You want to hold them. Your Aquarius pet wants to call a meeting about whether holding is strictly necessary. They are quirky, friendly and independent, the kind of animal who invents a game and then teaches you the rules. You are tender and protective, the kind of person who wonders what they are up to whenever the house goes quiet. Plenty of adjusting goes on in this home, and plenty of laughing, because you both adore it here, in wildly different ways.
Aquarians need room to be delightfully odd and the freedom to choose closeness. You need to feel connected. The trick is letting them come to you on their own terms, and they do, often while showing off a strange new trick nobody taught them. Keep your arms open and your expectations flexible, and the hugs arrive sideways, at odd hours, and completely sincere.
If your Aquarius is a dog
Your Aquarius dog invents a game involving a single leaf and a flower pot and plays it with total commitment. You clap anyway, and they look at you as if you finally understand modern art.
Meet the Aquarius dogIf your Aquarius is a cat
Your Aquarius cat sleeps in the bathroom sink one week and on top of the wardrobe the next, and you keep moving a cozy blanket to follow. They appreciate the gesture, then choose the laundry basket.
Meet the Aquarius catYour bonding ritual
Let them pick the game: set out a box, a paper bag with the handles cut off and a ball, follow their lead for ten minutes, then offer a quiet cuddle they can accept or decline.