If you need to get someone’s attention today, consider making an extravagant gesture. Instead of just buying them a cup of coffee, treat them to a champagne brunch. Instead of lending them some of your tools, get them their own. It’s not about buying or bribing someone’s allegiance — it’s about doing whatever you can to get them to engage with you. The stars say that all you have to do is get their attention, and then they will be putty in your hands.

Details, details. What place do they have in the realm of romance? None, at least not for you now. You’ve got your mind on bigger, more important things, and rightly so.

Up and at ’em! If one of you agrees to be cheerleader, the other can tackle the task at hand. When their shift is over, you can switch roles. That’s part of the joy of coupledom: splitting the work and doubling the joy.

You’re not the only one learning from your mistakes. Someone else has been watching you with great interest. You’ve changed their opinion on a certain financial matter, for better or for worse. Some acknowledgement is in order.