Your daily love horoscope for July 2, 2023

When Venus squares Uranus this morning, our romantic relationships are tested as unexpected events and changes come upon us.  We will seek personal excitement and independence, which puts us in a difficult situation if we’re in a committed relationship. Unstable relationships will crumble, but healthy ones will come out stronger than ever when this transit ends.

To learn how Venus’s unbalanced aspect affects your sign, read more below.

Aries (March 21 – April 19)

Aries, your family life will be tested today as you encounter various money problems. If you’ve recently just moved in with a partner, you will feel overwhelmed by the bills you need to pay. You might also have trouble sharing your finances with them even if it helps make your home life easier, because you’ve never shared your life this much with anyone before. It’s valid to feel scared to share your life with someone else, even if that someone is the love of your life—but if you know it’s true love, know that if you take that leap of faith, it will certainly pay off in the end.

Taurus (April 20 – May 20)

Taurus, you will have trouble saying what you feel today as Venus forms an unbalanced aspect with Uranus. If you’re in a relationship, this can be frustrating, as you seek to be understood by your partner but you don’t know how to put your feelings into words. Personal problems might also arise that could affect your romantic life. If you don’t know how to say what you feel right now, it’s important that you give yourself a bit of slack. The words will come, even if it’s not today.

Gemini (May 21 – June 20)

Gemini, your love of material beauty and worldly possessions clashes with your inner self and your emotional needs, and today, you will try to escape from your feelings by validating yourself with impulsive purchases. If you’ve just broken up with a partner, you will find yourself refusing to confront your feelings and filling the void they left by buying things you don’t really need. Understand that self-care doesn’t always come in the form of dopamine rushes from impulse purchases, Gemini. Often, self-care also means letting yourself feel the discomfort brought about by big, complicated feelings, even if it’s scary. 

Cancer (June 21 – July 22)

You’re learning to love yourself, Cancer, but changes in your friend group might stunt the growth you seek to develop. An insecure friend might make you feel insecure about yourself, too, and their problems will weigh you down as if they’re your own. These friendship problems might even affect your romantic life, as your newfound insecurities will make you believe that you need to improve yourself first before you get in a relationship. You don’t have to be perfect to deserve true love, Cancer. You deserve friends that make you feel good enough to be in a relationship even with all your flaws. 

Leo (July 23 – August 22)

Leo, loving yourself means learning your tendencies and traumas even with the discomfort they bring, but you feel this attention to your inner self is hindering you from furthering your career. You have so many things to do—where will you find the time to work on yourself? You might even feel like you don’t have time for romantic love, because you’ve got to focus on your career. Don’t get so fixated on the things you have to do for work that you forget about your personal life, Leo. Remember that you also have a life out of work that you need to pay time and attention to.

Virgo (August 23 – September 22)

Virgo, you love your friends more than anything in the world, but your friendship boat might get rocked today by big waves of unexpected problems. Your friendship will be tested, which is not necessarily a bad thing because it will rid you of unstable, unhealthy friendships by the end of this transit. If you’re in a relationship, you will need your partner’s support more than ever as different problems arise in your friend group. Be careful not to give too much of yourself just to fix friendships that are meant to be broken, Virgo. Not everything you lose is a loss.

Libra (September 23 – October 22)

Libra, today you might have trouble establishing intimacy in your personal relationships as you value your career more. You feel you love yourself most when you see yourself achieving your dreams and getting everything you’ve ever wanted. Don’t let this fantasy lift your feet too high off the ground, Libra, as you might have trouble getting back down to earth when you do. Keep your ambitions big, but don’t forget to establish intimacy in your relationships so they can keep you grounded, too.

Scorpio (October 23 – November 22)

Scorpio, today you might seek to meet new people to escape the problems you have in your current relationship. Problems will arise that will make you think you’re better off alone or with somebody else, because these problems bring you too much discomfort that you think are not really worth it. You have to remember that if you’re tired, you don’t need to leave, Scorpio—you just need to rest. If you know, deep down, that this person is right for you, don’t lose them just because you’re bored.

Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21) 

Sagittarius, you want to work on building intimacy in your personal relationships, but your mental health problems are holding you back. Perhaps you’re too sad and tired to get out of bed, which prevents you from hanging out with friends on a Saturday night. Or you feel you won’t be a good partner because you can’t even take care of yourself, so how are you going to take care of another person? Know that you’re still worthy of love even if you’re not perfect, Sagittarius. Your friends love you as you are, so don’t stop yourself from getting the love you need. 

Capricorn (December 22 – January 19) 

Capricorn, you can feel the love in your relationships today, but romance has never really been your strong suit. If you’re in a relationship, you love your partner, for sure, but you don’t really know how to express your love for them in a way that seems romantic. You keep thinking of creative ways to do it but your self-doubt and anxiety is getting the best of you. Remember that you’re a work in progress, Capricorn. You might not be good at romance today, but the important thing right now is you love your partner and they love you back just as much.

Aquarius (January 20 – February 18)

You’re guarding your heart, Aquarius, and more often than not, guarding your heart means keeping a safe distance away from your family. When your home is seemingly going down in flames, it makes you feel safe that you’re away from it. But you also keep thinking back to how your childhood trauma hinders you from finding the happy, healthy love you deserve, which makes you wonder if you should mend what’s broken in your family so you could get the closure you need. Know that closure doesn’t necessarily mean reconnecting with toxic people, Aquarius. So if you feel your family is poison, know that you don’t have to go back to mend what’s broken inside of you.

Pisces (February 19 – March 20) 

You’re a romantic, Pisces, and you’re usually good at putting your feelings into words, but you might have recently met someone who makes you tongue-tied. When you’re with this person, it feels as if you’ve forgotten how to speak, or even how to breathe. Take a deep breath, Pisces—even when they’re truly an amazing person, they’re still just a person. Humanize them in your head and perhaps flirting will be a little easier.