Traits of a Leo

The fifth sign in the zodiac is the mighty Leo. People whose birthdays fall between July 23 and August 22 get to claim this magnificent zodiac sign. Since the sign of a Leo is a lion, it wouldn't be wrong of me to say that they are pretty dominant and powerful at heart. Their mannerisms, style of living, almost everything resembles 'majestic'. The Leo has a pretty strong hold over them and hence they tend to stay in command of everything and everyone around them. However, some people look these traits in a bad light.

With this ideology in mind, what others don't see in Leos is the loving, caring heart they possess. They are completely 'kids at heart'; they are the 'eternal children' who love to live in the small, beautiful moments of life and won't back down to show their affection for others. With so many complexities stuffed into one sign, the characteristics of a Leo are immense. But that's what we are here to find out; understanding what these qualities and traits, for both men and women, actually are.

A Leo's Personality

Whether it's a man or a woman, Leos live by one dominant keyword, I will. As Leos are basically ruled by the Sun, it wouldn't be difficult for anyone to imagine what the Leo sign qualities and traits would be like. Born to lead, ambitious, and confident, a Leo likes to be very much in control. But before we get into any major and specific details about Leo men and women, here are some traits you should know about Leos:

• Zodiac sign element - Fire
• Choice of metal - Gold and Orange
• Lucky numbers - 8 and 9
• Lucky day - Sunday
• Lucky flowers - Marigold and Sunflower
• Gemstone - Ruby
• Energy - Yang

There are many famous Leos like Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (born on July 28), Bill Clinton (born on August 19), Halle Berry (born on August 14), and many more. Although, we don't want to talk about just these famous Leo sign characteristics. We are here to give everyone a general idea of what kind of people these Leos actually are. So let's separate Leo men and women and take a closer look at what are their personality traits.

A Leo Man
One of the biggest and most genuine Leo man's traits is that his presence will make you want to imitate him. His energy, poise, and strong will power has always evoked others to stand tall next to him and make him proud of you. Well, a Leo man is in fact the 'King' of all the zodiac signs.

Apart from these traits, there are many other qualities, likes, dislikes, personality, and characteristics that summarize a Leo man. And here they are:

• They always search for a loyal partner who will love and care for them faithfully.
• He can quickly fall in love, but can find it difficult to maintain the emotions.
• He is always ready to get praised for anything that happens or occurs in his life.
• His ideology of love isn't casual, but it's mythical. It is always filled with drama and great passion.
• A Leo man will make a woman believe that they are the most quintessential couple in the history of mankind.
• They are very protective towards their partners, family, and friends.
• They fit perfectly well in fields relating to creativity.
• A good support system that will always be ready to give you a shoulder in life.
• Their work life demands them to be highly motivated and they love to make personal contributions and efforts as well.
• Leo men love being pampered and get intense care and attention in love.
• He is romantic, attentive, enjoys making elaborate plans, and love to bring lavish presents.
• Their idea of being appreciated is not money, but the treatment and admiration from others.
• Hard-working, dedicating, loyal, and driven for success; these are the major assets for a Leo man.
• Don't, for even an second, try to ignore him or keep him out of the loop, or you'll have to face the wrath.
• Being spiritual is the core and center of a Leo man.
• He is in tune with the ability to enjoy and celebrate life as it comes.
• Having kids of their own makes Leo men closer to the Lord.

A Leo Woman
Although the zodiac sign is the same, Leo men and women do share some similar and unique characteristics and personality traits. Even Leo women search for attention and love to be the center of all eyes. She's a versatile individual that doesn't thinks from her heart and brain.

Apart from these traits, there are many other qualities, likes, dislikes, personality, and characteristics that summarize a Leo woman. And here they are:

• She loves to spend money on things that attracts other people's attention.
• Leo women are affectionate, caring, cheerful, fearless, powerful, charismatic, and genuine.
• They want to gain people's respect and admiration for the work they do.
• She's warm at heart, outgoing, passionate about work, family, and friends, impulsive at times, and optimistic.
• Her negative sides are full of demands, intolerable, dominating, stubborn, and egotistical.
• Her determination to always see the 'good over evil' is noteworthy.
• Leo women are not shy and love to express their lovey-dovey feelings to the world.
• They do not engage in mean or cruel aspects of life and think it's beneath them.
• She is very easy to talk to, make friends with, and share problems with.
• Her ideology of love, whether it is family, friends, or partners, is to put them on a pedestal and keep high expectations.
• A Leo woman will never hold a grudge and can easily forgive someone.
• Due to her undying confidence in herself and people around her, she is loved my many.
• She will hardly show her sensitive, but when she does, you know she's being genuine.
• Due to her sensitive side, her feelings are easily hurt.
• She is an adventurous lover, hates routine in her love life, and looks forward to romantic gestures.

Similar to the other zodiac signs, even the Leo zodiac sign has various positive and negative sides.

As for the traits of a Leo man and woman, their positive and negative aspects makes up for who they truly are from the inside: a strong, confident individual who loves everyone around them and won't take much time to show them that. Their good-natured heart is an amazing gift from God and that's what they are actually working towards to keep alive forever.