yeah, but compatibility is also about which sign matches which, right? I mean, it's not all boiled down to which elements predominate...

And what does it mean, anyway, to have fire for your predominant element? It can't be the same as western astrology, cause i have virtually no fire in my western chart, and I don't feel fiery, either.

One thing I didn't get about that sample is that it called my elements balanced, and that I was lucky, but how can they be balanced, if I have 0 water units, and 5 fire units? I did the charts for a few friends of mine, one of which had 2 fire, 4 earth, 3 wood, 3 metal, and 0 water, and called that combination "slightly unbalanced"..then how is mine "balanced, and lucky"? I don't get it.

It is very likely. In fact when goals are clearly defined snake snake is very compatible. Thing is you know what you're getting into. Play the game LOL thats for the prey not for serious lovers.
The 5 elements are best set into balance. Thus you have a missing water element and other elements too which need to be brought into balance for the individual to be happy. A member of the opposite sex who brings compatible signs and elements is said to have good chemistry. In fact that is what it is.
Water is what you are fascinated with because it is what you are missing. In your character. Try this. For fun. Punch in july 24 1953 and your birthday over at

chinese.astrology.com/

and see what result you get.

checked out the compatibilities yet?

And Shells snakes LOVE dogs. Snakes HATE shallow people who do NOT take them seriously and thus BEG to be attacked. I want to be friends with you. Thats ok right?

Wow..some coincidences to my western chart

Your are Red Horse, born in the year of Green Snake, Autumn time.

The year is the information about your ancestor. ..............(Green Snake/Female Wood)-My dad was a snake and was mom&dad combined
The month is the information about your parents. ..............(Male Fire/Red Dog)
The hour is to do with your children. .....................................(Fem Water/Black Snake)- My kids are water signs
The day represents you with your spouse's information. ...(Male Fire/Red Horse) - Hunny is a Fire Horse

Because the first character in day is Fire, you are equivalent to Fire. We can find the outline of your entire life from the major 10-year cycles and the weight of your Five Elements. Your first fate cycle is at age 6. After understanding your Five Elements weights from the following chart, you can find your major decade cycles from here to figure out the best years in your life.

Fire (you) Soil (kids) Metal (money) Water (job) Wood (mom)
Total 91 79 46 45 23

# The Ying-Yang Five Elements describe the BALANCE. If your Five Elements are almost evenly distributed, you are one of the luckiest people in the world since Five Elements are balanced. But for most people the Five Elements are out of balance. The key to get more luck and success is to balance the Five Elements. When they are in balance, they are peaceful and you are too. When they are out of balance, they will fight and you will be in trouble. So your lucky elements are the ones that can bring the Five Elements into balance. Usually the lucky elements are the ones with a lesser weight (score).

Wood has a lesser weight. If you find your lucky elements in your major fate cycle or on certain years, you can determine that those years are your lucky years.
#Mom(Wood) and you (Fire) are friend.
#Money (Metal) and job (Water) are foe.
You and your friend fight with your foe. If you and mom win (bigger score), money works for you. If you lose, you work for money. If you win, you will make more money when you find Metal (money) or Water (job) in the fate cycle or on certain years. If you lose, you still can earn money when you find Fire (you) or Wood (Mom) in the fate cycle or in certain years. Because brings the Five Elements into BALANCE.

All the Fire describes my base personality. My Leo Moon holds heavy sway despite Cardinal/Mutable Air in Sun /ASC.
My mother figure brought great prosperity and my actual mother and I do well financially when we pull together in hard times.
Not figured the decades cycle yet. At a glance it doesn't look like good times rollin for me until I am too old to enjoy it personally. :(
The rest is uphill all the way