Transit Venus Square Natal Venus: When Taste and Budget Clash

Transit Venus square natal Venus is a period of a few days in which mild friction is felt between someone's current desires and their deeper values. When Venus makes a 90-degree angle to its birth position, the question "is this really good for me?" comes up in love, in money and in pleasure habits.

How does transit Venus square natal Venus affect love and money?

Small dissatisfactions may surface in a relationship: a partner's taste suddenly feels foreign, a shared plan suits neither side, the person wants more attention but finds it hard to say so. Singles may run into someone attractive whose values do not quite match. These are not dramatic breakups but rough edges that need adjusting.

On the money side, the square whets the appetite. A piece of clothing, an accessory or an expensive dinner is bought with an "I deserve it" feeling, but it may not look as shiny the next day. In these few days, when budget and taste do not point the same way, holding off on big purchases is a safe choice.

Updating your values

The square is really a call for an update. Some things the person loved in the past may no longer fit; noticing this allows more conscious choices both in relationships and in shopping.

Venus makes this aspect twice a year and it passes within a few days; in retrograde years the same snag can reappear a few weeks apart. Matters of the houses natal Venus rules, the ones beginning with Taurus and Libra, also get their share of this brief questioning.