A happy combination. The affectionate Rat husband will be very attractive to his security conscious wife. He is a good provider, which is the chief requisite in her book. She, on the other hand, is more than dutiful, competent and reliable. She will love attending to all his needs and will keep his house in order. Under this arrangement, they will no doubt admire each other's qualities and each will do more than his or her fair share. The ardently demonstrative Rat could make the Ox lady more responsive and less obstinate.

Both members of this team are serious and industrious to a dismal extent. Neither is lively enough to provide some respite from all that work they have planned. An extremely reserved and civil union of two security conscious subjects who are both pessimistic and strong willed. They may end up showing each other too much of their negative sides

A clash of temperaments. He is the nonconformist, the activist and the defiant rebel.She loves tradition, respects authority and is conservative in her behavior. They are two stubborn individuals who are 180 degrees apart. It will be difficult for them to find common grounds to equate their varying outlooks on life.

The Rabbit/Cat is sagacious, receptive to ideas and the feelings of others. The Ox wife may be lacking the emotion and sensitivity to understand his refined personality. He can be acquisitive, indulgent and selfish. She can be pragmatic, but virtuous and well-disciplined. Both could supply each other with missing attributes if they sincerely care enough to cooperate.

Both are dutiful and stubborn. This factor could make or break the marriage. He works for glory and recognition while she has to see the material benefits. If his venture do not turn up hard cash, she could be harsh and unsympathetic. He is exciting and extroverted while she is too conforming and conservative. He needs love and admiration; she can be cold and undemonstrative. A good deal of compromising needed. But if both parties try hard and succeed, they will be immensely proud of and dedicated to each other.

Both parties here are cautious and selective and will find that they made a good decision in choosing each other. They are both down to earth and dignified and share the same beliefs and driving ambition. He is tenacious and scheming, she is disciplined, orderly and protective of family and home. They can both rely on each other in a crisis. In a marriage such as this one, the Snake will learn to confide in the tight-lipped Ox and she will stand by him against all adversities. They can look forward to a happy life together.

Not very good prospects for happy cohabitation here. He is too versatile, high-strung and outgoing for the organized, proper and dedicated Ox woman. He is always giddy with excitement and she is too sober to share his zest. He finds her very respectable but too undemonstrative and rigid. She feels she cannot depend on him because of his lighthearted and unpredictable moods. He finds her humorless and difficult to work or play with. Her man must be more disciplined and responsible. These two have very little in common.

The Sheep is artistic and leisurely. He must savor and enjoy life as he pleases. The Ox lady is dutiful enough to keep house and take good care of her family, but she will not relish complying with his indulgent and impratical demands. He must be loved and appreciated to bring out the best in him. She expects order and discipline and will tend to be too commanding for the Sheep. She is resolute and uncompromising and feels she must make optimum use of her time and energy. He is artistic and must wait for the right mood to strike him. She is impatient and scornful of his soft ways and he is thoroughly adverse to regimentation and being pushed around. Drastic changes needed for both sides to cohabit peacefully.

Both are too egotistical and forceful to coexist happily. He is an extrovert, a natural showman. She is an introvert and reticent. No doubt both parties have excellent positive sides but they may not have a chance to display them. He has an inate superiority complex and considers her dull and unimaginative. She may be blunt and proud and will not mince words when it comes to pointing out his flaws. They will both have to exercise great control over their basic urges to achieve any kind of support.

An excellent and lasting union for both. He is open, frank and brave and makes up for her reserve and restraint. He is also hard-working and serious enough for the Ox's love of dignity and prestige. His security-consciousness will certainly appeal to the steadfast and resolute Ox lady. In response to his sunny and optimistic ways, the Ox may become less undemonstrative and be prodded on to more achievements. She is likely to be the more prudent and down to earth of the two, and in spite of his noisy and competent discourse, the Rooster will love to lean on his strong and noble Ox wife. They will find each other responsible and dedicated.

Both are faithful and loyal and will take their conjugal duties seriously. Their difficulties could arise from the Ox's overbearing attitude and rigid opinions. The Dog prefers free speech and equality and may not humour the narrow-minded Ox for too long. The Ox, on the other hand, may resent the Dog's overdirect and outspoken ways; she can nurse grievances for a long time. They both shun pettiness and injustice, but are sometimes guilty of these faults themselves. A relationship that needs a lot of understanding and compromise.

An acceptable union but unlikely to be a strong one. Their different outlook and behaviorial patterns will engender underlying friction. As a rule the Boar is warm, generous and understanding, but the Ox lady may only notice his sensuality and love of extravagance and find him too immoderate for her needs. On the other side, the Ox's pridilection for hard work work and constant security and self discipline may unnerve the Boar. He is jovial, gregarious and open and he works only to ensure his leisure. She is serious, systematic and rigid and finds contentment in her labors.