4 Zodiac Signs With An All-or-Nothing Attitude

Many people are easygoing, take the path of least resistance, do only what’s asked of them, and are perfectly comfortable sitting on the fence and watching life slowly pass them by.

Others, though, have no patience for such fence-sitters and half-steppers. They accept no less than 100 percent. They draw a hard line in the middle of the sand and dare you to cross it. They see no nuance, subtlety, or shades of gray in anything. To them, life is far too important to be half-assed about anything. Don’t even try to be half-assed with them—they want the full ass, or they don’t want any ass at all. 

People who take a more delicate approach to life may see such hard-liners as inflexible, unyielding, firm, unbending, unpleasant, and maybe even a little bit scary. But the following four signs, all of whom are blessed by the stars with a make-or-break attitude, are too busy basking in their own awesomeness to worry about what anyone else says.

1. Virgo

Virgo is the most aptly named of all the signs, because virginity is an all-or-nothing proposition—either you’re a virgin, or you’re not. And once you’re not, don’t kid yourself, kid—you’ll never be a virgin again. As a result, Virgo sees things in terms of extreme dualities: yes or no, night or day, right or wrong, black or white, up or down, east or west, north or south, rich or poor, winner or loser. They are harshly judgmental, at least when it comes to others. They never beat around the bush—they would rather cut it down with a chainsaw.

2. Capricorn

As the hardest-working sign in the zodiac biz, Capricorn is renowned for their goal-oriented dedication to perfection and meticulous attention to detail. Once the game has started, they’re in it to win it, think that coming in second place only makes you the “first loser,” and balk at the idea of being a bench-warmer or a lowly supporting player. They want to be the hero, not the zero. If you find yourself somewhere in between them and the goal line, you’d best move out of their way if you don’t want them to bowl you over. Once the game has finished and the goal has been reached, they’re easy to get along with, but when it’s game time, making eye contact with them is like staring into the sun.

3. Scorpio

The “dark” sign of the zodiac, Scorpio’s an all-or-nothing attitude manifests itself through risk-taking behavior. They are the zodiac’s great daredevils and hell-raisers. They won’t just eat a hamburger—they’ll eat the hell out of it. They won’t just go out drinking—they won’t stop until every last drop of booze at the bar has dried up. They won’t just go for a leisurely drive—they’ll drive so fast, they’ll wind up with State Troopers chasing them into the next state. And when it comes to sex—a sport at which they are the consensus World Champions—they like it rough, raw, dirty, and so emotionally complicated that someone may wind up with a broken heart…and maybe even a broken limb or two.

4. Taurus

The Bull’s all-or-nothing attitude is expressed through their legendary stubbornness. Once they make up their mind about something, they will not budge an inch. They will never admit they’re wrong, no matter how obviously wrong they are. You could present them with slam-dunk photographic, statistical, and forensic evidence from a team of experts assembled from all over the world about why they’re wrong, and they’ll call bullshit anyway. Of course, such attitudes are rooted in a deep sense of insecurity and emotional woundedness, but if you try explaining that to them in the gentlest of voices, they’ll start rattling off reasons for why you don’t know what the hell you’re talking about.