Transit Mars Opposite Venus: Attraction and Tension in Love

Transit Mars opposite Venus is an intense two-to-four-day relationship period that happens as Mars passes directly opposite the natal Venus. Desire comes from outside: a partner's demand, someone's open interest or the presence of a rival activates a person's sense of love and value.

What happens when transit Mars opposes Venus?

An opposition puts attraction and conflict on the same stage. Someone may show open interest; in an existing relationship, needs and expectations get spoken out loud. A partner's insistence may feel like pressure, or a person may project their own desires onto the other. Shared money, joint spending or a decision to be made together can also become the subject of argument.

Mars forms this opposition roughly every two years; the relationship heats up as it approaches, peaks at exactness, and the tension fades within a few days as it separates. Its good side is that it shows clearly what is alive in a relationship and what has worn out; passion can be rekindled.

Keeping attraction in balance

• State one's own wish clearly and listen to the other person's too.
• Leave joint spending decisions for a calm day.
• Turn the tension into a shared physical or creative activity.

If a Mars retrograde coincides, the opposition perfects several times and the same relationship dynamic can last for weeks. In the affairs of the houses ruled by Venus, where Taurus and Libra sit, a balance of values and sharing with another person is reset as well.