3 Zodiacs Who Take Friendly Competitions Far Too Seriously

As much as we might claim otherwise, nobody likes to lose, with almost everyone’s brains hardwired for competition, even if we aren’t necessarily “good” at the activity in question. It doesn’t matter if it’s a pick-up game of basketball or a chess match between two close friends, most of us tend to give it our all when it comes to low-stakes competitions, allowing us to have fun with our dearest friends. However, some people tend to take these outwardly friendly competitions a bit too seriously, striving to beat their opponent at all costs.

Aries

Keeping in line with your astrological symbol (the ram), you make a habit of charging head-first into competitions, doing everything you can to triumph over your fellow competitors. Headstrong almost to a fault, you have a tendency of letting your emotions dictate your actions, often leading you to commit to something without fully thinking about the consequences. Yes, the intensity you bring to certain activities might lead to you achieving victory, but it typically comes at a dire cost in terms of your interpersonal relationships to friends and family.

Leo

You’re very conscious of how you present yourself to others, preferring to maintain a carefully curated outward persona you wear like a flamboyant costume. As a direct extension of this persona, you’re very in-tune to how the little moments in life might influence others’ perception of you–something you try to avoid at all costs. If you agree to a backyard game of volleyball or a round of billiards at the bar, you make every effort to win, further solidifying the calm, cool, and collected exterior you’ve worked so hard to construct.

Scorpio

You have a habit of approaching every facet of life as though it were a competition, regardless of whether there’s any winners or losers involved in said activity. If you come to a standstill with a stranger outside a door, you’ll insist that they go first. If you’re exchanging back-and-forth texts with a friend, you make a conscious effort to have the final word in your messages. To you, life is a game that everyone is playing at all times–the only difference between you and your opponents being that you’re playing for keeps.