"Hey, baby. What's your sign?"

[Almighty Colin]

Single again. So, about half the time, within 15 minutes of starting to talk to a girl she starts asking questions about my sign. "Hey, baby. What's your sign?" Some things hardly ever change. I usually have fleeting thoughts of telling her I'm an Ophiuchus but then I'd have to explain all about the 13th sign and so on and well, that's not all that fun. All she wants to know at that point is whether a Gemini and a Sagittarius are compatible.

So a 2003 poll says that 36% of women and 25% of men believe in the accuracy of astrology. Quite a difference. Relatively. The same poll says that 43% of people between the age of 25 and 29 believe in astrology. When combined, this makes sense. So maybe half of all women between the age of 25 and 29 believe in astrology. You really can't tell for sure from the numbers but that's a good enough guess.

So a question for those who, like me, don't believe. What is the function of astrology? I'm guessing it serves a useful function for people. Just like religion provides so many things that people need. Astrology must too.

I've met plenty enough girls over the years that have a "Love Signs" book on their shelf. Is astrology a way for people to make a connection when there is none?

Why are women so much more likely to believe in astrology than men?

Oh, yeah. And if you believe .. huh?