that the truth might sometimes surface like a Taurus at a vegan steakhouse-blunt and unapologetic. Calling a spade a spade could mean that your cherished aesthetic sensibilities take a little dialed-up earthy hit.

Speaking of aesthetics, Taurus loves its creature comforts. You might find a newfound indulgence in artistic expressions or flirtatious tussles about optimal thread counts or which shade of turquoise should rule your nest. Remember, it's all good fun until someone suggests a velvet Elvis painting fits your Libran sense of style.

Through this phase, your constellation connection could seemingly don a pair of bifocals, magnifying every wrinkle in your communication style - it's a cosmic cue to grow into a more balanced expression of thoughts, quite like Libra's signature scales. If it all seems a bit much, a shared pot of Taurus' favorite comfort food or a well-timed joke about bulls may lighten the cosmic load. It's all part of the grand communication dance under the whims of Mercury, reminding you that sometimes stepping on each other's metaphorical feet is as inevitable as a dancing bull in a china shop-and almost as humorous.

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