posted February 07, 2010 11:58 PM         

I was wondering if anyone has had a similar experience to what I've had with last year's Venus retrograde and now Mars' retrograde...

During last year's Venus retrograde I ended up dating this guy who seemed like a good choice on the surface (he seemed romantic, nice, etc). He turned out not to be.

In retrospect, I realized that the relationship was actually based more on physicality and attraction, on the MARS side of things than it was on the actual romantic, Venusian side of things.

Then, right before Mars went retrograde back in December, I was flirting with a different guy, one who I was very attracted to and things seemed to be going well (I have a Leo Mars, so that makes me fairly attracted to flashy, confident types). All of a sudden, he disappeared (though he reappeared a few weeks after Mars went retro), BUT during the same period, I started flirting with two other guys who have personalities that I am not normally attracted to. They are actually a bit more romantic in their compliments and attention, and probably more gentlemanly. If the other guy had not pulled a disappearing act, I probably wouldn't have even noticed them.

The Mars retrograde has not yet ended, but I'm already seeing that there is an emphasis here on the side of VENUS in relationships, because, though I am not as attracted to these guys, I'm finding that their personalities are a bit more what the Venusian side of me needs.

What I've noticed, essentially, is that when the transiting Venus goes retrograde, Mars goes into overdrive to compensate in relationships, and when Mars goes retrograde, Venus goes into overdrive to compensate. I figure that the point of it is to learn how to find the balance point between the two.

Has anyone else noticed this, at least with short term relationships/flirtations, during Venus and Mars retrogrades?

posted February 08, 2010 12:31 AM         

Mars is about action and when its rx its almost as if were reflecting our past actions and actions during direct Mars will differ from a rx Mars situation. You said that you have Leo Mars what degree is it in?

posted February 10, 2010 12:34 AM         

However... I still find it to be productive instead of completely frustrating (unlike Saturn retrogrades), and I still notice the difference in emphasis between the Mars and Venus.

Sounds like you were getting a lot done during the Mars direct, getting two jobs and moving and all. I haven't been getting much done even when Mars was direct with regards to work. However, I did take up a bunch of extra activities at the time, which would make sense since it's in my 9th.

With regards to work though, I have noticed the pot boiling over so to speak. Lots of passive aggressiveness and back-dooring since Mars went retro. That part of it has not been fun.