Cupid is a baby with a weapon who shouldn't be expected to have the aiming accuracy of an archer with fully developed motor skills. This explains a lot. The French author Andre Maurois suggested, "In literature, as in love, we are astounded by what is chosen by others." Anything goes under the zany air-sign astral influences.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). The nature of love cannot be defined in one way that suits every person. Due to its intangible and mysterious qualities, it is impossible to love accurately. Strive instead to love fully.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Love cannot be taught on a chalkboard or in a video series. Sure, one can pick up a few tips here and there, but the only true teacher is experience, as filtered through the heart.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). It's not that you love but how you love that matters today. Your living example will kindle warmth and joy as well as inspire others to show love in action.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). It's easy to pour water from a pitcher to a jar. Filling a jar from an open fire hydrant is hard. Quantity and force come with containment challenges, just as your more passionate feelings do.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your sincere curiosity and pure desire to focus on others has you utterly unselfconscious, thereby confident — and, it follows, completely irresistible (though oblivious to the fact).

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). When you love someone, you want that person to have every good opportunity you've ever had and more. That's why you'll show affection by opening doors for another, literally and figuratively.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You may not be entirely sure what you're getting into, but there's no question that you're surely getting into it. As author and illustrator Lynda Barry observed, "Love is an exploding cigar we willingly smoke."

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). The heart's logic is multidimensional math, impossible to understand from but one plane of existence. It can't be checked with a calculator, but don't worry; if you feel that it adds up, it does.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Laughter is a form of love you revel in now. It signals agreement. It signals an understanding of another person's intelligence that goes deeper than usual. Your favorite people are the ones you laugh with.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Taking love slowly isn't just for the very young and the very old. It's also for those who care to soak in every detail, savor moments and weave a magical experience.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). There's much you could do independently (with great ease) that you will instead choose to do with another (with great challenge) because it's an interesting and fun bonding experience.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). For you, love is not about perfect agreement, or even occasional agreement. The best relationships won't duplicate your qualities, opinions and skills so much as complement them.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 14). It takes a truly sophisticated intellect to hold opposing views in mind simultaneously: That's you. You've also a profound wisdom that prevents you from wasting time with meaninglessness. Fresh inspiration and love comes your way in March. Hard work and study will start to pay off in May, and the trend will continue. Pisces and Scorpio adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 10, 2, 24, 38 and 16.

HOW TO LOVE... Passion, fire and kidding (sometimes even arguing) make ARIES feel loved. TAURUS wants the physical evidence of affection represented in gifts of high value and quality. Pay GEMINI a highly original and eloquent compliment; it's better than a material gift in Gemini's estimation. For CANCER, love is showing up and spending quality time at home together. LEO craves to be loved in a way that the public can see — a ring, for instance. VIRGO wants love that is proven consistently in word and deed time and again. Frequent, if not constant, togetherness is not only tolerated by LIBRA; it's preferred. Songs, poetry, stories, pictures and anything that moves the heart will be well-received by SCORPIO. To SAGITTARIUS, doing something new and unique — something you've only ever done together — is love. CAPRICORN: Honor, respect and attention shown in group settings are important to Capricorn. AQUARIUS enjoys trinkets, symbols, cards and interesting and surprising gifts of all kinds. Take pictures on your dates with PISCES and remember the details of your time together, because the fish love to bond over shared memories.

CELEBRITY PROFILES: In many ways 2016 was a sad year in which we lost so many shining bright stars from this plane of existence. Among them was beloved television matriarch Florence Henderson, a Valentine baby born today in 1934. Whether she was dancing with the stars, speaking to motivate a group or hosting her talk show, Henderson radiated the positive attitude and good cheer for which Aquarius is known.

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