Eric Francis

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A look at relationship astrology, or synastry

Hi Eric,

My mom subscribes to Planet Waves Astrology News so she sometimes shares them with me. I have a good grasp of astrology and I really need help understanding something about my chart as it relates to something that is happening in my life.

Pluto and its binary partner, Charon. Photo by Hubble Space Telescope.
Pluto and its binary partner, Charon, which orbit one another. Two moons are not shown - Hydra and Nix. Photo: Hubble Space Telescope/APOD.

I had a romantic relationship with a man named Dan. I have looked at his chart. There are three major, almost exact conjunctions between his chart and my chart. They are: his Mars and my Moon (4 degrees Libra and 5 degress Libra respectively), his Moon and my Venus (9 degrees Scorpio and 7 degrees Scorpio respectively), and his Venus and my Jupiter (8 degrees Leo and 9 degrees Leo respectively). Note that our Venuses square (Leo – Scorpio).

Our relationship only lasted about five months. Considering that Venus, Mars and the Moon are involved in our conjunctions, as well as the signs Libra and Scorpio, all related to relationships, I wonder about the nature of the connection between Dan and I. What happens to the connections in the charts now that we are no longer in a relationship?

Also, how is it possible for us to have such strong astrological connections but for us to not have sustained a relationship? I don’t think we will get back together but it is a remote possibility. I cannot put to rest that we have these astrological connections and yet we don’t have a connection through being in relationship. I assume it is not that often that there are these kinds of connections between charts with relationship planets and signs, but you would know more about this.

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