Your Taurus Monthly Horoscope for May

From Cosmopolitan

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  • May 13: If you see something, say something!

  • May 22: Oh no they didn’t!

  • May 28: It’s time to clear the air.


HBD, Taurus! This month starts off nice enough—it's still Taurus Season, after all–and you’re coasting through the first couple of weeks with minimal drama. Enjoy it while you can, because come May 13, things might start to get messy. Venus, your ruling planet, governs relationships, and it turns retrograde on May 13. At the same time, Mars, planet of motivation and action (nice) enters Pisces, lighting up your chart’s friend group zone. This can mean your social life is picking up the pace (yay!), but Mars also governs aggression—it is named after the god of war, after all—so the increased action in your squad may be coming from the people in your circle starting beef with each other, or even worse, with you!

As you approach the end of the month, drama between Venus and Neptune (planet of illusions) starts kicking up more tension with your squad—not cool. Mercury, planet of communication, jumps in on the action on May 22, and gets into a tiff with shady Neptune. Half-truths, rumors, and unnecessary arguments start popping up, and you’re caught in the middle of a “he said, she said,” tug-of-war.

You are the qween of staying in your own lane, Taurus, but it looks like you’re defs getting pulled into this mess some way or another. You might be tempted to pick a side and stick to your guns, no matter what, but you gotta be like Switzerland, love—totally neutral. If someone (even your BFFL) comes up trying to talk shit about another friend of yours, say “no” and walk away. You’re stubborn as hell and do not suffer fools gladly, so you can fall into the trap of ramming through anyone who doesn’t share your POV. It bears repeating; Be. Like. Switzerland. Let the people that started the drama hash it out so you don’t end up acting messy!

Once you’ve properly assessed the situation, you’re in the clear to step in and get everyone in line when Mercury enters Cancer on May 28. This helps you be more thoughtful, precise, and sensitive when communicating, so you can avoid stepping on anyone’s toes while working hard to resolve any remaining conflict. You’re the sign most capable of sticking by your loved ones through thick and thin. As much as it sucks to clean up the fallout from someone else’s drama, somebody has to do it, Mercury in Cancer is helping you out. Do your absolute best to take care of matters. Your strongest friendships will flourish even more as a result. Oh, but (spoiler alert) in June, Mercury in Cancer will go retrograde, so this dramatic narrative might not be over just yet!

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