Well let me tell you, i believe Taurus sun in the 7th house with Scorpio rising is completely different from many other Taurus suns
with other risings ...in one-on-one relationships the strong sense of purpose is there, along with this intense emotional
sensual devotion... many others might shriek from such intensity and commitment.

i think with this combination there's level of trust and security that can grow beyond any Scorpio risings measure ...
with Scorpio's depth and Taurean growth both are transformed

think of how many of my planets would fit right in to your houses, with my Scorpio risings house placements
my Venus in Gemini would slide right into your 8th house and my Capricorn moon in your 3rd house and sensitize the conversations with someone who really listens and cares, and empathize with you and deep connections and conversations

i've always related more to my Scorpio rising than my Taurus sun,
with Scorpio suns at times it's a test of wills, this is also true with other Taurus men
but Taurus sun Women are different and Taurus moons and Venus as well...

yet still, so much of this is depending on your planetary elements and positioning...

Someone with a fiery sun like in Aries, Leo, or Sag might not see it that way...

Yep, not always. If you hit on their boyfriend or try to eat off their dessert plate without invitation, or basically encroach on their territory in any way, you'll see it. Don't let the calm facade fool you. ;)

I am a taurus sun, and am not keen on being with another Taurus long-term. Gah, dating myself? That would drive me nuts! LOL. The fact is that I am very stubborn, can be erratic and get stuck in my thoughts sometimes. So dealing with my own problems x 2 sounds horrible.

I went on one date with a Taurus male. He took me shoe shopping- for him. He was anal retentive about which colored sole he wanted, and was all about the clothes. He wasn't terrible looking, but not great looking either. He could have been alone for those 3 hours for how much he paid attention to me. Entirely self-absorbed, he didn't even notice when I hadn't said two words- just two grunts. (lol). I don't know. I am attracted to low-key, down to earth types, but an actual Taurus (and the males are different from the females), I don't think so.

Wow, sounds like there's a lot of karmic bonds between you two. Do you feel as if you've met before?

Cool topic! And how convenient that it applies to me so much now.

There is irony in this somewhere, but up until several months ago I practically abhorred most Taureans. I'd end up butting heads with them all sooner or later (usually sooner). It used to be one of the 2 sun signs I'd go "ugh" over - the other being Aquarius, I just do not get along with them. YET I'd end up colliding with them a lot and have always had many in my life.

Not only am I a Virgo with Scorp rising, but my moon is in Taurus - right on top of the descendant. You'd think I wouldn't have such trouble with Taureans, eh?

Anyhow, somehow after years of going "ugh, how did I become friends with another Taurus?" I find myself madly in love with one!

So madly in love, and compatible, that I find myself thinking a lot that I don't ever want to be with anyone else ever again. This Taurus man is just "it" for me. We've been together several months and I'm floored that I keep falling deeper and deeper in love.

(And sexy just doesn't do him justice. There needs to be a new word invented for this level of sexy.)

So I've tried to analyze what makes this Taurus so incredible to me, and our energies so compatible, when I've had almost nothing but conflict with others. I do believe that the presence of Aries in his chart has a lot to do with it. He has Aries moon, venus conjunct mars, and south node. I am a Virgo just 4 hours away from the cusp of Leo, and I've generally had more passionate relationships with fire signs whereas earth signs tended to be too boring of a fit for me. At his core is a very dependable, loyal, stable, calm Taurus. But around his seams he is bursting with fire and passion, which must be the Aries- truly a force to be reckoned with. Many people think he's too wild and insane for his own good, but those close to him, like me, can't help but grow more and more fond of him. He's a pretty even blend of earth and fire, and a puzzlingly balanced one at that. With Capricorn on the rise, you'd think he'd be a classically earthy type, but he practically has fire and light beaming out of him at all times, with the earth factor underscoring him and keeping his feet on the ground.

Now that I've read some more here about the descendant, it's making sense to me. He has Cancer on the descendant, and I can see how I end up fulfilling so many of his needs, as I'm definitely nurturing, supportive, and invest a lot of energy in relationship into making a solid comfortable home... as well as it is also important to me to have shared emotions with my partner.

Does anyone know how our Venus and Mars might play into the relationship? His Venus conjuct Mars in Aries is pretty opposite my Venus conjunct Mars in Libra. Mine are at 16 and 12 degrees, respectively, in the 12th/11th house. His V & M are both at 13 degrees in his 3rd house. It sounded to me like it could be a rather explosive aspect to have - and that's definitely how the first 3 months or so of our courting/relationship was. His cockiness in the beginning and MEGA coming on strong met me at alternately asserting my strong will and resisting followed by running scared. That later gave way to us beating each other up as foreplay, which after falling in love lead to drunken screaming matches. Now we're pretty damn peaceful and people can't believe we've calmed down so much!! It was as if all the fire on the fringes on each of us finally started to just smolder and give way to the earthy rocks that underlie the volcanic activity.

Also what does his moon in 3rd house indicate? Would it mean that being able to express himself freely (and often with Aries passion) would be a fundamental need in relationship?

I think perhaps you're misunderstanding how the Venus "connection" is intended to happen. It's not about Venus being in Virgo, but rather the meaning of your Venus in Virgo as it relates to the other planets in whatever houses they may be in. You also mentioned Saturn being in Capricorn in your chart. Are Venus and Saturn trining each other? Just a thought...

You need to see your chart as a complete, fluid body, just as your tarsal bones in your feet are as much a part of your body as your sternum and your collarbone and any other bone is. You need all of the components to create who you are, and similarly, you need to understand that these components are also a part of the picture you have developed for that partner with whom you may want to share your life.

You mentioned an attraction to Aquarius. That makes me suspect you have a Venus-Uranus aspect or some other connection that makes this take place. Your Moon on the 7th but in the cusp of the 8th is going to be playing a role in 7th house matters but it will also be interacting with 8th house matters. What is your 7th house cusp though? Is it Taurus or Aries then? I was a bit confused by your description here.

I think you've misunderstood the discussion about Taurus on the 7th. It's not that you would necessarily be attracted to a Taurus or any other earth sign as you noted. It's about the description based on Venus ruling Taurus and the qualities that create the patterns that add up to that Taurus on the 7th.

You wrote, "But as for Venus, Moon or any of the rest of it telling me what I like, it has never happened to me. I've always wondered just how true that is across a large sample." When you are seeking the answer based on what seems to you to be a sampling, I wonder if perhaps you're not trying to have your chart fit into a neat little pocket I'd call cookbook astrology. Your chart is unique to you. It's not intended to be a sampling, not with you, not with 1000 people, not with a million people. By NASA's most recent guesstimates of the cosmos returning to its placements at the time of your birth, your chart won't be duplicated again for another (roughly) 25828 years, not even if you're a twin. You are a unique individual, and your chart cannot simply be assessed, analyzed and interpreted with a quick cookbook glance. Oh for it to be so easy! :D

No, it's not easy to interpret what's going on there. You need, however, to see each and every aspect, work with each to see how it intertwines with other points of your chart as well as the houses. Be patient. Write down all of the understandings you have as you see these points. Examine each point, analyze each planet for its meaning, for its meaning within a particular sign, within a particular house. Some things will seem to conflict. That's okay. Write these things down and examine for the likenesses and for the disparities without judging and without trying to reject or accept everything you see. The more you do this, the more you study every point like that--yes, starting with Venus since we're talking about it, if you wish--the more you will learn and begin to allow it to connect with your understandings.

When I first began my astrological studies "mumble mumble years ago," I hand-calculated and hand-drew each and every chart. Oh I can hear some people groaning at the thought! lol But the process of doing so enabled me to allow the chart to talk to me, as I'm suggesting you do here. If you can do that with writing down those aspects, go for it. I can't climb into your brain to tell you whether you can or cannot do so. If simply writing down the aspects and thinking doesn't work, consider doing it as I did, and allow the chart to speak to you as well.

I hope that helps and doesn't end up frustrating you. :)