Monkeys are fun and loving persons who are always cheerful and energetic. They are very
clever. Give a monkey a boring book to read and he'll turn it into a Musical. Better yet,
he'll invite everyone to see it free! That's how talented, creative and generous monkeys
usually are.
If you go to a party, you'll find Monkeys at the center of attention. Their charm and humor is the key to their popularity. Sociable and diplomatic as they may appear, they can be deceptive sometimes - they hide their opinions of others beneath their friendliness. But they don't hide their emotion. You can probably tell how a monkey is feeling from miles away - he wants everyone to know how happy or depressed he is.
Monkey people are very good at problem-solving. Monkeys are highly adaptable and versatile. Inventive and intelligent, those born in these years can solve most problems quickly and skillfully, and are able to accomplish much in business. They quickly assimilate facts and figures, picking up new skills and techniques almost instaneously. In business it is their opportunism coupled with their keen competitive instinct that gives them an eye for that tiny opening into which only Monkeys can insinuate themselves. Once they have instilled themselves, it is their ability to turn their hands to anything that will bring them ultimate success and, in many cases, even make their fortune. And because Monkeys' curiosity, they usually have a great thirst for knowledge. Still they have few scruples - they could be unreasonable sometimes, and they have the ability to persuade themselves and everyone around them to believe that they are doing the right things.
The monkey has a good chance of becoming famous or well-known. Whatever he does, his charm and luck will make him successful. Though the renowned adaptability of the Monkey personality takes those born under this sign into a variety of occupations, many will naturally gravitate towards show business. This is because Monkey-born people have a compelling need to be noticed.
As friends, Monkeys are both loyal and devoted, as lovers, they can be passionate and yet flighty - they can fall easily in love but will get tired of the relationship and look for another. In particular, women under the Monkey influence can play rather subtle games with members of the opposite sex. Monkeys revel in the thrill of the new; consequently, short-term love affairs tend to suit this group best. In love no other sign produces more charming, amusing, and romantic companions than this one. Once a Monkey does decide to settle down in a permanent relationship he or she will make a splendidly stimulating partner.