From facials that mirror the moon cycles to career advice according to your star sign, it’s hard to ignore the effect the cosmos is having on our decisions in 2020.

One area of our lives that is becoming increasingly infiltrated by our interest in the zodiac and the words of astrologers, is our romantic relationships. While asking someone about their star sign used to be considered a cheesy chat up line, for some it’s now vital information. In fact, according to dating website Plenty of Fish, the use of astrology to navigate relationships is rapidly on the rise.

It’s something we could have half-guessed ourselves judging by how often our friends will forward us a ‘mercury is in retrograde’ meme in response to a bad date story. But Plenty of Fish’s research shows that the percentage of people using the night’s sky to pick a partner is going up, and that new dating trends are being born out of this behaviour.

Astrology dating trend 2020: how moon phasing is affecting our love lives