Mercury in the 5th house

The 5th house covers creative work, romance, children and play. Mercury here thinks for pleasure: word games, storytelling, teaching that entertains, courtship conducted largely in conversation. Writing and performing are common outlets, and children are talked with rather than talked at. An interesting mind is usually what starts an attraction. The weakness is treating a feeling as a topic, discussing an involvement instead of living it, and losing interest once the clever part is over.