“The 12 months 2026 might be one among pleasure and play for you,” astrologer Grace McGrade, who works with relationship app Stars Align, advised me one Tuesday night final November throughout a studying targeted on my love life. After almost six years of being (largely) single—and albeit, a bit bored—this was precisely the form of information I’d been wanting to listen to, some that helped me really feel a bit extra hopeful in regards to the upcoming 12 months. However can astrology actually decide how your love life will look within the coming 12 months?
Admittedly, I’ve all the time been a little bit of a skeptic. Though I’m considerably into star indicators (I do know a terrific deal about being a Leo, which is maybe essentially the most Leo trait of all), I’ve by no means actually understood how astrology can let you know a lot about your future. However talking to McGrade, she simply appeared to get me, from how I like to what I’m in search of—and apparently, it’s all due to my delivery chart.
A delivery chart depicts the place the planets and stars had been within the sky based mostly on the time, location, and day you had been born; all of them exist inside one among 12 homes that signify a part of life. Also referred to as a natal chart, it “reveals the way you connect, what makes you’re feeling secure, and the place you are inclined to repeat the identical scripts,” McGrade tells SELF. Trying to the precise planet placements, she expands: “Venus reveals the way you give and obtain love, what you discover lovely, and the way you pursue pleasure. The moon speaks to emotional wants and attachment, whereas Mars reveals need, chemistry, and the way you go after what you need. The seventh home and its ruler inform us about partnership dynamics, whereas the eighth home reveals us how we share and bond.” Collectively, she provides, these readings can communicate volumes about your romantic instincts and the way the approaching 12 months may match out for you.
For my very own love life, 2026 is ready to be a fairly pivotal 12 months if my delivery chart is something to go by. In addition to the entire “pleasure and play” factor (which actually resonates since I’ve promised myself I’ll discover extra sexually), McGrade shared that she may inform that I’d be prioritizing love the place I really feel fully “seen.” As somebody who’s by no means felt totally understood and accepted by exes, that is spot on.
