The Friction, Differences and Karma Meters: every couple faces a certain set of challenges, and the number and type of challenges determine whether your relationship will be merely interesting or out-and-out difficult. At The Astrologer, we've broken down these challenges into three sections: sources of friction, the major differences between you, and the karmic ties from past lives that draw you together today.
On the first two meters, Friction and Differences, a score somewhere in the middle is probably best. Friction can be a good thing -- after all, the same energy that makes you lust after each other also makes you fight. And we all know that a good argument, like good sex, clears the air and lets you know your passion is alive! The same goes for differences between you in the ways that you think and view the world: These contrasts keep the relationship dynamic.
Karma, on the other hand, isn't such a great thing, even if your past-life bonds were positive ones. This lifetime is... Read more
7-10: Open warfare
4-6: The occasional dispute
0-3: Whatever you have to say dear
7-10: Who the $#@% are you, again?
4-6: Some interesting contrasts
0-3: Two Peas in a pod
7-10: New love, same old story
4-6: Total deja-vu
0-3: No past life ties (whew!)
Mars square Mercury
Nervous intensity is at the center of your relationship, and it's an awfully shaky ground to build upon: emotional quicksand instead of solid, dependable rock. You often find yourself furious with your lover, who blurts out the worst things at the most inopportune moments (and like as not ...
Mars square Jupiter
There's something unhealthy about this relationship, and you're just beginning to realize it. What are the unsavory acts or emotions your lover draws from you? Your worst side is emphasized in your sweetie's presence. You become more aggressive, temperamental, egotistical and impatient whe...
Mercury square Pluto
Yikes! Your love relationship can be a rather tense place to be. Your partner may or may not be playing a little footsie with someone else. Whether it's gone all the way is unclear, but what is crystal clear is the tension it's caused. Pockets are gone through. Emails are intercepted. Phon...
Mars square Uranus
Did you look before you leapt into your lover's arms? Or did you just follow your heart and your foolish, fierce emotions? There's a lot that draws you to your lover, including the incendiary passion you feel in each other's arms. But you're equally repulsed by your lover's unpredictable b...
Mercury square Saturn
You've never been a model of serene stability, but sometimes your jitters are near-constant. Have you been sleeping poorly? Eating junk food, or almost nothing at all? Craving cigarettes and other illicit substances? And hey, how are those dreams? It's true; your love life's been going dow...
Saturn square Jupiter
You and your sweetie are an unusual match. There are ways that it's working for you, as well as ways you're bugged by the differences between you. Most of your problems are connected with the schism between your personalities. You see your lover as rather egotistic and indulgent, while you...
