Monkey/Taurus and Dragon/Aries land at 90-95%, a cross pairing that behaves like an alliance of equals. Monkey and Dragon are old accomplices in the Chinese zodiac, and here Taurus patience meets Aries fire without either half flinching.
Dragon/Aries loves like the leader of the pack it is, luck backed by real talent, in the boardroom and in bed. Monkey/Taurus wants no soppy public displays, just a lover who can keep pace and trade scintillating wit, and Dragon/Aries obliges. Admiration flows both ways, which is exactly what both need.
Monkey/Taurus bombards with wit and does not mind playing straight man; Dragon/Aries talks in declarations and dares. The banter is fast and flattering, and because Monkey/Taurus is more reliable than it looks, promises made in conversation actually get kept.
Friction shows when the Dragon/Aries ego takes the wheel and Monkey/Taurus declines to applaud on command. The Taurus half digs in, the Aries half charges, and both discover the other does not yield just for show.
Monkey/Taurus teaches Dragon/Aries to think a project through and finish it, not just launch it gloriously. Dragon/Aries pulls Monkey/Taurus out of stodgy comfort before middle age calcifies it. Together the pair is both spark and engine.
At 90-95%, Monkey/Taurus and Dragon/Aries are a natural match: fire that gets things started, patience that finishes them, and enough mutual wit to keep it all entertaining.