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Your Weekly Love Horoscope for The Week of June 02, 2025
Your Weekly Love Horoscope for The Week of June 02, 2025. Discover your Weekly Love Horoscope for each zodiac sign here. You've got the power to jump-start romance at the beginning of the week, and the stars are there to rev things up and keep them rolling along. Make plans for the weekend nice and early, whether with your sweetheart or someone else. Wednesday and Thursday are all about being low-key. Observation is more fruitful than making a move. Toss that patience out the window on Friday, when you're likely to supercharge just walking down the street with some signature impulsive (and hot!) stuff. Your charm and spontaneity make this a weekend to remember. If someone's acting weird on Monday or Tuesday, maybe it's because they know that's the best way to get a reaction. Opposites attract, so maybe they're trying to attract you. Friends can help you unravel a romantic knot on Wednesday or Thursday. If you're coupled up, your partner may well have the solution. Future plans, especially wild ones, are favored now. This weekend, the cosmic energy's saying "go," but your heart might be saying "whoa." Take the time to incorporate recent events into your overall outlook before you start riding off into the sunset. An idea about romance that you've considered downright outlandish may start looking like a totally viable option at the week's outset. Try on this new point of view for size and see how it suits you. Hold off on asking anyone out or undertaking any major conversations on Wednesday and Thursday. Communication is very roundabout now, and messages are bound to get mixed up. You'll have far better luck saying your piece or issuing your invitation starting Friday, and you should also listen for some very useful romantic advice. Expect divergent points of view at the beginning of the week, whether you're coupled up or dating. Approach the issue logically rather than getting emotional about it. Wednesday and Thursday have a great vibe. The little things just don't matter much when you've got a soul connection going on, and that's a distinct possibility now. Your intuition will tell you more spot-on stuff than your brain or your friends now. Beware of knee-jerk reactions this weekend. There's more to a romantic situation than immediately meets the eye. Those who are coupled up can definitely see their partner's perspective at the beginning of the week but aren't especially inclined to adopt it. How about "live and let live" rather than making an issue of it? Some excellent instincts kick in around Wednesday. Singletons who've got the facts about a crush can put the whole equation together now. Friday and Saturday are fabulous. Find something that challenges the brain and gives you and a date lots to talk about, and leave some free-form time available to do whatever random thing strikes your fancy. Prepare yourself to take on each month with your personalized Monthly Horoscope! A bump in your routine on Monday or Tuesday could be annoying, or you could view it as a portal to something completely different. Open up your mind and your heart and soul will follow. Now's the time to send some flirty messages to online prospects or start a fun project with your partner, because by midweek you'll want to stick with the status quo. Friday, a romantic situation starts to clarify, and your vision of what you want comes into focus. Be forthright about it but not too aggressive. Sunday brings compatibility into the picture. You're both smooth as silk and sharp as a tack on Monday and Tuesday, and charm plus smarts is an irresistible equation. Add in the right social situation and you've definitely got the elements for romance. Plan for some downtime in your love life midweek. You'll have much better luck playing Cupid for a friend than you'll have advancing your own amorous plans. The weekend brings the chance for some pretty hot one-on-one stuff. With your balancing skills, the giving and the getting become one harmonious, glorious lovefest. Some stormy romantic stuff could happen at the week's outset, but you'll appreciate the sparks in the atmosphere even as the thunder's booming. And when it clears up, everything's sparkling, gorgeous, and new. Plan a special date to celebrate on Wednesday or Thursday. The electricity's still there in your crackling connections with your partner or a potential one. Put your romantic ambitions on the back burner this weekend. The stars say that letting things happen organically (like that storm but calmer) is the way to go now. There's no such thing as a chance meeting at the beginning of the week. A seemingly random encounter leads to places you really wouldn't expect. Making new friends (or more-than-friends) is even easier than usual for you now. If you're thinking about a romantic move on Wednesday or Thursday, you might want to keep thinking. Ideas don't move into reality all that well at the moment. This weekend, on the other hand, the mind-heart-action flow is seamless. You're being utterly yourself, and it's totally fun and completely winning. You'd like to be mapping out your romantic future in great detail at the beginning of the week, but you're getting a bit ahead of yourself. Put the proverbial cart back behind the horse and engage with what's happening right now. Wednesday and Thursday find you looking and feeling good. Make a creative connection and impress someone no end. Dates involving art or music (maybe making your own) are the most fun now. Responsibility takes precedence over your love life through part of the weekend, but Sunday's a sweet day. How about a picnic lunch? The littlest change you make at the beginning of the week starts a chain reaction, so imagine what can happen if you make a big change. Let what's in your heart inspire you. Someone else is likely to be inspired too. Wednesday and Thursday find you highly distracted, so much so that you could miss the romantic signals being sent your way. Tune in so they don't have to send up a flare! Keep your weekend nice and open-ended. Whether you're going solo or with a companion, you'll have more fun being spontaneous than other people have making even the fanciest plans. Your thoughts and feelings about your love life are all over the map at the beginning of the week, but you of all people know that these things don't fit tidily within boundaries. Give yourself a break while it all gels a bit more. By Wednesday or Thursday, you've got a new idea regarding romance that's well worth a try. Worst-case scenario is you're back to square one. Best case is you take one giant leap forward. Don't be so concerned with the consequences. Just do it. If things are hazy this weekend, some serious honesty cuts right through it in the best possible way. Find your cosmic purpose. 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The Sun
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Brits are being offered a chance to test their spontaneity with a FREE Ibiza holiday – but they must leave straight away
STUCK-in-their-ways Brits are being offered a chance to test their spontaneity by accepting a free holiday to Ibiza – but there's a catch. Partygoers picked at random from an event that starts in London on Thursday May 15 and finishes in Ibiza will be asked if they'd be willing to jump on a plane leaving the next day. 2 If they say yes on the night, they'll be booked on to a flight to The White Isle the day after for a trip to remember. It comes after a survey of 2,000 adults found 61% admit they struggle to be spontaneous. Yet 41% believe saying "yes" more leads to breaking free from routine and monotony while 64% think the best memories come from impromptu decisions. A spokesperson for San Miguel, which collaborated with Mixmag to create the event, trip and research, said: 'The adult population would love to live more like the Spanish, embracing spontaneity, sun and connection. 'This is our invitation to dare to do that: to break free from the everyday, say 'sí' to new adventures, and prove that a Spanish summer feeling can be found anywhere – even on a Thursday night in Hackney Wick.' Top 10 spontaneous activities Brits would try Booking a last-minute trip. Spending a day exploring a new area with no set plan. Saying yes to a social event with little notice. Going on an unplanned road trip. Changing my usual routine for a day. Making an impulse purchase for fun. Going out for a meal with no idea where I'll end up. Taking a day off just to do something spontaneous. Spontaneously visiting a friend or family member. Saying yes to an adventure even if it scares me. The study also found 62% wish they were freer and easier in their daily lives. But 47% tend to overthink decisions, while financial concerns (44%) and fear of the unknown (42%) also prevent them from being more spontaneous. For 49%, an encouraging friend or partner would help motivate them to be more impulsive, while 42% think the idea of making life more exciting would prompt them to step out their comfort zone. Booking a last-minute trip (34%), spending a day exploring a new area with no set plan (33%) and saying yes to a social event with little notice are among the spontaneous activities adults would try. But 24% of those who took part in the study by admit to feeling nervous when someone suggests doing something out of the ordinary. 2 Spending more time outdoors, especially in the evenings (41%), and taking long, leisurely lunches and siestas, are the things they would like to incorporate into their summer to make it feel more Spanish. Meanwhile, 54% claim their happiness would increase "a lot" if they approached summer in a more Spanish way. For those not going to Ibiza, the night in London will still deliver Balearic summer vibes with world-class sets from Eats Everything, Tibasko, Storm Mollison and Paige Tomlinson. A spokesperson for the beer brand added: 'Fly San Miguel isn't just a party – it's a mindset, a gateway to possibility. 'It's about saying yes to adventure, no matter where you are. 'This summer, we're bringing that Spanish feeling to every corner of the UK.'
The Guardian
11-05-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
Our bank holidays could do with zhuzhing up – we need a get-your-shit-together day!
I'm not being deliberately contrarian – I am a person of peace – but I've decided bank holidays are rubbish. They are on my mind because May is peak season for them, but also because handsome and intelligent President Trump (listen, my son is moving to the US this summer and it would be nice to visit occasionally) has recently announced two new public holidays. Not that he wants anyone to take time off for them, of course. Inspired by this blue-sky stable genius thinking, I think we should do something radically better with ours. Because the current Monday bank holiday system is unfit for purpose. The last one was, I think we can agree, dismal: pewter-skied and joyless, fit only for a trudge around B&Q and an abandoned barbecue followed by a listless sofa double-screening. The problem, on top of unpredictable weather, is the absence of surprise and spontaneity. We know when bank holidays are, so we 'spend' them pre-emptively, imagining how much fun we will have and how many cool projects we'll smash through. Reality inevitably disappoints, with inertia-induced self-loathing, rain, familial irritations and nagging Fomo. But what if you didn't know when bank holidays were coming? Imagine the thrill of one announced at 7.30am on the day itself – a nicer use, perhaps, for that emergency alert they have put on our phones. It would be the adult equivalent of the teacher rolling out the TV on the trolley when you were expecting double maths. This presents some logistical challenges (for a start, we can't leave something this important to government: I suggest a citizen assembly, jury service style, to thrash out whether sporting triumphs or the first swift merit one). But wouldn't it be worth the organisational effort for the national morale boost? Here are five days off I think should be sprung on us, ad hoc. Low-stakes news-drama day Occasionally, the news cycle makes it impossible to work, but in a fun, not deeply traumatic way (think Wagatha Christie, that day when almost everyone in Boris Johnson's cabinet resigned, or the Oscar Slap) and the state should submit to the inevitable and grant us a day off. How you celebrate – convene a debate coven, go deep into subreddits or fulminate about the coarsening of public discourse – is up to you. Technical note: if no LSNDD has been declared in the two months preceding the Oscars, we get to watch the coverage live without worrying about work the next day. Spring/summer/autumn/winter day Each season brings at least one glorious day when work feels unnatural and unjust. Golden autumnal ones, soundtracked by the rustle of kicked-up leaves. Snow! The first spring day when it is warm enough to sit out without a coat, watching everything unfurl. Heatwave day, for languorously lizarding (before everything smells like bins and the office AC becomes appealing). With Met Office assistance, the citizen assembly could grant us one perfect day each season to become our happiest, most basic animal selves. Get-your-shit-together day We need a number of these annually: one for general life admin, one for pre-summer physical maintenance (imagine the public transport pain and personal shame we would all be spared) and one before each of the major gift-giving festivities. This would be genuinely life-changing for me, a person perpetually ambushed by the passage of time. National treasure mourning day I think I speak for the entire nation in saying that if Bob Mortimer, Kathy Burke or Judi Dench go before us, we will want a state-sanctioned downing of tools. A friend banned me from mentioning the other name we're all thinking of ('You'll jinx him!') but we'll need to be with loved ones when the time comes. Stop all the clocks, mute all the Slacks. Vibe's-off day The emergency alert on your phone sounds with a message to turn on the TV. A lectern is dragged into Downing Street and Keir Starmer emerges, face grave as a tombstone. 'This morning the citizen assembly has alerted me: we have had a rough night, none of our clothes look good, and we are, as a nation, 'not feeling it'. I must give the British people a very simple instruction: you must stay at home, jammies on.' Yes, there would be shades of Covid, but hopefully in a healing way. Let's make it happen. Emma Beddington is a Guardian columnist
