Daily Horoscope: Libra

You're open to debate and discussion, but what you can't countenance are personal digs. You need to nip these in the bud pronto.

Now that you've made a new contact, the old one's starting to look run down. Don't be too quick to trade in something reliable for a passing fancy.

Good riddance to bad rubbish? Consider making that your cosmic mantra today. You're finally clearing out the dead wood in your life.

An off-the-record conversation is both enlightening and encouraging. Nevertheless you're still going to have to act like it never took place.

You have greater pull than you think. Keep pushing for the changes you feel are right and you'll get most (if not everything) you want.

You weren't sure if playing the long game would pay off but developments today show that it will. There may be more hurdles ahead, but you've come too far to be discouraged.

Don't be so married to past assumptions. Fidelity to the familiar blinds you to a parade of exciting possibilities.

Let others take the lead for the next four weeks. It's a low energy time of year for you and they're perfectly suited to pick up the slack.

When the going gets tough the tough get pampered - or at least that's a child of Venus's answer to a rough spell. A massage loosens both physical and mental knots.

Go ahead and make your request because your fear of rejection is misplaced. Even if it's turned down, this person is still open to alternatives.