Jonathan writes:
I suspect the problem is mainly him and only partly you. Since the solar eclipse over Cornwall in 1999, many Cancerians have begun questioning, challenging and changing their sources of security. May 11th 2001

Astrolivelink's Patty Greenall writes:
Your birth chart is being bombarded with a number of challenging aspects, namely to your sun/Saturn contact, which indicates that you need to try doubly hard as most people to express yourself and your own creative needs.

At the moment, transformative Pluto is adversely linked to the Pluto at your birth, which always brings a period to review circumstances. At the same time, restrictive Saturn has also made the same link to your birth sun and Saturn, highlighting your need to blossom into the real you. It is a crucial time for learning and growth.

Your situation resembles a fort with a wall surrounding it, like barriers that have protected you but they are now ready to come down so that you can start to re-build a newer, stronger and more meaningful boundaries and definition of you. Learn the lessons and you will never have any regrets. Your partner's chart is also undergoing a number of transits that he is no doubt finding difficult.

In order to move ahead, there are certain facets of your union that will also need to be re-designed. By August, Saturn and Pluto will oppose one another and again, be at odds to your birth Pluto, then slowly begin to subside.

By November, you'll have reached an important milestone of understanding and development. May 11th 2001

Guest astrologer Stephanie Norris writes:
You have really been through the mill recently and no wonder, with so many planets in the signs of Virgo and Pisces, all being triggered one after the other by transforming Pluto. But take heart - this process is in its final stages and ultimately it will give you a whole new outlook on life.

Pluto is also hitting your partner's Mercury, so yes - he does need time to think, give him his space. There are some lovely aspects between you, which describe a very loving relationship in which each of you is sensitive to the other's needs. This is highlighted July through September, so try not to let any negative feelings you are experiencing at the moment get you down too much. May 11th 2001

Jonathan writes:
Do you really want this - or is it just a romantic fantasy? I wonder if, in your heart, you feel such a strong need to support others that you secretly seek weak partners. If so, it may be a counsellor, not an astrologer that you need. May 11th 2001

Astrolivelink's Patty Greenall writes:
You've got an independent streak inside of you that is bursting to be recognised.

Freedom loving Uranus is opposing the position to where it was at your birth, this is the time to break away from past binds and patterns. You can always return to it again when you realise that you've got a choice but you now hanker to find what else the world has to offer.

With 3 planets in Scorpio, you've had to take charge at a young age. You may not like it so much now but it has given you the ability to be in control, don't knock it. Scorpio can be a sign of extremes, so be careful that you don't go all the way to the other side hoping that someone else will wholly support you emotionally, financially, and mentally. You could test it out but chances are that you wouldn't be entirely happy in that situation.

Use the present period of uprising to have a taste of what it's like to be free of responsibility for others, then come back and find the middle ground. From the horary, it looks like a relationship will begin to sprout in about 4 months time. There is a strong possibility that you have already met, perhaps last March. May 11th 2001

Guest astrologer Stephanie Norris writes:
Do not despair. You are at a pivotal time in your life and the pendulum is about to swing the other way.

Yes, others have leaned on you from an early age - with both Jupiter and Saturn prominently placed in the sign of Capricorn, you are seen as a responsible, capable person. But now you are rebelling against the role you have been cast in and something else is opening up for you.

In the coming months you will find yourself outgrowing old patterns and breaking with the past. Towards the end of September fortunate Jupiter may well bring you just the person you seek.

So hang in there - your luck is about to change. May 11th 2001