Rat and Monkey
Rat and Monkey belong to the same compatibility triangle in the Chinese zodiac; their fixed elements are Water and Metal. The nominal compatibility score is 92%. Below is how it's arrived at under the traditional rules and what it means in practice.
How compatible they are
The signs belong to the same “compatibility triangle,” the group of Doers (Rat, Dragon, Monkey). This is the best combination in the Chinese system: the signs stand four positions apart and, according to tradition, act in the same rhythm and understand each other's motives without explanation.
What each brings to the pair: the Rat, resourcefulness, thrift and the ability to wriggle out of any situation; the Monkey, inventiveness, humor and the ability to solve the unsolvable.
An important caveat: in this horoscope the Chinese year doesn't start on January 1 but on the day of Lichun — February 3, 4 or 5. If you were born in January or early February, check your sign with the calculator, or you may be reading someone else's page.
In love
The Rat makes connections easily but truly opens up to only a few. The Monkey gets carried away easily and grows bored once things become predictable.
The Rat wants recognition for their efforts and a partner who knows how to handle money; the Monkey, interest and room to maneuver.
In marriage and at home
The Rat counts the money and stocks up in advance — that's what keeps the shared budget afloat. The Monkey optimizes housework rather than doing it — they'll figure out a way not to.
At work this pair does especially well: tradition considers signs of the same triangle good business partners, and in practice that means a matching pace.
The pair's weak spots
In a conflict, the Rat fusses and nitpicks when anxious. The Monkey resorts to cunning where an honest agreement would be simpler.
The main risk is that it's too easy: the pair may lack the outside resistance needed to really grow.
Advice for the pair
- The Rat should stop judging the partner by how they spend money.
- The Monkey should, for once, choose the direct route over the clever one.
- For both: don't take the ease for an achievement. The triangle brings harmony, but it doesn't cancel out the work a relationship takes.