Compatibility
Aries and Capricorn
Aries wants to win today. Capricorn has already scheduled the win for next decade.
Together
Both are signs that lead, and both want to be in charge of the project. Aries leads by running ahead. Capricorn leads by building the road. Aries thinks Capricorn is slow. Capricorn thinks Aries will need rescuing by spring, and has already blocked out the time.
Mars meets Saturn - the throttle meets the brake. The angle between them is friction, and friction is how things get built.
Love
Slower to begin than Aries likes and warmer than Aries expects. Capricorn's affection comes as reliability and a dry remark, and Aries has to learn to hear the remark. Capricorn has to learn that a fight at dinner is not the end of the merger, only weather.
Friendship
Mutual respect without much small talk. They meet for a drink every few months, compare ambitions and leave feeling understood, which surprises them both.
Work
This is where the pair shines. Aries opens the door, Capricorn keeps the building standing. Ambition is shared, and for once nobody has to explain why the goal matters. They disagree only about the speed of getting there.
Where it breaks
Authority. Both want the final word. Capricorn pulls rank, Aries pulls the alarm, and the meeting runs two hours over.
The frog's verdict
Three stars, solid. The good versions of this pair split the territory - Aries owns the beginnings, Capricorn owns the long middle. Draw that line on paper, in pen, before the next shared project starts.