Man, sometimes life just hits you sideways, right? I remember this period, must have been a couple of years back. I was just stuck, you know? Like, really stuck. My dating life was a total wasteland. It wasn’t even about finding “the one” or anything grand like that, it was just the whole process felt draining. Endless swiping on apps, making small talk that went nowhere, feeling like I was doing the same dance over and over again. It was just a big fat nothing burger. Every single attempt just felt like another brick wall I was smashing my head against. I was proper fed up with it.
My buddy, Mark, he’s always been into all that woo-woo stuff – crystals, chakras, you name it. He kept on about astrology, nudging me, “You should check your charts, man! It’s all there!” I just brushed him off, honestly. Thought it was a bunch of mumbo jumbo. But then, one weekend, I was helping my old Aunt Mildred clear out her attic. Dust everywhere, cobwebs like crazy. And buried under a pile of old photo albums and Christmas decorations, I found this tiny, ancient-looking book. It was all about zodiac signs and love. Not some shiny new thing, but yellowed pages, felt like it was from the 70s or something.
I took it home, mostly out of curiosity, not really expecting anything. Just thought it was a quirky find. I started thumbing through it, mostly just procrastinating doing something else. And when I got to the Pisces section, especially the bit about single Pisces and their challenges, it was… weird. Like it was talking right to me. It wasn’t super specific, obviously, but the feel of it, the general vibe, hit closer to home than I wanted to admit. It talked about dreaming big but sometimes not acting, about needing to trust your gut more. Stuff I knew deep down but never really put words to.
So, I thought, what the heck? No harm in just looking at it. I started just glancing at online horoscopes, just for Pisces, just for the love bits. At first, it was like, “Yeah, sure, whatever.” But then I started noticing patterns, not in the sense of predicting the future, but in how it made me think about my day. If it said “be open to new connections today,” I might actually talk to that barista I usually just nod at. If it said “reflect on past patterns,” I’d actually spend a few minutes thinking about why that last date felt off. It wasn’t magic, it was more like a little nudge, a suggestion to shift my perspective slightly.
I started telling Mark about it, kinda sheepishly at first. He was stoked, of course. “See! I told ya!” he’d say. I wasn’t convinced it was the stars pulling strings, but something was happening in my head. I began writing down these little daily notes for myself, just a sentence or two, based on what the general astrological vibe was for single Pisces, and how I could twist it into something actionable. Not “you will meet your soulmate,” but “today might be good for a genuine conversation, even if it feels a bit awkward.” Or “don’t let your imagination run wild with assumptions; ask questions.”
Then, my sister, who’s also a Pisces and single, she was complaining about her dating woes over coffee. And I just blurted out, “Hey, I’ve been messing around with these daily Pisces love notes. Want me to send you one?” She was skeptical but said sure. So I started sending them to her every morning. Then Mark asked for them. And then a few other friends who happened to be single Pisces. It just grew organically. I was just typing them out on my phone, usually while waiting for my coffee, trying to put a practical spin on what I was reading from various horoscope sites, or what I remembered from that old book. I wasn’t an astrologer, just a guy trying to make sense of things and then trying to give a little useful push to others.
I guess that’s how this whole thing started. I’m just documenting what I see, what feels right, what gets people thinking in a slightly different way. It’s not about predicting some grand romance out of the blue. It’s about unlocking your own head, getting you to try things a bit differently, or just notice opportunities you might usually miss. It’s just me, putting down what I found through my own messy journey. And yeah, it seems to click with some folks. Keeps me writing, keeps me observing.
