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 Venus
At its worst, your relationship is the emotional equivalent of junk food: good for some jollies, but with very little real meat to it. It is possible that one of you is in the relationship primarily because of your physical connection, while the other wants more of an emotional connection....
Mercury square Mars
You and your sweetie have a problem: You're both hotheaded. Easy to insult and quick to criticize, you fight over the silliest things, and pursue each battle to the death. Have you been turning the cold shoulder to your partner? These problems are at the very root of your pairing. Though y...
Mars square Neptune
Hmm, now this is an odd pairing. An assertive force linked with the watery dreamer. Opposites attract, huh? It's likely you're befuddled and bewitched by your lover's mysteries. You can't see clearly where the two of you are, and it tweaks both your ego and your intellect. That's all fine ...
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...
